InvenSense

 ( Companies Based In San Jose, California ) 

InvenSense Inc. is an American consumer electronics company, founded in 2003 in San Jose, California by Steve Nasiri. They are the provider of the MotionTracking sensor system on chip (SoC) which functions as a gyroscope for consumer electronic devices such as , tablets, wearables, gaming devices, optical image stabilization, and remote controls for Smart TVs. InvenSense provides the motion controller in the Nintendo Wii game controller and the Oculus Rift DK1. The Oculus Rift DK1 bill of materials Its motion controllers are found in the Samsung Galaxy smartphones and most recently in the Apple iPhone 6. "Inside The Apple iPhone 6 Plus: Invensense Makes The Grade", Forbes.com, September 19, 2014. retrieved October 7, 2014

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History Founded in 2003, InvenSense is headquartered in San Jose, California with offices in Wilmington, Massachusetts, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, France, Canada, Slovakia and Italy. "Apple's next big thing is even bigger for Invensense", BetaNews, September 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014

In December 2016, the company was acquired by electronics company TDK for US$1.3 billion. InvenSense became part of the MEMS Sensors Business Group in 2017. In February 2018, Chirp Microsystems joined InvenSense through its acquisition by TDK.

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Technical capabilities InvenSense MotionTracking tracks complex user motions with the use of motion sensors such as microelectromechanical , (including 3-axis gyroscopes), , compasses, and pressure sensors. the system then calibrates data, and creates a single data stream. "Why Telecoms Are Spending Billions For This Highly Coveted Asset", Motley Fool, September 26, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014 With complex movement tracking comes a drain on battery life. In June, 2014, the company announced a low power gyroscope chip that used just under six milliwatts of power in a chip and was just 0.75 millimeters thick.

InvenSense also provides Optical Image Stabilisation for smartphone cameras, which are important to detect hand movements and reduce shake in photographs. InvenSense's compact gyroscope was designed to provide antishake features on the smallest camera phones. "Really, really tiny image stabilization systems for camera phones" C/Net., May 24, 2006. Retrieved October 7, 2014

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See also

• List of system-on-a-chip suppliers

Categories: Companies Based In San Jose, California, 2003 Establishments In California, Accelerometers, Technology Companies Based In The San Francisco Bay Area, System On A Chip, Microelectronic And Microelectromechanical Systems, Electronics Companies Of The United States, Image Stabilization, Semiconductor Companies Of The United States

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