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{{Infobox company
[[Image:Dawicontrol DC-2975U.jpg|thumb|SCSI Host Bus Adapter with Symbios Chipset]]▼
| logo = Logo of Symbios Logic.svg
'''Symbios Logic''' was a manufacturer of [[SCSI]] [[host adapter]] chipsets and [[disk array]] storage subsystems. It was originally established as the NCR Microelectronics division of [[NCR Corporation]] in 1972, before NCR's takeover by [[AT&T Corporation]] in 1991.▼
| website = {{web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970124180013/http://www.symbios.com/|title=symbios.com}}
| founded = February 15, 1995 (as independent subsidiary)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.symbios.com/aboutsym/history.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970614193023/http://www.symbios.com/aboutsym/history.htm|archive-date=14 June 1997|title=A History Of Leadership|website=symbios.com}}</ref>
| defunct = August 1998
| fate = Acquired by [[LSI Logic]]
▲}}[[Image:Dawicontrol DC-2975U.jpg|thumb|SCSI Host Bus Adapter with Symbios Chipset]]
'''Symbios Logic Inc.''' was a manufacturer of [[SCSI]] [[host adapter]] chipsets and [[disk array]] storage subsystems.
== Background ==
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== History ==
In 1995, AT&T sold off the division to [[SK Hynix|Hyundai Electronics]] (later known as Hynix) which established the name Symbios Logic. In July 1998 Hyundai sold Symbios (then headquartered in [[Fort Collins, Colorado]]) to [[LSI Logic]] for $760 million cash.<ref>{{Cite news |title= LSI Logic Agrees to Acquire Symbios, Inc. from Hyundai |date= June 29, 1998 |work= Press release |author= LSI Logic |url= http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=15631 |accessdate= October 21, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= Short Take: LSI to take third-quarter charge |author= Corey Grice |work= CNet news |date= August 7, 1998 |url= http://news.cnet.com/Short-Take-LSI-to-take-third-quarter-charge/2110-1001_3-214240.html |accessdate= October 21, 2013 }}</ref>
=== Post acquisition ===
In November 2000, LSI acquired Syntax Systems, and in August 2001 the groups merged to become LSI Logic Storage Systems. In 2004 its name was changed to Engenio Information Technologies, Inc. The subsidiary filed for an [[initial public offering]] on February 19, 2004.<ref name="S-1">{{Cite web |title= Prospectus |work= Form S-1/A |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |date= July 27, 2004 |author= Engenio Information Technologies |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1279400/000089161804001154/f96249a8sv1za.htm |accessdate= October 21, 2013 }}</ref>
At the time, Engenio's chief executive was Thomas Georgens, and its headquarters were in [[Milpitas, California]].<ref name="S-1" />
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On March 9, 2011, LSI announced its sale of its Engenio storage group to [[NetApp]] for $480 million in cash.<ref>{{Cite news |title= LSI to Sell External Storage Systems Business to NetApp for $480 Million |work= Press release |date= March 9, 2011 |publisher= LSI Logic |url= http://www.lsi.com/news/corporate_news/2011/2011_03_09.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110314191938/http://www.lsi.com/news/corporate_news/2011/2011_03_09.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= March 14, 2011 |access-date= October 21, 2013 }}</ref>
The sale of the Engenio division, which generated revenues of $705 million in 2010, completed in May.<ref>{{Cite news |title= NetApp Completes Purchase of Engenio External Storage Systems Business from LSI Corporation |date= May 9, 2011 |work= Press release |publisher= NetApp |url= http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/news-rel-20110509-263500.html |access-date= October 21, 2013 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120615071356/http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/news-rel-20110509-263500.html |archive-date= June 15, 2012 }}</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970124180013/http://www.symbios.com/|title=Official website}}
{{NCR Corp}}
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[[Category:Defunct computer companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Defunct computer hardware companies]]
[[Category:NCR Corporation]]
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