Silicon Labs

Silicon Labs is a prominent provider of silicon, software, and solutions aimed at fostering a more connected world. The company specializes in analog-intensive mixed-signal semiconductors and is influential in shaping technologies for the Internet of Things, internet infrastructure, industrial automation, consumer electronics, and automotive markets. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs employs approximately 1,300 team members across 20 countries, focusing on products that prioritize performance, energy efficiency, connectivity, and user simplicity. The company has received recognition for its industry leadership, including being named the Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company by the Global Semiconductor Alliance for three of the last four years.

Nav Sooch

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Redpine Signals

Acquisition in 2020
Redpine Signals is a wireless systems company that specializes in developing advanced chipset and system-level products for wireless networks. The company focuses on creating ultra-low power, high-performance solutions for next-generation wireless applications, catering to various sectors including industrial, commercial, medical, and home automation. Redpine's product offerings encompass IoT-enabled microcontrollers, embedded connectivity modules, and both wired and wireless modems. By providing differentiated hardware and software sub-systems, Redpine facilitates flexibility and ease of integration for system integrators. This comprehensive approach enables the company to deliver optimal wireless solutions tailored to meet customer requirements effectively and competitively.

Sigma Designs

Acquisition in 2017
Sigma Designs, Inc. specializes in providing integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions that enhance multimedia entertainment within the home. The company offers four key product lines: media processors, VXP video image processing, ultra-wideband devices, and Z-wave devices. Its media processor line includes SoC solutions that integrate semiconductors and software, essential for various consumer applications that handle digital video and audio content, such as IPTV, connected media players, and HD televisions. Additionally, Sigma's VXP video image processing technology delivers high-quality video output for professional and consumer applications, including audio-video receivers and digital signage. The company's innovations play a significant role in the evolution of smart home technologies, contributing to seamless connectivity and enhanced media experiences.

Zentri

Acquisition in 2017
Zentri is radically changing the way product companies deliver secure mobile and cloud-connected products that deliver rich connected experiences. Leveraging Zentri’s Silicon-to-Cloud Secure Connected Product Platform, its customers get to market in weeks instead of years with highly secure and robust products. In addition to delivering the connected experience product buyers expect, they enable secure product authentication, seamless OTA software update, remote product diagnosis and analytics, and more.   The heart of its platform is ZentriOS, a complete product operating system embedded into Zentri’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE modules or available as standalone software, cloud device management software available as a service or as a connector for your existing cloud partner, and iOS/Android SDK’s for mobile app developers. Over 900 customers trust Zentri to securely connect their products and drive deep customer engagement.

Micrium

Acquisition in 2016
Micrium LLC, founded in 1999 and located in Weston, Florida, specializes in developing real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded software components for microprocessor, microcontroller, and DSP-based devices. The company is recognized as a leader in the RTOS market, with its µC/OS being a prominent choice for embedded systems, offering a variety of connectivity options. In addition to its operating systems, Micrium provides developer tools, including a Windows application and Tracealyzer, which enhances developers' ability to diagnose runtime issues in embedded systems. Micrium Spectrum is another key offering, presenting a comprehensive suite of embedded software, protocol stacks, and cloud services aimed at simplifying IoT development. The company's solutions are designed for reliability and performance, meeting stringent safety standards for critical industries such as medical electronics, avionics, and industrial control. Micrium operates as a subsidiary of Silicon Laboratories Inc.

Telegesis

Acquisition in 2015
Telegesis Ltd. specializes in the design, manufacture, and supply of ZigBee modules based on Silicon Labs' technology, catering to various markets including consumer, commercial, industrial, and government sectors worldwide. The company provides a diverse range of products, such as ZigBee radio modules, thread modules, development kits, USB sticks, and smart energy compliant devices, along with external antennas and off-the-shelf firmware. Telegesis's offerings support applications in smart energy, building lighting and control, renewable energy, and home automation, enabling devices to communicate over distances of up to one kilometer through self-configuring mesh networks. Telegesis distributes its products through distributors and sales representatives in the United States, as well as online, and maintains strategic partnerships with several technology companies. Established in 1998, Telegesis is headquartered in High Wycombe, United Kingdom, and operates as a subsidiary of Silicon Laboratories Inc.

