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{{short description|Israeli-American multinational supplier of computer networking products}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Mellanox Technologies Ltd.
| logo = Mellanox Technologies logo.svg
| image = MELLANOX - 1024.jpg
| image_caption = Headquarters in [[Yokneam Illit]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| defunct = {{end date|2020}}
| fate = Acquired by [[Nvidia]]
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|MLNX}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1999}} in [[Yokneam Illit]], Israel
| founders = [[Eyal Waldman]], Shai Cohen, Roni Ashuri, Michael Kagan, Evelyn Landman, Shimon Rottenberg, Eitan Zahavi, Udi Katz, Alon Webman
| location = [[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]], [[California]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mellanox.com/content/pages.php?pg=contact |title=Mellanox office locations |publisher= Mellanox Technologies}}</ref>
| num_employees = 2,800 (March 2020)
| revenue = {{profit}} [[United States Dollar|US$]]1,330.6 Million <small>(''FY19'')</small><ref name = CorpFact2>{{cite web|url=https://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/press_releases/mellanox-delivers-record-fourth-quarter-and-annual-2019-financial-results.pdf |title=mellanox delivers record fourth quarter and annual 2019 financial results | publisher=Mellanox Technologies |year=2020}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{profit}} [[United States Dollar|US$]]207.9 Million <small>(''FY19'')</small>
| net_income = {{profit}} [[United States Dollar|US$]]205.1 Million <small>(''FY19'')</small>
| parent = [[Nvidia]]
| industry = Communication equipment
| products = [[Ethernet]] and [[InfiniBand]] [[Network switch|switches]] <br /> [[host bus adapter]]s
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/networking}}
| footnotes = 
}}

'''Mellanox Technologies Ltd.''' ({{langx|he|מלאנוקס טכנולוגיות בע"מ}}) was an [[Israel]]i-American multinational supplier of computer networking products based on [[InfiniBand]] and [[Ethernet]] technology. Mellanox offered adapters, switches, software, cables and silicon for markets including [[Supercomputer|high-performance computing]], [[data center]]s, [[cloud computing]], [[computer data storage]] and financial services.<ref name="report" />

On March 11, 2019, [[Nvidia]] announced its intent to acquire the company for $6.9 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NVIDIA buys high-performance chip-maker Mellanox for $6.9 billion|url=https://www.engadget.com/2019-03-11-nvidia-acquisition-mellanox.html|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Engadget|date=11 March 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Newsroom|first=NVIDIA|title=NVIDIA to Acquire Mellanox for $6.9 Billion|url=https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-to-acquire-mellanox-for-6-9-billion|access-date=2021-06-08|website=NVIDIA Newsroom Newsroom|language=en-us}}</ref> The deal closed on April 27, 2020, with approval from the [[European Union|EU]], U.S. and Chinese antitrust authorities.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-04-16|title=Nvidia gets China's go-ahead for $6.9 billion Mellanox deal|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mellanox-m-a-nvidia-china-idUSKBN21Y30C|access-date=2021-06-08}}</ref>

The company was integrated into Nvidia's networking division in 2020 and Nvidia stopped using the brand name "Mellanox" for its new networking products.

