<page_title> Applied Micro Circuits Corporation </page_title> <section_title> Acquisitions </section_title> <table> <cell> April 2004 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> PowerPC 400 series product line from IBM <col_header> Acquired company </col_header> </cell> <cell> embedded microprocessors <col_header> Expertise </col_header> </cell> <cell> $227M in cash <col_header> Amount </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2004, AMCC acquired the PowerPC 400 microprocessors from IBM for $227 million.