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'''SensorDynamics''' was a European semiconductor company specialized in developing and manufacturing high-volume [[micro]]- and [[wireless]] [[semiconductor]] [[sensor]] products for applications in automotive, industry and high-end consumer sectors. SensorDynamics' products satisfied industry demands for high standards of quality, flexibility and energy efficiency. [[Fail-safe]] functionality of SensorDynamics' products was one of SensorDynamics' unique product feature. The sensor product specialist has succeeded in cost-attractive integration of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems ([[MEMS]]), [[ASIC]], firmware plus test and calibration algorithms in single package. Intelligent combinations of hardware and software algorithms made its products fail-safe. In this way, SensorDynamics not only lived up to the standards of [[safety-critical]] car manufacturers, it was also the default choice for other industrial customers who demand a high degree of fail-safe functionality in their applications.
'''SensorDynamics''' was a European [[semiconductor]] company that [[Maxim_Integrated_Products|Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.]] acquired in July, 2011. The SensorDynamics products were folded into the Maxim company portfolio.  


SensorDynamics developed and produced custom-made designs and standard components for use in vehicle stabilization, occupant protection, navigation systems, [[Keyless Go|keyless go]] systems or autonomous energy generators for wireless and battery free controllers for industrial, automotive and high-end consumer application.[http://www.wirtschaftsblatt.at/home/oesterreich/unternehmen/steiermark/371932/index.do]
==History==
 
SensorDynamics was founded in 2003 with financial support from national Austrian and international venture capital firms. It was headquartered in Lebring, near Graz, Austria.
With its head quarters in [[Graz]], [[Austria]], SensorDynamics had offices in [[Italy]] and [[Germany]] and a worldwide sales and distribution network. The company employed about 130 people in July 2011.  


[[Maxim Integrated Products]] acquired SensorDynamics in July 2011 for the total amount of $164 million.[http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/wirtschaft/2789059/us-schalterhersteller-maxim-kauft-steirische-sensordynamics.story]
SensorDynamics provided integrated sensor products and systems for automotive, industrial, and consumer products.  


==History==
SensorDynamics was founded in 2003 by Herbert Gartner, Hubertus Christ, Jürgen Tittel and Volker Kempe. Financed by national and international Venture Capital investors the company successfully closed four equity rounds in 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011. [http://www.sensordynamics.cc/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=11] In 2005 SensorDynamics was ranked under the top 100 European high tech companies by Tornado Insider [http://www.tornado-insider.com/tornado100/awards.asp] and awarded the Fast Forward Award 2005 in Austria.[http://www.sensordynamics.cc/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=18] From the beginning the Company strongly cooperated with the Institute of Silicon Technology [[Fraunhofer Society]] in Itzehoe and expanded this cooperation with long term agreements in 2007.[http://www.sensordynamics.cc/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=29]
In October 2007 SensorDynamics started a deep cooperation with US consumer electronics supplier Kionix([http://www.kionix.com Kionix Website]).[http://www.kionix.com/Press-Releases/Releases/SensorDynamics%20&%20Kionix%20071005.pdf][http://pressetext.at/news/081201020/mikromechanische-sensoren-fuer-handys-spielkonsolen-navigationsgeraete-camcorder/]. In August 2008 [[EnOcean]] and SensorDynamics announced the launch world's first [[energy harvesting]] system on chip [[SOC]] product.[http://www.sensordynamics.cc/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=42]. In March 2009 SensorDynamics launched [[MEMS]] gyroscopes for industrial, medical and consumer applications.  In November 2009 [[Chipworks]] selected SensorDynamics' [[MEMS]] product SD755 as product of the year 2009. [http://www.sensorsmag.com/automotive/news/sensordynamics-combisensor-named-product-year-6368]. In November 2010 SensorDynamics announced XY angular rate and an XYZ angular rate devices in 6x6x1.8 mm3 QFN40-packages.[http://www.sensordynamics.cc/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=63] In December 2010 SensorDynamics announced worldwide's first fully characterized and specified 6 x 6 x 1.2 mm 6DoF [[IMU]] (six degrees of freedom inertial measurement unit) including evaluation boards.[http://www.sensordynamics.cc/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=64]. In July 2011 SensorDynamics was acquired by [[Maxim Integrated Products]], a recognized leader in analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products. Maxim Integrated Products, headquartered in Sunnyvale/California, is in Fortune 1000, and is included in the [[Nasdaq 100]], the [[Russell 1000]], and [[MSCI]] USA indices. Maxim was paying $164 million to acquire SensorDynamics.[http://www.sensordynamics.cc/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=82]


==Product Portfolio==
==Product Portfolio==
SensorDynamics focused on three product groups, for each of which the company had created a development platform to guarantee a maximum re-use of silicon proven analogue and digital IPs. This was the basis for both application-specific developments and adaptations of existing products.
*Proprietary sensor and microelectromechanical ([[MEMS]]) products.
 