Bluegiga Technologies

Acquisition in 2015
Bluegiga Technologies specializes in developing short-range wireless connectivity solutions, focusing on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules. The company caters to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), device manufacturers, and system integrators across diverse sectors, including consumer electronics, health and wellness, automotive aftermarket, sports and fitness, and industrial applications. By providing reliable and certified radio technologies, Bluegiga aims to enhance the performance of its clients’ products. The company is committed to fostering strong relationships with its customers throughout the entire product life cycle, ensuring that its connectivity solutions effectively meet the evolving needs of industry leaders and emerging startups alike.

Touchstone Semiconductor

Acquisition in 2014
Touchstone Semiconductor is a designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog integrated circuits (ICs) that address critical challenges faced by electronics companies. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Milpitas, California, Touchstone specializes in proprietary products that offer a distinctive combination of features and performance not available in the broader analog market. Additionally, the company provides second-source products that are pin-compatible and identical in specifications to existing competitive offerings, making them suitable alternatives for products that are difficult to secure from sole sources. Touchstone's innovative solutions are supported by investments from firms such as Opus Capital and Khosla Ventures.

Energy Micro

Acquisition in 2013
Energy Micro is a global provider of energy friendly microcontrollers and RF transceivers based on the ARM Cortex processor cores. Consuming a quarter of the energy of competing products, the company's ultra low power EFM32 Gecko MCUs and EFR4 Draco radios target energy sensitive applications, including smart metering, building automation, security systems and portable heath and fitness equipment. The products are supported by Energy Micro's Simplicity Studio, an easy-to-use software console helping to reduce embedded system development times. Energy Micro's mission is to develop, market and sell the world's most energy friendly microcontrollers and radios, based on modern and powerful microprocessor architectures. The company is founded by experienced semiconductor professionals with previous experience from successful semiconductor companies.

Ember

Acquisition in 2012
Ember is a design-oriented company specializing in temperature control technologies that enhance the way individuals consume food and beverages. Founded by inventor Clay Alexander, Ember has developed a range of patented products, including the world’s first temperature control smart mug, which allows users to customize the temperature of their drinks for optimal flavor. The company aims to revolutionize industries such as healthcare and wellness by creating advanced temperature-adjustable dishware and drinkware. By focusing on precise temperature control, Ember seeks to improve user experiences and drive significant changes in how people eat, drink, and live.

SpectraLinear

Acquisition in 2011
SpectraLinear, Inc. is a fabless mixed signal integrated circuits company that specializes in the design, development, and marketing of timing circuits. Founded in 2006 and based in Santa Clara, California, the company offers a range of products including programmable clock generators, zero delay buffers, and electromagnetic interference reduction clocks. These products are utilized in various electronic applications across consumer, computer, and communication markets, supporting devices such as digital televisions, cameras, set-top boxes, printers, and computers. Additionally, SpectraLinear serves automotive, gaming, and industrial sectors, with operational locations in Istanbul, Bangalore, Taiwan, and Japan.

ChipSensors

Acquisition in 2010
ChipSensors Ltd is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2007, specializing in the development and production of advanced sensors using deep submicron CMOS technology. The company focuses on measuring temperature, humidity, and gases. ChipSensors is led by a team of experienced professionals with a strong background in analog and mixed-signal semiconductor design and manufacturing. In addition to its core sensor products, the company offers consultancy, training, and design services related to custom sensor analysis, sensor ASIC design, mixed-signal integrated circuit design, and wireless hardware and software reference designs.

