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'''SensorDynamics''' was a European semiconductor company | {{Infobox company | ||
| name = SensorDynamics | |||
| logo = [[Image:sensordynamicslogo.jpg]] | |||
| type = [[Private company|Private]] | |||
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| foundation = [[Graz]], [[Austria]] ({{Start date|2003}}) | |||
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| location_city = [[File:Flag of Austria.svg|border|20px]][[Graz]]/[[Lebring-Sankt Margarethen|Lebring]] | |||
| location_country = [[Austria]] | |||
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| key_people = Hubertus Christ <small>([[CEO]] & Founder)</small> <br /> | |||
Herbert Gartner <small>([[CFO]] & Founder)</small> <br /> | |||
| industry = [[Semiconductor]]s | |||
| products = Sensor & Sensor Interfaces, Semiconductors | |||
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| owner = [[Maxim Integrated Products]] | |||
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| homepage = [http://www.sensordynamics.cc/ www.sensordynamics.cc] | |||
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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. The company was acquired by [[Maxim Integrated Products|Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]; a semiconductor company based in [[Sunnyvale, California]]. Acquisition was announed in Jul 2011 by Tunc Doluca, CEO and President of Maxim. SensorDynamics was acquired for $164 million ($130 million in cash plus $34 million in debt).<ref name=" Acquisition ">{{cite news|title= Acquisition |publisher=Business Journal|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2011/07/18/maxim-acquires-sensordynamics-for-130m.html}}</ref><ref name=" Press Release ">{{cite news|title= Press Release |publisher=Business Wire|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110718005754/en/Sensordynamics-Acquired-Maxim}}</ref><ref name=" Super für Grazer SensorDynamics: Maxim zahlt 164 Millionen Dollar ">{{cite news|title= Super für Grazer SensorDynamics: Maxim zahlt 164 Millionen Dollar |publisher=Wirtschaftsblatt|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.wirtschaftsblatt.at/home/oesterreich/branchen/super-fuer-grazer-sensordynamics-maxim-zahlt-164-millionen-dollar-480953/print.do}}</ref><ref name=" Maxim kauft steirische SensorDynamics ">{{cite news|title= Maxim kauft steirische SensorDynamics |publisher=Kleine Zeitung|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.wirtschaftsblatt.at/home/oesterreich/branchen/super-fuer-grazer-sensordynamics-maxim-zahlt-164-millionen-dollar-480953/print.do}}</ref> 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.<ref name=" SensorDynamics ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics |publisher=Wirtschaftsblatt|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/wirtschaft/2789059/us-schalterhersteller-maxim-kauft-steirische-sensordynamics.story}}</ref> 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. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
SensorDynamics was founded in 2003 | 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.<ref name=" SensorDynamics receives EUR 20 Million ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics receives EUR 20 Million |publisher=SensorDynamics|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.sensordynamics.it/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=11}}</ref><ref name=" Grazer SensorDynamics erhält von Konsortium 20 Millionen Euro ">{{cite news|title= Grazer SensorDynamics erhält von Konsortium 20 Millionen Euro |publisher=Boerse-Express|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.boerse-express.com/pages/366478}}</ref><ref name=" SensorDynamics schließt Finanzierungsrunde über 25 Millionen Euro ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics schließt Finanzierungsrunde über 25 Millionen Euro |publisher=Presstext|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.pressetext.com/news/20071211018}}</ref><ref name=" SensorDynamics closes Series B round with EUR 25 million ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics closes Series B round with EUR 25 million |publisher=SensorDynamics|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.sensordynamics.it/cms/cms.php?pageId=32&newsId=36}}</ref> In 2005 SensorDynamics was ranked under the top 100 European high tech companies by Tornado Insider <ref name=" Tornado100 Awards ">{{cite news|title= Tornado100 Awards |publisher=Tornado Insider|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.tornado-insider.com/tornado100/awards.asp}}</ref> and awarded the Fast Forward Award 2005 in Austria.