== History ==
===1999–2009===
Mellanox was founded in May 1999 by former [[Israelis|Israeli]] executives of Intel Corporation and Galileo Technology (which was acquired by [[Marvell Technology Group]] in October 2000 for $2.8 billion)<ref>{{cite web |last=<!-- no author attribution --> |date=2000-10-17 |title=Marvell to acquire LAN-chip supplier Galileo for $2.7 billion in stock |url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4113479/Marvell-to-acquire-LAN-chip-supplier-Galileo-for-2-7-billion-in-stock |access-date=2011-06-12 |website=[[EE Times]]}}</ref> [[Eyal Waldman]], Shai Cohen, Roni Ashuri, Michael Kagan, Evelyn Landman, Eitan Zahavi, Shimon Rottenberg, Udi Katz and Alon Webman. Eyal Waldman founded Mellanox in the Israel city of [[Yokneam Illit]].<ref name=times-ceo>{{cite news |last=Solomon |first=Shoshanna |date=December 26, 2017 |title=When a startup gets big, the environment gets rougher, says Mellanox CEO |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-monday-once-you-become-big-the-environment-can-turn-hostile-mellanox-ceo-for-monday/ | work=[[The Times of Israel]] |access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref> Financial offices were in [[Santa Clara, California]] in the USA.<ref name="sec" /> In February, 2002, a round of [[venture capital]] investment was announced of about $56 million.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18827937/vc-money-continues-to-drain-into-infiniband-mellanox-secures-56m.htm |title= VC Money Continues To Drain Into InfiniBand: Mellanox Secures $56M |first= Joseph F. |last= Kovar |publisher=[[CRN Magazine]] |date= February 11, 2002 |access-date= September 27, 2021 }}</ref>
Later extended to about $64 million, investors included [[Intel]], [[IBM]], [[Sequoia Capital]] and [[U.S. Venture Partners]],<ref name="sec">{{cite web |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/vprr/0202/02025022.pdf |title= Form D: Notice of Sale of Securities |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |date= March 20, 2002 |access-date= September 27, 2021 }}</ref><ref name=globes>{{cite web |url= http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000685576&fid=1725 |title=Oracle acquires $11m more Mellanox shares |first= Tali |last=Tsipori |publisher= [[Globes (newspaper)|Globes]] |date= September 25, 2011 |access-date= 2011-10-29}}</ref>

Mellanox had its [[initial public offering]] in February, 2007, on [[NASDAQ]] that raised $102 million, and valued the company at over half a billion dollars.<ref name=eet1>{{cite news |url= http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4186774/Mellanox-raises-102-million-with-IPO-on-Nasdaq |title= Mellanox raises $102 million with IPO on Nasdaq |first=John |last= Walko |work= [[EE Times]] |date= February 8, 2007 |access-date= September 27, 2021 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120316134004/http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4186774/Mellanox-raises-102-million-with-IPO-on-Nasdaq |archive-date= March 16, 2012 }}</ref> 
Its shares were listed under the symbol MLNX.<ref name="ipo">{{cite web |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1356104/000089161806000496/f22916a2sv1za.htm |title= Amendment Number 2 to Form S-1: Registration Statement |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |date= December 7, 2006 |access-date= September 27, 2021 }}</ref>
Created in 2009, Mellanox's investment fund was publicly announced in 2014.<ref name=globes-a/>
Initially founded as an [[integrated circuit]] (chip) manufacturer, it evolved into a producer of complete network systems by 2009.<ref name=bbg/>

===2010–2016===
In 2010, [[Oracle Corporation]] became a major investor in the company, holding around 10% of its stock.<ref name=globes/> Oracle uses InfiniBand technology in its [[Exadata]] and Exalogic appliances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/77108/20101029/oracle-mellanox-hp-dell-ibm-switch-chip-infiniband-siwtches-solaris-sun-acquired.htm |title=Oracle buys 10 pct stake in Mellanox, will Dell, HP, IBM follow suit? |first=Carl |last=Bagh |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=October 29, 2010 |access-date=2011-10-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112045944/http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/77108/20101029/oracle-mellanox-hp-dell-ibm-switch-chip-infiniband-siwtches-solaris-sun-acquired.htm |archive-date=November 12, 2010 }}</ref> Stock shares were also listed on the [[Tel Aviv Stock Exchange]], until 2013 when the company de-listed itself, but remained on NASDAQ.

In February 2011, Mellanox acquired Voltaire Ltd., a provider of data center switches for about $218 million.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.mellanox.com/page/press_release_item?id=527 |title= Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Completes Acquisition of Voltaire, Ltd. |work= Press release |date=February 7, 2011 |access-date= April 23, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="reg2010" />
In November 2012, Mellanox was named one of the fastest growing companies by a marketing firm.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mellanox Technologies Ranked Number 364 Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500 |url= http://www.mellanox.com/page/press_release_item?id=903|publisher=Mellanox|access-date=November 14, 2012}}</ref>

