Ikanos Communications

Ikanos Communications, Incorporated, was a provider of semiconductor and software products for use in homes.

[citation needed] On December 10, 2001, the founder and chief technology officer of Ikanos, Behrooz Rezvani, announced he was editor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) draft standard for Ethernet in the first mile over copper.

[1] On August 24, 2009 Ikanos acquired Conexant's Broadband Access product line for about $54 million in cash.

[2] In June 2010, John Quigley replaced Michael Gulett as chief executive (who left in April).

[3] A U.S. appeals court on May 25, 2012 revived a shareholder lawsuit accusing Ikanos of failing to properly disclose known defects in its semiconductor chips at the time it was conducting a 2006 stock offering.