They have several top-tier and second-tier OEMs its a combination of systems and storage vendors, he adds, but he refused to reveal their identities. Were gaining the ASIC capability that we did not have for the last couple of years and gaining entry back into the Tier 1 and Tier 2 OEMs.
Adaptec has seen its controller OEM business decrease significantly in recent years; hence the decision to acquire ASIC capability.
This is so that we can build future products that will be more suitable to OEMs, explains Panikar. Long-term, we would look to do a 6-Gig implementation within our product line.
The exec also confirmed that Aristos Logics 75 employees, including CEO Anil Gupta and the rest of his management team, will be joining the Milpitas, Calif.-based vendor. The startupss headquarters in Foothill Ranch, Calif., will also remain open, according to exec.
Aristos Logic will be under the Adaptec name, but their internal group will be called 'storage technology products,' says Panikar. They will continue to provide us with ASICs and RAID controller software.