In 2013 Mellanox acquired [[assets]] of XLoom Communications Ltd., including opto-electric chip-scale packaging, and some of XLoom's technology personnel.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Strategic Acquisitions |work= Mellanox web site |url= https://www.mellanox.com/company/acquisitions |access-date= September 27, 2021 }}</ref>
In July 2013, Mellanox acquired privately held Kotura, Inc., a developer of [[silicon photonics]] optical interconnect technology for high-speed networking.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mellanox.com/page/press_release_item?id=1096 | title= Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Completes Acquisition of Kotura, Inc. | publisher=NASDAQ |access-date=Aug 15, 2013}}</ref> In July 2013, Mellanox acquired privately held [[IPtronics]] A/S, a designer of optical interconnect components for digital communications.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mellanox.com/page/press_release_item?id=1052 | title= Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Completes Acquisition of IPtronics A/S  | publisher=NASDAQ |access-date=Jul 1, 2013}}</ref>

In July 2014, Mellanox acquired privately held Integrity Project, for its software connectivity, low-level development, real-time applications and security technology.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mellanox.com/page/press_release_item?id=1321 | title= Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Integrity Project | publisher=NASDAQ |access-date=June 24, 2014}}</ref> In February 2016, Mellanox acquired publicly held [[EZchip Semiconductor]], a provider of [[network processor]]s and multi-core processors from EZchip's earlier acquisition of [[Tilera]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cohen|first=Tova|date=2015-09-30|title=Israel's Mellanox to buy EZchip for $811 million|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ezchip-sem-m-a-mellanox-idUSKCN0RU1DN20150930|access-date=2021-06-08}}</ref>

In 2016, Mellanox Technologies began to employ programmers in the [[Gaza Strip]], in addition to its team of [[Israeli Arab]] programmers and programmers in Ramallah and Nablus.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/1.725521 Mellanox Hires Programmers in the Gaza Strip]</ref> In 2016, Mellanox had revenues of $857 million.<ref name=times-ceo/> In December 2017, Mellanox announced it would start a new startup accelerator.<ref name=globes-a>{{cite news |last=Habib-Valdhorn |first=Shiri |title=Mellanox to launch startup accelerator |url=https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-mellanox-to-launch-startup-accelerator-1001217054 | work=[[Globes (newspaper)|Globes]] |access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref> Over 2017, shares in the company rose by 55 percent. That year, the company also made its largest acquisition with [[EZchip]].<ref name=times-ceo/>

===2018–acquisition===
The activist investor [[Starboard Value|Starboard Value LP]] purchased a 10.7% stake in the company in November 2017.<ref name=wsj-starboard/>
In January 2018, Starboard criticized the company's  research and development spending and argued for short-term profits instead.<ref name=toi-solomon>{{cite news |last=Solomon |first=Shoshanna |date=January 8, 2018 |title=Activist investor Starboard calls for 'substantial change' at Israel's Mellanox |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/activist-investor-starboard-calls-for-substantial-change-at-israels-mellanox/ | work=[[The Times of Israel]] |access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name=reuters-aishwarya>{{cite news |last=Venugopal |first=Aishwarya |date=January 8, 2018 |title=Starboard says chipmaker Mellanox's 2018 targets insufficient |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-starboard-mellanox/starboard-says-chipmaker-mellanoxs-2018-targets-insufficient-idUSKBN1EX0YK | work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref> The day after, on January 9, 2018, Mellanox announced it would immediately discontinue its 1550&nbsp;nm silicon photonics development activities, with president and CEO Eyal Waldman saying the review of the silicon photonics business had started in May 2017.<ref name=optics-org>{{cite news |date=January 10, 2018 |title=Mellanox to cease 1550nm silicon photonics development |url=http://optics.org/news/9/1/6 | work=optics.org |access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref> Mellanox also said it would fire 100 people, all in the US. At the time, the company employed 2,900 people, mostly in Israel.<ref name=ti-cut>{{cite news |last=Solomon |first=Shoshanna |date=January 10, 2018 |title=Mellanox to cut 100 US jobs as chip line development halted |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/mellanox-to-cut-100-us-jobs-as-chip-line-development-halted/ | work=[[The Times of Israel]] |access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref>

