Mhackintosh » flash http://mhackintosh.com Mac & OS X News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:05:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha Apple buy Anobit for $500 million http://mhackintosh.com/apple-buy-anobit-for-500-million/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-buy-anobit-for-500-million http://mhackintosh.com/apple-buy-anobit-for-500-million/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:41:32 +0000 iAPX http://mhackintosh.com/?p=36 Anobit is an Israeli based start-up specialized in flash technologies for mobile and data centers. They developped the MSP™ technology that increase greatly endurance of any flash-storage device using advanced error correction and proprietary flash management, as well as specific signal-amplifier, offering SLC endurance with MLC NAND.

Anobit deposed 95 patents, of which 21 where granted, on flash technologies, that are strategic for mobile devices, SSD-based computers, and SSD-based data center or servers. Anobit products are already present into Apple mobile line, including iPhone and iPad.

Apple bought Anobit this week for $500 million, probably planning to use their technologies into new mobile devices as well as Mac computers as a side-effect, but the main interest is into the patent wallet portfolio of the company and the ability to create a strong R&D center in Israel.

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