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Adaptec

Adaptec, Inc., was an American computer storage company and remains a brand for computer storage products. The company was an independent firm from 1981 to 2010, at which point it was acquired by PMC-Sierra, which itself was later acquired by Microsemi, which itself was later acquired by Microchip Technology.

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Founded
1981; 45 years ago (1981)
Industry
Computer storage
Headquarters
Milpitas, California, United States
Defunct
June 8, 2010 (2010-06-08)
Fate
Acquired by PMC-Sierra
Founder
Larry Boucher

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Adaptec

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples59
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
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Adaptec

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related to history · 25
Adaptec → API, ASPI, At, Bernard Nieman, California, Distributed Processing Technology, Fremont, Future Domain Corporation, In, In July, In March, Irvine, ISA, Larry Boucher, Parallel SCSI, PCI, PCIe, Popular, RAID, SAS
related to Products · 13
Adaptec → CD, DVD-burning, Easy CD Creator, Fibre Channel, Firewire, IEEE, RAID, SAS, SCSI, Snap Server, The Adaptec, Toast, USB
related to Sources · 4
Adaptec → Adaptec Looks To Strengthen, Data-Storage Line, November, The New York Times
related to External links · 3
Adaptec → Companies, Francisco Bay Area, Funding Universe History
Defunct · 1
Adaptec → June 8, 2010 (2010-06-08)
Fate · 1
Adaptec → Acquired by PMC-Sierra
Founded · 1
Adaptec → 1981; 45 years ago (1981)
Founder · 1
Adaptec → Larry Boucher
Headquarters · 1
Adaptec → Milpitas, California, United States
Industry · 1
Adaptec → Computer storage

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pmc-sierra inc acquired storage products raid brand 2010 technology 1981 million company scsi microsemi california host computer devices channel business

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AdaptecDefunctJune 8, 2010 (2010-06-08)1.00infobox
AdaptecFateAcquired by PMC-Sierra1.00infobox
AdaptecFounded1981; 45 years ago (1981)1.00infobox
AdaptecFounderLarry Boucher1.00infobox
AdaptecHeadquartersMilpitas, California, United States1.00infobox
AdaptecIndustryComputer storage1.00infobox
AdaptecProductsRAID, host adapter1.00infobox
AdaptecTraded asNasdaq: ADPT1.00infobox
AdaptecTypePublic1.00infobox
the Snap Server product line.The Adaptec brand is used to sell host bus adaptersinstance ofas well as network-attached storage devices0.80text
RAID adaptersinstance ofas well as network-attached storage devices0.80text
SAS expander cardsinstance ofas well as network-attached storage devices0.80text

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