Marvell Technologies claimed Tuesday that it has entered an agreement to purchase networking element supplier Innovium in an all-stock deal valued at $1.1 billion. Marvell’s important curiosity in Innovium revolves all-around its switching architecture for cloud and edge facts centers, which Marvell intends to use to bolster its networking portfolio for cloud computing prospects.

Marvell’s invest in of Innovium marks its 2nd acquisition on less than a year that is centered on the networking space. In October, Marvell purchased Inphi, a developer of optical networking chips used in cloud data centers and by wired and wireless provider networks for 5G infrastructure, in a $10 billion offer that signaled even more consolidation in the semiconductor industry. 

Marvell claimed its acquisition of Inphi would create a semiconductor “powerhouse” with an enterprise benefit of roughly $40 billion. Technologically, Marvell prepared to combine its storage, networking, processor, and safety portfolio, with Inphi’s electro-optics interconnect platform. 

Heading ahead, Marvell plans to combine Innovium and Inphi items to produce functionality optimized switch silicon for use in hyperscale knowledge centers. 

Marvell also announced that Innovium was decided on as a critical technology supplier by a Tier 1 cloud buyer, and that the deal will spur a considerable revenue ramp in calendar 2022.

Innovium is also in talks with a number of other cloud facts middle customers in developing out their long run community architectures, Marvell explained.

“Our acquisition of Innovium and its complementary choices additional extends Marvell’s leadership in the cloud, and I am enthusiastic that Innovium has secured significant share at a marquee cloud purchaser,” claimed Marvell CEO Matt Murphy. “Innovium has established alone as a sturdy cloud information middle service provider switch silicon company with a proven platform, and we glance ahead to performing with their proficient group who have a potent track document in the market for offering a number of generations of really successful items.”

Marvell expects the acquisition of Innovium to incorporate somewhere around $150 million in incremental profits upcoming fiscal calendar year.