[25], They are present in all terrestrial habitats, including alpine settings, rainforests, woodlands, grasslands, coastal dunes and deserts. Elsewhere they may be dominant, as in the Brigalow Belt, Myall woodlands and the eremaean Mulga woodlands. The company develops, manufactures, and sells silicon-based optical interconnect products in the categories of embedded modules, pluggable modules, and semiconductors. [15] A. melanoxylon (blackwood) and A. aneura (mulga) supply some of the most attractive timbers in the genus. [8][9][5], Since the year 2000, Acacia has generated $1.4 Billion in revenue from licensing patents and has paid out over $731 Million to inventors and other patent owners. Acacia Communications is an optical networking telecommunication technology company that develops products using a process referred as "siliconization of optical interconnect" which is essentially a methodology to convert traditional optical interconnections into a silicon-based chip. [8] Black wattle bark supported the tanning industries of several countries, and may supply tannins for production of waterproof adhesives. Raj was also the founder and chief executive officer of Astral Point Communications, which was acquired by Alcatel-Lucent in 2002 for $135M. One species of Acacia (sensu stricto) is native to Madagascar, one to Reunion island, 12 to Asia, and the remaining species (over 900) are native to Australasia and the Pacific Islands. 2017 Annual Report Form (10-K)", USPTO Assignment Database - Acacia Patent Acquisition Corp, USPTO Assignment Database - Acacia Research Group. Acacia is mentioned in an ancient Egyptian proverb referred to by Amenhotep II, "If you lack a gold battle-axe inlaid with bronze, a heavy club of acacia wood will do?". 3 Mill and Main Place Suite 400 Maynard, MA 01754. [36], For the former broader circumscription, see. Acacia Technologies - Why work with Acacia? [13][14], Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Acacia Research Corporation . [8] A number of species, most notably A. mangium (hickory wattle), A. mearnsii (black wattle) and A. saligna (coojong), are economically important and are widely planted globally for wood products, tannin, firewood and fodder. Roughly, 95% of the company's business involves licensing infringed patents on behalf of patent owners to some of the world's largest corporations through patent litigation. Acacia Communications and Inphi Successfully Demonstrate Interoperability of 400ZR over 120 km 08 Oct Acacia Strengthens Edge and Access Network Portfolio with New Coherent Bi-Directional Pluggables for Cable and 5G Wireless X-Haul Applications [3], Acacia claims their technology provides insight into network and connection point characteristics and helps identify network performance problems, all of which increase flexibility and reduce operating costs. Acacia is also the nation's largest genus of flowering plants with almost 1,000 species found. Founded by prominent industry experts, Acacia Communications Inc. provides advanced solutions to the optical transport and network infrastructure equipment market for coherent 100Gbps and above. 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Acacia's use of CMOS also enables them to use outsourced foundry services rather than requiring custom fabrication to manufacture their products. Acacia honey is not collected from plants in the acacia family, but rather from Robinia pseudoacacia, known as black locust in North America. This meant that the Australasian lineage (by far the most prolific in number of species) would need to be renamed. 1-978-938-4896 In the early 2000s when it had become evident that the genus as it stood was not monophyletic and that several divergent lineages needed to be placed in separate genera. Fossil Plants by Paul Kenrick & Paul Davis, Natural History Muyseum, London, 2004. Using CMOS to siliconize optical interconnect technology enables them to continue to integrate increasing functionality into their products, benefit from higher yields and reliability associated with CMOS, and capitalize on regular improvements in CMOS performance, density, and cost. P.S. has been described from West Georgia and Abkhazia. The patent owner assigns the infringed patents to the subsidiary and the subsidiary then licenses the patents to companies who are infringing. [5], Acacia gets large portions of its revenue from a handful of key customers, including ZTE Kangxun Telecom Co. Ltd. and ADVA Optical Networking North America Inc. [6]. Mintera was acquired by Oclaro (NASDAQ: OCLR) in 2010. [citation needed] They began to form dry, open forests with species of the genera Allocasuarina, Eucalyptus and Callitris (cypress-pines). Honey collected from Caragana arborescens is sometimes also called (yellow) acacia honey. now retains the name Acacia. However these were not upheld with the retypification of Acacia. Acacia Communications is an optical networking strategy and technology company. Their silicon PICs are manufactured using a CMOS-compatible process. [32] [10][11] The company has formed 233 known subsidiaries and has litigated 1,412 cases, four of which were not through a subsidiary. Acacia Communications Inc. for about $2.6 billion, the technology giant’s latest acquisition as it seeks technologies to meet customer demand for more robust networks. Acacia remains a widely used common name across genera . [8], In Australia, Acacia forest is the second most common forest type after eucalypt forest, covering 980,000 square kilometres (378,380 sq mi) or 8% of total forest area. Acacia and the patent owner split any revenues generated from licensing the patents on a 50/50 basis. The hardened sap of various species of the acacia tree (senso latu) are known as acacia gum. The AC100-CFP product family contains two modules (AC100-CFP-M and AC100-CFP-ZR)that support 100 Gbps transmission speeds in an industry-standard, pluggable CFP form factor. Pliocene fossil pollen of an Acacia sp. Acacia, commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. [4], Acacia was founded by former employees of Mintera Inc., Benny P. Mikkelsen (co-founder of Mintera), Christian J. Rasmussen, and Mehrdad Givehchi. Acacia Communications, Inc. Corporate Headquarters. Happy Birthday to our host and handicapper @acacia_courtney! [20], The origin of "wattle" may be an Old Teutonic word meaning "to weave". [9] In 1913 Nathaniel Lord Britton and Addison Brown selected Mimosa scorpioides L. (≡ Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.Wight = Acacia nilotica (L.) Delille), a species from Africa, as the lectotype of the name. Raj is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Acacia Communications. Acacia partners with patent owners such as inventors and universities to license patents that are infringed. (It's even worse than you think. Severe storms are continuing across #SEQld. [17][18] Other Acacia s.l. Seed pod fossils of †Acacia parschlugiana and †Acacia cyclosperma are known from Tertiary deposits in Switzerland,. Acacia Communications is an optical networking telecommunication technology company that develops products using a process referred as " siliconization of optical interconnect " which is essentially a methodology to convert traditional optical interconnections into a silicon-based chip. [19] The nearest relatives of Acacia and Paraserianthes s.l. Acacia Courtney Wiki Acacia Courtney is an American TV Analyst and Broadcast Journalist in the world of horse racing. The AC400 Flex product family contains three modules (AC400-U, AC400-S, and AC400-UL) that support transmission capacities ranging from 100 Gbps to 400 Gbps per module. Raj brings to Acacia more than 25 years experience in telecom and communications. One ton of wattle or mimosa bark contained about 68 kilograms (150 pounds) of pure tannin. Acacia has developed families of high-speed coherent interconnect products that reduce the complexity and cost of optical interconnect technology, while simultaneously improving network performance and accelerating the pace of innovation in the optical networking industry. Acacia's coherent DSP ASICs are manufactured using the complementary metal-oxide semiconductor, or CMOS. Oldest records of fossil Acacia pollen in Australia are from the late Oligocene epoch, 25 million years ago. The imperial hairstreak, Jalmenus evagoras, feeds on at least 25 acacia species. [21] From around 700 A.D. watul was used in Old English to refer to the interwoven branches and sticks which formed fences, walls and roofs. [29], Aboriginal Australians have traditionally harvested the seeds of some species, to be ground into flour and eaten as a paste or baked into a cake. The CFP2-ACO product family contains a single module (CFP2-ACO) that has an analog electrical interface and supports up to 200 Gbps transmission speeds.