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Encyclopedia > Agere Systems
Agere Systems, Inc.
Fate Merged into LSI Corporation
Successor LSI Corporation
Founded spun-off from Lucent Technologies on June 1, 2002
Defunct April 2, 2007
Location Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Industry Semiconductor-Integrated Circuits
Products Integrated Circuits
Key people Richard L. Clemmer, President & CEO
Peak size ~17,000 employees

Agere Systems Inc. was an integrated circuit components company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Effective April 2, 2007, it was merged into LSI Corporation. LSI was founded in Milpitas, CA by Wilfred Corrigan in 1981 after he left an executive position with Fairchild Semiconductor. ... LSI was founded in Milpitas, CA by Wilfred Corrigan in 1981 after he left an executive position with Fairchild Semiconductor. ... On September 30, 1996, AT&T spun off its Systems and Technology units (AT&T Technologies, Inc. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis Pennsylvanias location in the United States Allentowns location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Lehigh Founded 1762 Government  - Mayor Ed Pawlowski Area  - City  18. ... Integrated circuit of Atmel Diopsis 740 System on Chip showing memory blocks, logic and input/output pads around the periphery Microchips with a transparent window, showing the integrated circuit inside. ... Nickname: Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis Pennsylvanias location in the United States Allentowns location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Lehigh Founded 1762 Government  - Mayor Ed Pawlowski Area  - City  18. ... Counties comprising the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania The Lehigh Valley (also known simply as The Valley) is a region in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... LSI was founded in Milpitas, CA by Wilfred Corrigan in 1981 after he left an executive position with Fairchild Semiconductor. ...


Agere was incorporated on August 1, 2000 as a subsidiary of Lucent Technologies and then spun-off on June 1, 2002. The name Agere was that of a Texas-based electronics company that Lucent had acquired in 2000, although the pronunciations of the company names are different. The Texas company was pronounced with three syllables and a hard "g": A-gear-uh. The company name was pronounced with two syllables and a hard "g": A-gear. is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... On September 30, 1996, AT&T spun off its Systems and Technology units (AT&T Technologies, Inc. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...


The company also maintained an India office in Whitefield, India, located in the city of Bangalore, which is involved in ASIC design and software development. Whitefield is a hub in the North East of Bangalore in India. ... For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ...


The company also maintained an Israel office located in Raanana. This office was based on Modem-Art a developer of advanced processor technology for 3G/UMTS mobile devices which Agere has acquired in 2005. Raannana or Raanana (Hebrew רעננה Ra‘ănānāh) is a small city (about 67,000 citizens) in the southern Sharon, in the Center District of Israel, Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. ... 3G is the third generation of mobile phone standards and technology, after 2G. It is based on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) family of standards under the International Mobile Telecommunications programme, IMT-2000. 3G technologies enable network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while achieving... Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is one of the third-generation (3G) mobile phone technologies. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The China offices of Agere were located at Shanghai and Shenzhen. For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ... Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China. ...


Merger With LSI Logic Corporation

On December 4, 2006, LSI announced that it would acquire Agere by merger in a stock transaction valued at $4 billion. LSI announcement EETimes story. is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... LSI Logic was founded in Milpitas, CA by Wilfred Corrigan in 1981 after he left an executive position with Fairchild Semiconductor. ...


On March 29, 2007, LSI announced that the shareholder approval has been obtained and that the merger was proceeding.[1]. is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... LSI Logic was founded in Milpitas, CA by Wilfred Corrigan in 1981 after he left an executive position with Fairchild Semiconductor. ... A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or company (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a joint stock company. ...


On April 2, 2007, LSI announced that the merger has been completed.[2]. is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... LSI Logic was founded in Milpitas, CA by Wilfred Corrigan in 1981 after he left an executive position with Fairchild Semiconductor. ...


Microsoft sued for alleged theft of IP

Microsoft was sued by Agere for theft of key technology used in Internet telephony.[3] [4] [5] The allegations concern meetings between Agere and Microsoft in 2002 and 2003, where the companies discussed selling Agere's stereophonic acoustic echo cancellation technology to Microsoft. This technology is used to improve the sound of telephone and teleconference communications over the Internet (ie, VOIP). Just before the agreement was to be signed, Microsoft ended the discussions saying that it made a significant breakthrough in its own, heretofore undisclosed research program, and no longer needed Agere's technology. Stereophonic means having two channels of audio. ... For other uses, see Telephone (disambiguation). ... // Bold textBold textBold textBold textIn telecommunication, teleconference is the live exchange and mass articulation of information among persons and machines remote from one another but linked by a telecommunications system, usually over the phone line. ...


External links

  • LSI Corporation Official Web Site.
  • Agere Systems press release regarding the company's name.
  • Agere Systems profile at Yahoo!.
  • Agere Systems profile at NNDB.
Spinoffs of American Telephone & Telegraph
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1956: Bell Canada • Northern Electric AT&T (formerly an abbreviation for American Telephone and Telegraph) Corporation (NYSE: T) is an American telecommunications company. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc. ... Northern Telecommunications Networks, commonly known as Nortel, is a telecommunications equipment manufacturer headquartered in Canada. ...

1984: Ameritech • Bell Atlantic • Bell Communications Research • BellSouth • NYNEX • Pacific Telesis • Southwestern Bell • U S West This article is about the year. ... Ameritech (American Information Technologies) is a U.S. telecommunications company that arose out of the 1984 AT&T divestiture. ... Verizon Communications, Inc. ... Telcordia Technologies, formerly Bell Communications Research, Inc. ... BellSouth Corporation was an American telecommunications holding company based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... NYNEX Corporation (pronounced Nine-x) was a telephone company which served five New England states (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) as well as New York. ... For current information on this topic, see AT&T. Pacific Telesis Group was one of the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies created after the 1984 breakup of AT&T as a holding company for Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell. ... This article is about the current AT&T. For the 1885-2005 company, see American Telephone & Telegraph. ... US West, Inc. ...

1996: Lucent Technologies • NCR Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Lucent Technologies was a technology company composed of what was formerly AT&T Technologies, which included Western Electric and Bell Labs. ... NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a technology company specializing in solutions for the retail and financial industries. ...

2001: AT&T Broadband • AT&T Wireless
Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... AT&T Broadband was the name of AT&Ts cable operations, which comprised of the assets of TCI and MediaOne. ... AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. ...

Second-Generation Spinoffs
AT&T Consumer Lease Services • Advanced American Telephones • Agere Systems • AirTouch • Avaya • Dex Media • Idearc • MediaOne Group • R.H. Donnelley Publishing & Advertising of Illinois • Telcordia Technologies • Teradata (pending) • Verizon New Hampshire • Verizon Maine • Verizon Vermont (pending)

  Results from FactBites:
 
LSI : About LSI : Press Room : Media Resources : News Releases : 20061204cr (1796 words)
LSI, Agere and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from their shareholders in favor of the proposed transaction.
In any forward-looking statement in which LSI or Agere expresses an expectation or belief as to future results, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the statement or expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished.
LSI and Agere are under no obligation to (and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter their forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Agere Systems: Information from Answers.com (2474 words)
Agere Systems Inc. designs and manufactures integrated circuits, which are made using semiconductor wafers imprinted with a network of electronic components.
The distribution of Agere shares was rescheduled for March 2002, a target date that promised to pass without the spin off being completed after Lucent announced in October 2001 a greater than expected loss for its fiscal fourth quarter.
Agere was forced to change its operating strategy to compensate for the decline in its core business, a move that gave the company a significantly altered profile.
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