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QLogic Corporation
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: QLGC
IndustryComputer Networking
Founded1994
HeadquartersAliso Viejo, California, United States
Key people
Jean Hu (CEO)
ProductsFibre Channel adapters, converged network adapters, Ethernet adapters, iSCSI adapters, and ASICs
Number of employees
1,229 (2013)[1]
Websitewww.qlogic.com
QLogic SAN-switch with optical FC connectors installed.
QLogic QLE2562 dual port 8Gb Fibre Channel host bus adapter card.

QLogic Corporation is a manufacturer of networking server and storage networking connectivity and application acceleration products, based in Aliso Viejo, California.[2] QLogic’s products include Fibre Channel adapters, converged network adapters for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Ethernet network interface controllers, iSCSI adapters, and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs).

History

QLogic was created in 1992 after being spun off by Emulex; the two are now[when?] competitors for the Fibre Channel HBA market. QLogic's original business was disk controllers. This business was sold to Marvell Technology Group in 2005. QLogic went public in 1994 and was traded on NASDAQ under the symbol QLGC.

QLogic acquired companies including Ancor, Little Mountain Group, PathScale, SilverStorm and NetXen. QLogic was led by chairman H.K. Desai from 1996, and became executive chairman in 2010 until his death in June 2014.[3] Simon Biddiscombe became chief executive in November 2010, until resigning in May 2013 after two years of falling revenue.[4][1] Prasad Rampalli became chief executive a few months later, until August 2015. Jean Hu became acting CEO again at that time.[5]

QLogic was acquired by Cavium on June 2016.[6]

Storage networking products

  • Fibre Channel caching adapters
    • QLogic 10000 Series
      • 8Gb-to-PCIe 2.0 + 200GB or 400GB PCIe daughter card
  • Fibre Channel adapters
    • QLogic 2600 Series
      • 16Gb-to-PCIe 3.0
    • QLogic 18000 Series
      • 16Gb-to-PCIe 2.0
    • QLogic 2500 Series
      • 8Gb-to-PCIe 2.0
    • QLogic 800 Series
      • 8Gb-to-PCIe 2.0
    • QLogic 2400 Series
      • 4Gb-to-PCIe and PCI-X 2.0
  • iSCSI adapters
    • QLogic 4000 Series
      • 1GbE-to-PCIe and PCI-X 2.0
  • Fibre Channel switches
    • QLogic 5000 Series
      • 8Gb – Stackable, scale from 8 to 120 ports per stack, link multiple stacks
    • QLogic 3000 Series
      • 8Gb – Entry level, up to 8 ports per switch

Converged network products

  • Converged Network Adapters
    • QLogic 8400 Series
    • QLogic 8300 Series
      • 10GbE-to-PCIe 3.0, multi-protocol (FCoE, iSCSI, and TCP-IP)
    • QLogic 8200 Series
      • 10GbE-to-PCIe 2.0, multi-protocol (FCoE, iSCSI, and TCP-IP)
    • QLogic 1800 Series
      • 16Gb FC and 10GbE-to-PCIe 3.0, multi-protocol (FCoE, iSCSI, and TCP-IP)
    • QLogic 1000 Series
      • 10GbE-to-PCIe 3.0, multi-protocol (FCoE and TCP-IP)
  • Intelligent Ethernet Adapters
    • QLogic 3200 Series
      • 10GbE-to-PCIe 2.0

Acquisitions

  • 1998: Acquired Silicon Design Resources, Inc.
  • 2000: Acquired Ancor Communications and switch products
  • 2001: Acquired Little Mountain Group and iSCSI chip and adapter products
  • 2005: Acquired Troika Networks and storage virtualization products
  • 2009: Acquired NetXen and Intelligent Ethernet Adapter products
  • 2014: Signed a broad technology alliance agreement with Brocade Communications Systems and acquired its fibre channel and converged network adapter business
  • 2014: Acquired certain 10/40/100 Gb Ethernet controller and NIC-related assets from Broadcom

References

  1. ^ a b "Form 10-K: Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2013". US Securities and Exchange Commission. May 15, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.hoovers.com/free/search/simple/xmillion/index.xhtml?query_string=QLogic&which=company&page=1&search_x=0&search_y=0 [dead link]
  3. ^ Chris Casacchia (June 9, 2014). "QLogic's Desai Dies at 68". Orange County Business Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  4. ^ Chris Mellow (May 20, 2013). "Flailing QLogic's boss gives up CEO, president gigs: That seat on the board? You can have that too..." The Register. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  5. ^ Chris Mellow (August 22, 2015). "QLogic CEO is out, search for successor underway: Prasad Rampalli joins list of ex-execs 'pursuing other opps'". The Register. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Company press release: Cavium to Acquire QLogic - Opportunity to drive significant growth at scale in data center and storage markets
  7. ^ http://www.qlogic.com/Products/adapters/Pages/ConvergedNetworkAdapters.aspx
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