sound of telephone and teleconference communications over the Internet (i.e., VOIP). Just before the agreement was to be signed, Microsoft ended the discussions saying that it made a significant breakthrough in its own, heretofore undisclosed research program, and no longer needed Agere's technology. References External links LSI Corporation Official Website Agere Systems profile at Yahoo!. Avago Technologies' Official Website. History of Allentown, Pennsylvania Companies based in Allentown, Pennsylvania Technology companies established in 2002 Companies disestablished in 2007 Defunct semiconductor companies of the United States Alcatel-Lucent Fabless semiconductor companies 2002 establishments in Pennsylvania Defunct companies based in Pennsylvania Defunct computer companies of the United States