In a "board battle,"<ref name=cnbc-stock>{{cite news |last=Schacknow |first=Peter |date=January 18, 2018 |title=Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: MS, WMT, WWW, LQ, AAPL, AA & more |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/18/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-premarket-ms-wmt-www-lq-aapl-aa-more.html | work=[[CNBC]] |access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref> Starboard sent a letter to shareholders asking them to entirely replace the board of directors.<ref name=barrons>{{cite news |last=Ray |first=Tiernan |date=January 18, 2018 |title=Mellanox, Under Siege From Starboard, Surges 6% on Q4 Beat, Outlook |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/mellanox-under-siege-from-starboard-surges-6-on-q4-beat-outlook-1516314219?tesla=y | work=[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]] |access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref> At the time, Mellanox had a $3.3 billion market value.<ref name=wsj-starboard>{{cite news |last=Benoit |first=David |date=January 17, 2018 |title=Starboard Value to Launch Proxy Fight for Entire Board at Mellanox |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/starboard-value-to-launch-proxy-fight-for-entire-board-at-mellanox-1516225802 | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |location=New York City, New York |access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> Starboard said it would nominate nine candidates for election to the company's board, including Starboard head [[Jeff Smith (hedge fund manager)|Jeffrey Smith]].<ref name=retuers-nine>{{Citation |date=January 17, 2018 |title=Starboard to nominate nine candidates to Mellanox board |publisher=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mellanox-starboard/starboard-to-nominate-nine-candidates-to-mellanox-board-idUSKBN1F702E |access-date= January 20, 2018}}</ref>
In May, 2018, stockholders approved the company's governance proposals related to the possibility of the contested board elections.<ref>{{Cite news |date= May 27, 2018 |url= https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3738881,00.html |title= Mellanox Wins First Round in Struggle with Activist Shareholder Starboard |author= Dror Reich |work= Calcalist Tech |access-date= September 27, 2021 }}</ref>
By June, 2018, three board members agreed to step down and be replaced by two Starboard candidates and one agreed upon by both sides.<ref>{{Cite news |date= June 21, 2018 |url= https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3740804,00.html |title= Mellanox CEO Downplays Drama of Starboard's Attempt to Take Over Board |author= Dror Reich |work= Calcalist Tech |access-date= September 27, 2021 }}</ref>

In 2019, Mellanox was acquired for $6.9 billion by [[Nvidia|Nvidia Corporation]] making it one of the largest [[mergers and acquisitions]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/mellanox-technologies-nvidia-to-buy-in-69-billion-deal-2019-3-1028018625|title=Nvidia is buying Mellanox Technologies in a $6.9 billion deal (NVDA) {{!}} Markets Insider|last=GmbH|first=finanzen net|website=markets.businessinsider.com|access-date=2019-10-05}}</ref>
Other companies willing to acquire Mellanox were [[Intel]], [[Xilinx]] and [[Microsoft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/11/daily-crunch-nvidia-mellanox/|title=Daily Crunch: NVIDIA is buying Mellanox for $6.9B|website=TechCrunch|date=11 March 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref>
Founder and long-term CEO Eyal Waldman left the company in November, 2020. He made an estimated $240 million on the acquisition.<ref>{{Cite news |date= November 4, 2020 |url= https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-eyal-waldman-quits-mellanox-1001348317 |title= Waldman quits Mellanox: I don't want to be number two |author= Omri Zerachovitz and Ofir Dor |work= Globes |access-date= September 27, 2021 }}</ref>