Silicon Clocks

Acquisition in 2010
Silicon Clocks develops and licenses its patented CMEMSâ„¢ (Standard CMOS + MEMS) design and manufacturing technology to fabless electronic companies, design houses, open foundries, IDMs, and MEMS manufacturers. CMEMSâ„¢ allows the 3D silicon manufacturing of a wide range of silicon resonators and sensors directly above standard CMOS wafers enabling the creation of a wide range of integrated clock & timing, consumer, health, automotive, wireless, and energy harvesting applications. Companies adopting the CMEMSâ„¢ technology develop new products with unprecedented form factors, improved manufacturing margins, and lower power consumption. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Fremont, California.

Silicon Clocks

Series B in 2009
Silicon Clocks develops and licenses its patented CMEMSâ„¢ (Standard CMOS + MEMS) design and manufacturing technology to fabless electronic companies, design houses, open foundries, IDMs, and MEMS manufacturers. CMEMSâ„¢ allows the 3D silicon manufacturing of a wide range of silicon resonators and sensors directly above standard CMOS wafers enabling the creation of a wide range of integrated clock & timing, consumer, health, automotive, wireless, and energy harvesting applications. Companies adopting the CMEMSâ„¢ technology develop new products with unprecedented form factors, improved manufacturing margins, and lower power consumption. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Fremont, California.

Integration Associates

Acquisition in 2008
Integration Associates, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, designs and delivers tested wafers and packaged integrated circuits for RF, infrared, modem, and power management applications. The company offers EZRadio ICs, a wireless product to meet the needs of OEMs developing mesh network applications for consumer and industrial monitoring and control; ZigBee USB Dongle that provides a compliant interface, which can be connected to a host computer; EZSwitcher, a device that integrates various functions, which have been implemented discretely; EZ DAA products to span the isolation barriers; and ASIC solutions. It has operations in North America, South America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Oceania. Integration Associates, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company also has offices and design centers in Hungary, Portugal, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom. As of July 29, 2008, Integration Associates, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Silicon Laboratories, Inc.

SourceCore

Acquisition in 2007
SourceCore is a mixed-signal design company.

StackCom

Acquisition in 2006
StackCom developing wireless protocol software stacks for GSM and GPRS mobile applications.

Silembia

Acquisition in 2006
Silembia develops semiconductor intellectual property for digital demodulation and channel decoding.

Helicomm

Venture Round in 2006
Helicomm is focused on providing customers with reliable and cost-effective, standards-based wireless networking solutions. Helicomm is headquartered in San Diego, CA, and operates fully owned subsidiaries in Beijing, China, and Taipei, Taiwan. Their unique global business model allows them to rapidly introduce innovative wireless product designs, and to provide their customers with high-quality, turnkey wireless networking solutions ranging from design and development through commercial off-the-shelf products.

Silicon MAGIKE

Acquisition in 2005
Silicon MAGIKE is a mixed-signal development-stage enterprise that develops high-voltage, high-performance, mixed-signal ICs.

The Cygnal Group

Acquisition in 2003
The Cygnal Group specializes in designing, manufacturing, and marketing field-programmable, mixed-signal System-on-Chip products and associated support tools. The company focuses on integrating advanced analog, high-speed digital, and FLASH memory functions into a single device, offering users enhanced component integration, design flexibility, and improved system performance. Cygnal's product offerings include analog-intensive 8-bit microcontrollers, which are utilized across diverse applications such as industrial automation, automotive sensors, medical instrumentation, and electronic test equipment. The company's global sales strategy relies on a network of field application engineers and manufacturer representatives, ensuring comprehensive support across various markets, including communications systems, industrial equipment, and consumer products.

SNR Semiconductor

Acquisition in 2000
SNR Semiconductor is an engineering design firm specializing in the design of analog and mixed-signal core technology.

Krypton Isolation

Acquisition in 2000
Krypton Isolation, Inc., a company specializing in patented total solid state all-silicon Data Access Arrangement, or DAA devices.
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