<ref name=" SensorDynamics AG Winner of Fast Forward Award 2005 ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics AG Winner of Fast Forward Award 2005 |publisher=SensorDynamics|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.sensordynamics.it/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=18}}</ref><ref name=" Fast Forward Award ">{{cite news|title= Fast Forward Award |publisher=ORF|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGl6NkpL6U}}</ref><ref name=" Die erfolgreichsten Innovationen der letzten Jahre ">{{cite news|title= Die erfolgreichsten Innovationen der letzten Jahre |publisher=SFG|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.sfg.at/cms/55/}}</ref> 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.<ref name=" Fraunhofer and SensorDynamics announce long-term IP agreement ">{{cite news|title= Fraunhofer and SensorDynamics announce long-term IP agreement |publisher=SensorDynamics|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.sensordynamics.it/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=29}}</ref> In October 2007 SensorDynamics started a deep cooperation with US consumer electronics supplier [http://www.kionix.com Kionix].<ref name=" SensorDynamics and Kionix Partner ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics and Kionix Partner |publisher=Kionix|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.kionix.com/Press-Releases/Releases/SensorDynamics%20&%20Kionix%20071005.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" Mikromechanische Sensoren für Handys, Spielkonsolen, Navigationsgeräte, Camcorder ">{{cite news|title= Mikromechanische Sensoren für Handys, Spielkonsolen, Navigationsgeräte, Camcorder |publisher=Pressetext|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://pressetext.at/news/081201020/mikromechanische-sensoren-fuer-handys-spielkonsolen-navigationsgeraete-camcorder/}}</ref> In August 2008 [[EnOcean]] and SensorDynamics announced the launch world's first [[energy harvesting]] system on chip [[SOC]] product.<ref name=" EnOcean and SensorDynamics announce Energy Harvesting Single Chip RF Transceiver ">{{cite news|title= EnOcean and SensorDynamics announce Energy Harvesting Single Chip RF Transceiver |publisher=Pressetext|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.newsfox.com/pte.mc?pte=081111029}}</ref> In March 2009 SensorDynamics launched [[MEMS]] gyroscopes for industrial, medical and consumer applications. In November 2009 [http://www.chipworks.com/ Chipworks] selected SensorDynamics' [[MEMS]] product SD755 as product of the year 2009. <ref name=" SensorDynamics Combisensor Named Product of the Year ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics Combisensor Named Product of the Year |publisher=Sensors Magazine|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.sensorsmag.com/automotive/news/sensordynamics-combisensor-named-product-year-6368}}</ref> In November 2010 SensorDynamics announced XY angular rate and an XYZ angular rate devices in 6x6x1.8 mm3 QFN40-packages.<ref name=" NEW ROBUST 2D AND 3D ANGULAR RATE SENSORS ">{{cite news|title= NEW ROBUST 2D AND 3D ANGULAR RATE SENSORS |publisher=SensorDynamics|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.sensordynamics.it/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=63}}</ref> 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.<ref name=" SensorDynamics: New 6-Axis Inertial Measurement Unit (6DoF IMU) ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics: New 6-Axis Inertial Measurement Unit (6DoF IMU) |publisher=Business Wire|Retrieved=Feb 2012|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101208005687/en/SensorDynamics-6-Axis-Inertial-Measurement-Unit-6DoF-IMU}}</ref> 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. | ||
==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. | |||
===Inertial microsensor systems=== | |||
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. | |||
SensorDynamics | ===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=== | ||
SensorDynamics | 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== | |||
*[[Hubertus Christ]] (Founder, [[CEO]] 09/2003 - 03/2012) | |||
*[[Herbert Gartner]] (Founder, [[CEO]] 04/2003 - 09/2003, [[CFO]] 09/2003 - 03/2012) | |||
*[[Volker Kempe]] (Founder) | |||
*[[Jürgen Tittel]] (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); | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | * [http://www.sensordynamics.cc official sensordynamics website] | ||
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[[Category:Companies of Austria]] | |||
[[Category:Electronics companies]] | |||
[[Category:Semiconductor companies]] | |||
[[Category:Fabless semiconductor companies]] | |||
==References== | |||
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==Additional References== | |||
*[[:de:DEWB#Beteiligungen|DEWB]] | |||
*[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=11499525 BusinessWeek] | |||
*[http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS76150+12-Mar-2009+BW20090312 SensorDynamics Launches Gyroscope for Industrial, Medical and Consumer Applications] | |||
*[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] | |||