Broadcom has acquired a portfolio of storage technology patents from Cirrus Logic for $18 million in cash. The patents cover many fundamental innovations in the magnetic and optical storage areas, including read channel and hard disk controller technologies. http://www.broadcom.com
Broadcom Acquires Storage Patents from Cirrus Logic
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