Anobit

Anobit Technologies, Ltd.
אנוביט

Industry	Computer memory
Founded	2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Founder	Prof. Ehud Weinstein Ariel Maislos Dr. Ofir Shalvi
Defunct	2012
Fate	Acquired by Apple, Inc.
Headquarters	Herzliya Pituah, Herzliya , Israel
Products	Flash data storage devices
Number of employees	200 (2012)
Website	www.anobit.com

Anobit Technologies, Ltd. (Hebrew: אנוביט) was an Israeli fabless designer of flash memory controllers.^[1] They were acquired by Apple in 2012 as they were the maker of a flash-memory drive component for the iPhone.^[2]

Background

The firm was founded in 2006 by Prof. Ehud Weinstein, Ariel Maislos, and Dr. Ofir Shalvi. It holds 65 patents (24 granted and 41 pending),^[3] including Memory Signal Processing technology.^[4] It was headquartered in Herzliya, with an American office in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Investors in the company included Boston-based Battery Ventures (Scott Tobin).

Acquisition

Anobit was acquired on January 6, 2012 by Apple Inc. for a reported $390 million.^[5]

See also

• Science and technology in Israel
• Economy of Israel
• List of companies of Israel
• List of mergers and acquisitions by Apple

References

1. Schonfeld, Erick (January 11, 2012). "Why Apple Bought Anobit". TechCrunch. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
2. Wainer, David (26 February 2015). "Apple's Cook in Israel Reminds Startup Nation of Education Gap". Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
3. Freixes, Alejandro (March 12, 2012). "Beyond Anobit: Apple's game of thrones forces rivals to kneel". Patexia. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
4. Maleval, Jean-Jacques (December 14, 2011). "Apple Eying SSD Start-Up Anobit". StorageNewsletter.com. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
5. Solomon, Shoshanna; Ferziger, Jonathan; Barden, Andrew J.; Maedler, Claudia (January 12, 2012). "Apple Said to Acquire Israel's Anobit Technologies for About $390 Million". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 5, 2012.