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Barefoot Networks

Santa Clara, US · founded 2013
L2 · Silicon, Memory & Packaging
networking siliconstartupprivateseries C+acquired

Barefoot Networks developed programmable Ethernet switch chips and software for cloud data centers. Intel acquired it to strengthen its position in high-performance networking silicon.

Ecosystem functionBarefoot's role was to make network switches more programmable, and it stood apart from peers through its early embrace of P4 and software-defined switching.

Business modelProgrammable switch silicon

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Sources · 3 ↓
  1. https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/69/intel-editorial-intel-to-acquire-barefoot-networks
  2. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/network-io/programmable-ethernet-switch.html
  3. https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/intel-to-acquire-barefoot-networks-accelerating-delivery-of-ethernet-based-fabrics/
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