Virata Corporation
2933 Bunker Hill Ln., Ste. 201 Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Map) Phone: 408-566-1000 Fax: 408-980-8250 virata.com
Virata helps companies that have gotta lotta data to send. The company makes communications processor chips used in digital subscriber line equipment, which enables phone companies to offer high-speed networking over copper phone lines. Virata's ATOM family of application-specific standard products and its Proton line of application-specific integrated circuits are used in such networking devices as PC and cable modems, gateways, and routers. The company, which outsources its manufacturing, counts Com21 (nearly 25% of sales), Orckit Communications (about 15%), and Siemens among its customers. Shareholders include Oak Investment Partners (14%), Oracle (13%), and New Enterprise Associates.
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