PLX Technology was a manufacturer of integrated circuits focused on PCI Express and Ethernet technologies. On August 12, 2014, Broadcom Inc. (formerly Avago Technologies), acquired the company.
History
The company was founded in 1986 by Mike Salameh.
On April 7, 1999, during the dot-com bubble, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.[1]
By July 1999, shares were up 426% since the IPO price.[2]
In July 2000, the company opened an office in Austin, Texas.[3]
In May 2003, the company acquired HiNT for $12.7 million in cash and stock.[4]