Agere Systems, Inc. was an integrated circuit components company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Spun out of Lucent Technologies in 2002, Agere was merged into LSI Corporation in 2007. LSI was in turn acquired by Avago Technologies in 2014. Wikipedia
Parent organizations: LSI Corporation and Broadcom Inc
Headquarters: Allentown, PA
Founded: 2000
Ceo: Richard L. Clemmer
Defunct: April 2, 2007; 17 years ago
Number of employees: ~17,000
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence