Gigle Networks

Gigle Networks was a privately held semiconductor technology company headquartered across Barcelona, Edinburgh, and Redwood City. The company was formerly known as Gigle Semiconductor and focused on high-performance system-on-chip devices and intelligent switching technology for communications inside homes and other distributed environments. Its target applications included home networking, IPTV, consumer electronics, and smart-grid systems. The company operated during a period when broadband providers and consumer-electronics manufacturers were looking for faster and more reliable ways to distribute data, video, and other digital services throughout buildings. Rather than being a consumer-facing product brand, Gigle supplied underlying semiconductor technology intended for integration into network equipment and connected devices. Its work addressed the physical and switching layers needed to move traffic across home and access networks, including technologies associated with powerline and next-generation home networking. Gigle was backed by venture capital and raised a Series A round of $11 million in January 2006. The financing was led by Accel Partners and Pond Venture Partners. In November 2007, the company completed a $20 million Series B round led by Scottish Equity Partners, with continued participation from Accel Partners and Pond Venture Partners. These financings supported the development and commercialization of its semiconductor platform and networking technology. The company reported trials demonstrating 1 Gbit/s physical-layer throughput in December 2006. It also participated in industry-standardization and trade organizations connected with multimedia communications and home networking. Gigle was involved with IEEE P1901 and G.hn, served on the board of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, co-founded the Homegrid Forum, and held membership in the Home Gateway Initiative and the Broadband Forum. Gigle Networks ceased to operate as an independent company after Broadcom acquired it in December 2010. The reported transaction value was $75 million. Following the acquisition, Gigle's independent corporate identity became part of Broadcom's technology organization. The available reference material does not identify a founder, chief executive, later product names, or the precise disposition of individual Gigle product lines after the transaction.

Gigle Networks, formerly called Gigle Semiconductor, was a venture-capital-backed semiconductor company with operations and offices in Barcelona, Edinburgh, and Redwood City. It developed high-performance system-on-chip devices and intelligent switching technologies intended for home networking, IPTV, consumer electronics, and smart-grid applications. Its business model was oriented toward supplying communications technology for integration into equipment rather than selling branded consumer products directly. The company's work addressed the need for faster distribution of data and multimedia traffic across homes and other local networks. The reference material associates Gigle with networking technologies spanning physical-layer communications and intelligent switching, as well as with industry efforts aimed at interoperable home-network standards. Gigle secured an $11 million Series A financing round in January 2006. Accel Partners and Pond Venture Partners led the round. In December of the same year, the company announced trials demonstrating 1 Gbit/s physical-layer throughput, an indication of its emphasis on high-speed communications performance. Gigle later raised a $20 million Series B round in November 2007. Scottish Equity Partners led that financing, while Accel Partners and Pond Venture Partners also participated. The company was active in standards and industry organizations related to multimedia communications and connected-home networking. It was involved with IEEE P1901 and G.hn, served as a board member of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, and co-founded the Homegrid Forum. It was also a member of the Home Gateway Initiative and the Broadband Forum. These affiliations placed Gigle within the broader effort to develop interoperable technologies for broadband-connected homes and multimedia networks. In December 2010, Broadcom acquired Gigle Networks for a reported $75 million. The acquisition ended Gigle's independent corporate history and brought its technology into Broadcom. The available material does not provide enough information to identify specific post-acquisition products, executive succession, or the exact organizational structure under Broadcom. Gigle is therefore best understood as a defunct independent semiconductor brand whose principal historical significance lies in its high-speed networking technology, standards participation, venture financing, and eventual acquisition.

• 2010

  Acquisition by Broadcom

  [1]Gigle Networksen.wikipedia.org

  Broadcom acquired Gigle Networks for a reported $75 million, after which Gigle no longer operated as an independent company.

• 2007

  Series B financing

  [1]Gigle Networksen.wikipedia.org

  Gigle raised $20 million in Series B financing led by Scottish Equity Partners, with Accel Partners and Pond Venture Partners participating.

• 2006

  Series A financing

  [1]Gigle Networksen.wikipedia.org

  Gigle completed an $11 million Series A round led by Accel Partners and Pond Venture Partners.

• 2006

  1 Gbit/s throughput trials

  [1]Gigle Networksen.wikipedia.org

  The company announced trials achieving 1 Gbit/s physical-layer throughput.

A business-to-business semiconductor innovator focused on high-throughput networking silicon and intelligent switching for connected homes, multimedia distribution, consumer electronics, and smart-grid applications.

• Semiconductor components

  System-on-chip networking devices

  Gigle developed high-performance system-on-chip devices for communications applications. The chips were intended for integration into networking equipment and connected consumer devices serving home-networking, IPTV, consumer-electronics, and smart-grid use cases. The available source does not specify individual commercial part numbers or product-family names.

• Network infrastructure technology

  Intelligent switching technology

  The company offered intelligent switching technology designed to manage communications traffic in home and multimedia networks. It formed part of Gigle's broader semiconductor platform for connected-home and broadband applications. Specific implementation details, customers, and branded products are not identified in the available reference material.

• 2010

  Broadcom acquisitionM&A

  Background

  Gigle had developed networking semiconductor and switching technology for connected-home, IPTV, consumer-electronics, and smart-grid applications and had raised venture financing to support its development.

  Action taken

  Broadcom acquired Gigle Networks in December 2010 for a reported $75 million.

  Aftermath

  Gigle ceased to operate as an independent company and became part of Broadcom. The available material does not identify the subsequent treatment of its individual products or personnel.

  Reported acquisition value. $75 million (December 2010)

  Source

1. 1Gigle Networksen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Archived Gigle Networks official websiteweb.archive.org