Xelerated
title: "Xelerated" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["electronics-companies-established-in-2000", "swedish-companies-established-in-2000", "telecommunications-infrastructure", "ethernet", "fabless-semiconductor-companies", "semiconductor-companies-of-sweden", "2012-mergers-and-acquisitions"] topic_path: "technology/networking" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xelerated" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Xelerated, Inc. |
| logo | [[Image:Xelerated Logo.JPG |
| type | Private |
| foundation | 2000 |
| fate | Acquired by Marvell Technology Group |
| location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| industry | Semiconductor |
| products | X10, X11, HX310, HX320, HX330 |
| homepage | www.xelerated.com |
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name = Xelerated, Inc. | logo = [[Image:Xelerated Logo.JPG|Xelerated logo]]| type = Private || foundation = 2000 | fate = Acquired by Marvell Technology Group | location = Stockholm, Sweden | industry = Semiconductor | products = X10, X11, HX310, HX320, HX330 | homepage = www.xelerated.com |
Xelerated Inc., founded in 2000, was a fabless semiconductor company specializing in ASSP-based Carrier Ethernet chipsets. Xelerated carried a line of programmable Network Processing Units (NPUs) and Ethernet network switches for the Metro Ethernet, access network and high-end enterprise markets.
Overview
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Xelerated's design relies upon a patented dataflow architecture. Like an ASIC, it is optimized in relation to the flow of packets instead of the flow of instructions through a RISC core. As a result, processing speed is predictable rather than variable. Because Xelerated's NPUs and Ethernet switches were programmable, carriers could reprogram them to adapt to new standards as they develop.
The company had offices in Santa Clara, California, Stockholm, Tel Aviv and Beijing.
In January 2012, Xelerated was acquired by Marvell Technology Group for an undisclosed sum.
In May 2015, the staff was informed about pending layoffs. In December 2015, office property from the Stockholm office was auctioned off.
References
References
- (2011-03-24). "Xelerated adds network processor with traffic management for 100G to HX family". lightwaveonline.com.
- (2010-04-26). "Xelerated Gets Into Switches". lightreading.com.
- (2006-06-05). "Xelerated and Dune announce production-ready Metro Ethernet switch". eetimes.com.
- [http://www.en-genius.net/site/zones/networkZONE/product_reviews/netp_061608"networkZONE Products for the week of June 16, 2008", ''EN Genius Network'', June 16, 2008] {{webarchive. link. (July 22, 2011 .)
- [http://www.linleygroup.com/npu/Newsletter/wire080610.html"Xelerated Turbocharges NPU Line", ''The Linley Wire'', June 10, 2008] {{webarchive. link. (August 19, 2008 .)
- Nicolas Mokhoff. (January 4, 2012). "Marvell's buy of Xelerated lines up comms offerings". EE Times.
- Ray Le Maistre. (January 4, 2012). "Marvell Snaps Up Xelerated". Light Reading.
- Per Henricsson. (December 11, 2015). "Xelerated under klubban". Elektroniktidningen.
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