Anobit


Anobit Technologies, Ltd. is an Israeli fabless designer of flash memory controllers. They were acquired by Apple in 2012 as they were the maker of a flash-memory drive component for the iPhone.

Background

The firm was founded in 2006 by Prof. Ehud Weinstein, Ariel Maislos, and Dr. Ofir Shalvi. It has a portfolio of 65 patents, including Memory Signal Processing technology. It is headquartered in Herzliya, with an American office in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Investors in the company include, Boston based Battery Ventures.

Acquisition

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