title: Gigle Networks
text: # Gigle Networks
  
  Gigle Networks (formerly known as Gigle Semiconductor) was a provider of high performance system-on-a-chip semiconductor devices and intelligent switching technology for home network, IPTV, consumer electronics and smart grid applications. The company was based in Barcelona, Spain, Edinburgh, UK, and Redwood City, California.
  
  ## History
  
  Gigle was a venture capital backed privately held company. The company completed a Series A funding round of $11 million in January 2006, led by Accel Partners and Pond Venture Partners; and a Series B funding round of $20 million in November 2007, led by Scottish Equity Partners with participation from Accel Partners and Pond Venture Partners. In December 2010, the company was acquired by Broadcom for $75 million.
  
  Gigle announced 1 Gbit/s physical layer throughput trials in December 2006. Gigle was involved in multimedia communications standards such as IEEE P1901 and G.hn. Gigle Networks was a board member of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, a co-founder of the Homegrid Forum a member of the Home Gateway Initiative and the Broadband Forum.
  
  