== Products and market ==
[[File:MellanoxSC18.jpg|thumb|Mellanox at SC18]]
Mellanox was a [[fabless semiconductor company]], which then sold products based on those semiconductor [[integrated circuit]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/10003192/web-chip-fabless-mellanox-poised-to-raise-50m-at-company-value-of-250m.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204072052/http://www.thestreet.com/story/10003192/web-chip-fabless-mellanox-poised-to-raise-50m-at-company-value-of-250m.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2013 |title=Web-chip fabless Mellanox poised to raise $50m at company value of $250m |publisher=[[TheMarker]] |date=October 30, 2001 |access-date=2011-10-29 }}</ref> 
Starting from at least 2011, its chips were produced by [[TSMC|Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp]] (TSMC).<ref name="switchx">{{cite news |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/26/mellanox_switchx_switch_chip/ |title=Mellanox uncloaks SwitchX network switch-hitter|last= Prickett Morgan|first=Timothy |date=April 26, 2011|access-date= September 27, 2021 |work=The Register}}</ref>
Mellanox Technologies provided Ethernet and InfiniBand [[network interface controller|network adapters]], [[Network switch|switches]] and cables for servers and storage used in cloud and enterprise [[data centers]] based on internally developed integrated circuits.<ref name="reg2010">{{cite news |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/29/mellanox_acquires_voltaire/ |title= Mellanox gobbles up Voltaire for $218m |author= Timothy Prickett Morgan |work= [[The Register]] |date= November 29, 2010 |access-date= April 23, 2017}}</ref><ref name=tmc>{{cite web |url= http://10-gigabit-ethernet.tmcnet.com/topics/10-gigabit-ethernet/articles/226214-the-road-with-mellanox-technologies.htm |title=On the Road with Mellanox Technologies |last=Amodio |first=Michelle |publisher=TMCnet |date=October 6, 2011|access-date= September 27, 2021 }}</ref>
Mellanox had two major customers, [[Hewlett-Packard]] and [[Dell EMC]], which each contributed more than 10% of revenues in 2017, 2018, and 2019.<ref name="report">{{cite web |url= https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1356104/000135610420000008/a2019123110-k.htm |title= Form 10-K/A: Annual Report for the Year 2019 |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |date= April 23, 2020 |access-date= September 27, 2021}}</ref>

Mellanox specialized in [[switched fabric]]s for enterprise data centers and [[high performance computing]], when high data rates and low latency are required such as in a [[computer cluster]].<ref name=bbg>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-04/mellanox-ceo-waldman-sees-revenue-growing-10-fold-after-voltaire-purchase.html |title=Mellanox CEO Sees Sales Rising 10-Fold With Voltaire |first=Gwen |last=Ackerman |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date=January 5, 2011 |access-date=2011-10-29}}</ref>
One typical application was a large [[database management system]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/183506 |title=Oracle Makes Strategic Investment In Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. |work= Press release |publisher=[[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]] |date=October 27, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101106113659/http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/183506 |archive-date= November 6, 2010 |access-date= September 27, 2021 }}</ref>
Mellanox network adapter and switches supported [[remote direct memory access]] (RDMA) and [[RDMA over Converged Ethernet]].

Product names included:
*The ConnectX product family of multi-protocol [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASICs]] and adapters supports virtual protocol interconnect (VPI), enabling support for both Ethernet and InfiniBand traffic at speeds up to 200&nbsp;Gbit/s. The ConnectX-6, and ConnectX-6 Dx adapters have enhanced capabilities such as high speed (up to 200&nbsp;Gb per second), OVS acceleration, Multi-Host support, and inline crypto acceleration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=268&mtag=connectx_6_en_ic|title=ConnectX-6 Product Family|website=Mellanox}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=302&mtag=connectx_6_dx_ic|title=ConnectX-6 VPI|website=community.mellanox.com|access-date=2016-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=302&mtag=connectx_6_dx_ic|title=ConnectX-6 Dx|website=www.mellanox.com|access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref> 
*The ConnectX architecture has been described as "novel", with excellent performance that is "very well suited for modern [[multi-core]] platforms".<ref>{{cite journal|citeseerx = 10.1.1.81.4890 |title=Performance Analysis and Evaluation of Mellanox ConnectX InfiniBand Architecture with Multi-Core Platforms |first1=Sayantan |last1=Sur |first2=Matthew J. |last2=Koop |last3=Lei |first4=Dhabaleswar K. |last4=Panda |journal=Hoti |pages=125–134 |publisher=15th Annual IEEE Symposium on High-Performance Interconnects (HOTI 2007) |year=2007}}</ref> The Quantum family of InfiniBand switches supports up to 40 ports running at HDR 200&nbsp;Gbit/s. The Quantum switches offer un-matched latency and packet forwarding performance and support advanced HPC offloads including SHARP (collective operation acceleration) and SHIELD (self-healing) technologies.
*The Spectrum product family of Ethernet switches.
*The LinkX product family of cables and transceivers. These products are available for both Ethernet and InfiniBand protocols and various form factors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA Networking Linkx Cables and Transceivers at PNY.com |url=https://www.pny.com/professional/explore-our-products/networking-solutions/cables-and-transceivers |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=PNY.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== High-performance computing ===
By 2011, Mellanox's InfiniBand products for [[computer cluster]]s had been deployed in many of the [[TOP500]] lists of [[High-performance computing|high-performance computers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mellanox.com/page/press_release_item?id=2227|title=Mellanox 200G HDR InfiniBand Accelerates 31% of New InfiniBand Systems on November's TOP500|date=June 27, 2011|newspaper=Bloomberg}}</ref>

=== Storage ===
Although originally associated with InfiniBand products, Mellanox was later able to use its technology for [[storage area network]]s (SANs), to replace legacy [[Fibre Channel]]  for example with the much more common [[Ethernet]] family of standards, since 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.nextplatform.com/2017/09/26/ascendancy-ethernet-storage-fabrics/ |title=The Ascendancy Of Ethernet Storage Fabrics |last=Prickett Morgan|first=Timothy |date= September 26, 2017 |website=The Next Platform |language=en |access-date= September 27, 2021 }}</ref><ref name="switchx"/>

=== Operations ===
In addition to its headquarters in the US, Mellanox had offices in Israel, Denmark, China, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mellanox.com/page/contact?ssn=oaavq86vjgi5sojt4o1dbd9ph7|title=Mellanox Contact Us|website=www.mellanox.com|access-date=2019-04-01}}</ref>

== Support of the Palestinian Tech Economy ==
Mellanox outsourced some of its engineering to the [[West Bank]]. Rather than setting up offshore engineering centers in the Far East or Eastern Europe, Mellanox hired Palestinian engineers from [[Ramallah]] through a Palestinian outsourcing firm.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/themarker/high-tech-company-aims-to-be-first-israeli-firm-to-hire-palestinian-engineers-1.323311 |title=High-tech company aims to be first Israeli firm to hire Palestinian engineers |first=Tali |last=Heruti-Sover |publisher=[[Haaretz]] |date=November 7, 2010 |access-date=2011-10-29}}</ref> In 2018, Waldman told a Tel Aviv conference hosted by ''[[Globes (newspaper)|Globes]]'' magazine that over 100 Palestinians are working on Mellanox projects.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://services.globes.co.il/en/article-mellanox-ceo-we-employ-over-100-palestinians-1001242534|title=Mellanox CEO: We employ over 100 Palestinians|last=Levy|first=Aviv|date=21 June 2018|work=Globes|access-date=25 July 2018}}</ref>

Waldman had previously talked about Mellanox's plans to  build a research and development center in Ramallah, even though it is more expensive than outsourcing to Eastern Europe.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0422/Tech-diplomacy-Israeli-CEO-hires-Palestinian-programmers |title=Tech diplomacy: Israeli CEO hires Palestinian programmers |first=Joshua |last=Mitnick |publisher=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |date=April 22, 2011 |access-date=2011-10-29}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Economy of the Palestinian territories#Israel-Palestinian high-tech initiatives|Israel-Palestinian high-tech initiatives]]
* [[List of Israeli companies quoted on the Nasdaq]]
* [[Silicon Wadi]]
* [[Startup Village, Yokneam]]
* [[Economy of Israel]]
* [[Nvidia]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|https://www.mellanox.com}}
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[[Category:2020 mergers and acquisitions]]
[[Category:American brands]]
[[Category:Companies based in Sunnyvale, California]]
[[Category:Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq]]
[[Category:Electronics companies established in 1999]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Mergers and acquisitions of Israeli companies]]
[[Category:Networking companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Networking hardware companies]]
[[Category:Nvidia]]
[[Category:Technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Telecommunications equipment vendors]]
[[Category:Defunct computer companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Defunct computer companies of Israel]]