QLogic keeps its customers on a steady diet of Fibre...Channel. The company designs server and storage system networking products, including switches, adapters, and storage routers. QLogic's products are primarily Fibre Channel and Ethernet-based, but can also operate as Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) products or as a combination of technologies. The company also provides controllers for embedded applications. QLogic uses contract manufacturers to build its products, which are sold directly to server and workstation manufacturers and through distributors. Customers include Hewlett-Packard (more than a quarter of sales), Dell (17%), and IBM (15%). The company was acquired by Cavium in mid-2016.