Anobit

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| name = Anobit Technologies, Ltd.
אנוביט

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| founder = Prof. Ehud Weinstein
Ariel Maislos
Dr. Ofir Shalvi

| defunct = 2012

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| industry = Computer memory

| products = Flash data storage devices

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| num_employees = 200 (2012)

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| foundation = {{Start date and age|2006}}

| fate = Acquired by Apple, Inc.

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| location_city = Herzliya Pituah, Herzliya

| location_country = Israel

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Anobit Technologies, Ltd. ({{langx|he|אנוביט}}) was an Israeli fabless designer of flash memory controllers.{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/11/why-apple-bought-anobit/ |title=Why Apple Bought Anobit |first=Erick |last=Schonfeld |date=January 11, 2012 |publisher=TechCrunch |access-date=February 5, 2012}} They were acquired by Apple in 2012 as they were the maker of a flash-memory drive component for the iPhone.{{cite web | url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-26/apple-s-cook-in-israel-reminds-startup-nation-of-education-gap | title = Apple’s Cook in Israel Reminds Startup Nation of Education Gap | last = Wainer | first = David | date = 26 February 2015 | publisher = Bloomberg | access-date = 7 March 2017 }}

Background

The firm was founded in 2006 by Prof. Ehud Weinstein, Ariel Maislos, and Dr. Ofir Shalvi. It holds 65 patents (24 granted and 41 pending),{{cite web |url=http://www.patexia.com/feed/beyond-anobit-apple-s-game-of-thrones-forces-rivals-to-kneel-3223/ |title=Beyond Anobit: Apple's game of thrones forces rivals to kneel |first=Alejandro |last=Freixes |date=March 12, 2012 |publisher=Patexia |access-date=March 12, 2012}} including Memory Signal Processing technology.{{cite web |url=http://www.storagenewsletter.com/news/mergeracquisition/apple-eying-ssd-start-up-anobit |title=Apple Eying SSD Start-Up Anobit |first=Jean-Jacques |last=Maleval |date=December 14, 2011 |publisher=StorageNewsletter.com |access-date=February 5, 2012}} It was headquartered in Herzliya, with an American office in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Investors in the company included Boston-based Battery Ventures (Scott Tobin).

Acquisition

Anobit was acquired on January 6, 2012 by Apple Inc. for a reported $390 million.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-11/apple-is-said-to-acquire-israeli-component-maker-anobit-for-390-million.html |title=Apple Said to Acquire Israel’s Anobit Technologies for About $390 Million |first=Shoshanna |last=Solomon |first2=Jonathan |last2=Ferziger |first3=Andrew J. |last3=Barden |first4=Claudia |last4=Maedler |date=January 12, 2012 |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=February 5, 2012}}