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==History== Agere was incorporated on August 1, 2000, as a subsidiary of Lucent Technologies and then [[Corporate spin-off|spun off]] on June 1, 2002. The name ''Agere'' was that of a Texas-based electronics company that Lucent had acquired in 2000, although the pronunciations of the company names are different. The Texas company was pronounced with three syllables and a hard "g": {{IPAc-en|eɪ|ˈ|g|ɪər|ə}}. The company name was pronounced with two syllables and a hard "g": {{IPAc-en|eɪ|ˈ|g|ɪər}}. Agere is a Latin verb meaning "to act", "to do", or "to make". ===Microsoft suit=== In 2007, Agere Systems sued [[Microsoft]] for theft of key technology used in Internet telephony.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/198800210 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126083205/http://www.informationweek.com/news/198800210 | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 26, 2013 | title=Agere Systems Sues Microsoft Over Internet Phone Technology | first=Paul | last=McDougall | work=Information Week | date=2007-04-07 | access-date=2011-05-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/agere-says-microsoft-lifted-voip-technology | title= Agere says Microsoft lifted VoIP technology | first=John | last=Letzing | work=MarketWatch | date=2007-03-29 | access-date=2011-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bell-labs-legend-haunts-courtroom-tech-rivals | title=Bell Labs legend haunts courtroom tech rivals | first=John | last=Letzing | work=MarketWatch | date=2007-04-09 | access-date=2011-05-11}}</ref> The allegations concern meetings between Agere and Microsoft in 2002 and 2003, where the companies discussed selling Agere's [[stereophonic]] acoustic [[echo cancellation]] technology to Microsoft. This technology is used to improve the sound of [[telephone]] and [[teleconference]] communications over the Internet. Just before the agreement was to be signed, Microsoft ended the discussions saying that it made a significant breakthrough in its own, heretofore undisclosed research program, and no longer needed Agere's technology. Apart from the main office in Allentown, the company also maintained offices and facilities in: * [[Reading, Pennsylvania]], USA: The "[[Reading Works]]" facility, formerly Lucent/AT&T and [[Bell Labs]]. Closed in 2003. * [[Orlando, Florida]], USA: The "Orlando Plant" was Agere's newest wholly owned wafer fabrication facility in the world. Opened in 1984 by AT&T, it was known for a time in the late 1990s as "Cirent Semiconductor" as it was operated as a joint venture between Lucent Technologies and [[Cirrus Logic|Cirrus Logic Corporation]]. The Orlando Plant was also home to Bell Labs' Advanced Development and Research Facility (ADRF). Closed in 2005. * [[Dallas, Texas]], USA: Agere Optoelectronics South (OES), formerly Hermann Technologies. Acquired in 2000, closed in 2002. * [[Irwindale, California]], USA: Acquired by Emcore Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2003/01/ageres-west-coast-us-opto-business-acquired-by-emcore-54841197.html|title = StackPath}}</ref> * [[Whitefield, India|Whitefield]], India: Located in [[Bangalore]], involved in [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASIC]] design and software development. * [[Raanana]], Israel: This office was based on Modem-Art, a developer of advanced processor technology for [[3G]]/[[UMTS]] mobile devices, which Agere acquired in 2005. * [[China]]: [[Shanghai]] and [[Shenzhen]]. * [[Nieuwegein]], Netherlands: This former [[NCR Corporation|NCR]] / [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]] / Lucent Technologies division known under the name WCND (Wireless Communication Network Division) was active in the development of [[Wi-Fi]] technology and closed in December 2004. * [[Ascot, Berkshire]], UK: R&D and engineering site developing processor technology for GSM/GPRS/EDGE. * [[Tres Cantos]], [[Madrid]], Spain: Wafer fab. Manufacturing of 0.3, 0.35 and 0.5 micron CMOS devices. Closed in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title =Agere to lay off 4,000 workers, close fab in Spain in massive restructuring of units |first= J. Robert |last= Lineback |url =https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1180800 |date = June 29, 2001 |access-date = June 18, 2019 |work =EE Times}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|id=rOgWCoQGAso|title="Wafer fab."}}</ref>
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