As of December 17, 2001, Virata Corporation was acquired by GlobeSpan, Inc. Virata Corporation provides integrated circuits, software, and system designs for broadband applications that enable the high-speed transmission of data, voice, and video over copper telephone lines. The company's digital subscriber line (DSL) product line includes a range of solutions for all DSL applications, including ADSL, HDSL, HDSL2, SDSL, and VDSL. Its processor-independent software products deliver universal plug and play, security, and embedded web management capabilities; voice over packet applications; and MPEG2 encoder and decoder single chip solutions for next-generation digital video products. It was formerly known as Advanced Telecommunications Modules Ltd. The company is based in Santa Clara, California.