Date: 21/06/2009

EXAR has acquired Canadian fables semiconductor firm Galazar

Exar has completed the acquisition of Galazar Networks Inc., a fabless semiconductor company based in Ottawa, Canada. Galazar Networks develops devices for high-speed data networks such as SONET/SDH, PDH, and OTN networks. Galazar Networks will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Exar.

"Extending Exar's technology portfolio to address both TDM and carrier Ethernet infrastructure is critical to meeting our customer's needs for next generation architectures," said Pete Rodriguez, Exar's president and chief executive officer. "The combination of these products with the high performance security and compression technologies offered through Exar's recent acquisition of Hifn Incorporated provides a comprehensive set of solutions for the next wave of telecommunications networks."