*Low-power interface and wireless connectivity devices.
===Inertial microsensor systems===
*Micro and wireless products for automotive applications.
SensorDynamics had developed and produced world's first [[MEMS]] combo sensors in combining [[MEMS]] motion sensors ([[angular acceleration|angular]] rate and/or acceleration) with sophisticated analogue-digital electronics (ASIC) in micro packages to form a large-scale of integrated micro sensor system.
Applications included electronic stabilization systems, rollover detection and navigation sets for ’blind reckoning’ without [[GPS]] support.
 
===Intelligent sensor interface circuits===
SensorDynamics had a wealth of expertise in the development and manufacturing of intelligent electronic signal conditioning circuitry of macro sensors such as core and planar [[coil]]s, [[resistor]]s, capacitive and magneto resistive sensors. Cooperation with the customer produces application-specific sensor systems that combined macro sensors and electronic signal conditioning at module level.
 
===Wireless sensors===
Examples of wireless sensors were to be found in ‘[[Keyless Go|Keyless go]]’ or tyre pressure systems. However, [[wireless]] and battery-less sensor systems are increasingly adopted in industrial applications; especially automation such as smart [[LF]]/[[RF]] applications.
[[Energy harvesting]], in other words powering devices from the energy produced by movement, heat or light, was enabled by SensorDynamics' system on chip [[SOC]] products. Sensor systems that incorporated energy use optimization management – integrated processing of sensor signals through to the transmission of control signals at [[radio frequency|radio frequencies]] – was a special discipline of SensorDynamics.
 
==Key people==
*[[Herbert Gartner]] (Founder, [[CEO]] 04/2003 - 09/2003, [[CFO]] 09/2003 - 03/2012)
*[[Hubertus Christ]] (Founder, [[CEO]] 09/2003 - 03/2012)
*[[Jürgen Tittel]] (Founder)
*[[Volker Kempe]] (Founder)
 
==Management and Team==
The company had about 130 employees world-wide when it was acquired by [[Maxim Integrated Products]] in July 2011. Their key qualifications included: extensive experience in sensor system development, [[MEMS]] and [[semiconductor]] technology, testing and [[quality assurance]] as well as deep knowledge of the [[automotive electronics]] market and strong applications expertise. SensorDynamics as a company had been operational as such since 2003, although the nucleus of the team worked together in prior companies since the 1990s.
 
==Quality and environmental management==
As SensorDynamics was also providing sensitive integrated products and systems to the automotive market, the quality and environmental management system was based on the [[ISO/TS16949]] and [[ISO 14001]] standard.
SensorDynamics satisfied all automotive quality requirements (i.e. [[ISO/TS16949]], [[ISO 14001]], [[IEC61508]], [[ISO 26262]], [[AEC]] Q100).
 
==Key Investors==
 
[http://www.i4g.at I4G Investment GmbH] (2003 - 2011);
[http://www.siemensventurecapital.com Siemens Venture Capital] (2004 - 2011);
[http://www.dewb-vc.com DEWB] (2004 - 2011);
[http://www.sfg.at Steirische Beteiligungsfinanzierungsgesellschaft mbH] (2004 -2011);
[http://www.pontiscapital.at PONTIS Capital] (2007 -2011);
[http://www.gep.at Global Equity Partners] (2004 - 2009);
[http://www.awsg.at Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH] (2003 - 2011);
[http://www.ffg.at/en Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)] (2004 - today);
 
==References==
*[[:de:DEWB#Beteiligungen|DEWB]]
*[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=11499525 BusinessWeek]
*[http://www.newsfox.com/pte.mc?pte=081111029 EnOcean and SensorDynamics announce Energy Harvesting Single Chip RF Transceiver]
*[http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS76150+12-Mar-2009+BW20090312 SensorDynamics Launches Gyroscope for Industrial, Medical and Consumer Applications]
*[http://www.motioncontrol.com/news/index.cfm/SensorDynamics-Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems-6DoF-IMU SensorDynamics Launches Low-Cost 6DoF-IMU With Continuous Self Diagnosis]
*[http://www.audix.com/_en/01_audix/03_ir/01_irnews_detail.aspx?ID=5 SensorDynamics and Audix Corporation sign Greater China business development agreement]




==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.sensordynamics.cc official sensordynamics website]
* [http://www.maxim-ic.com/sensordynamics Maxim Acquires SensorDynamics]
 
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SensorDynamics was a European semiconductor company that Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. acquired in July, 2011. The SensorDynamics products were folded into the Maxim company portfolio.

History

SensorDynamics was founded in 2003 with financial support from national Austrian and international venture capital firms. It was headquartered in Lebring, near Graz, Austria.

SensorDynamics provided integrated sensor products and systems for automotive, industrial, and consumer products.


Product Portfolio

  • Proprietary sensor and microelectromechanical (MEMS) products.
  • Low-power interface and wireless connectivity devices.
  • Micro and wireless products for automotive applications.


External links

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