STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics is an independent semiconductor company established in 1987 through the merger of SGS Microelettronica and the nonmilitary segment of Thomson Semiconductors. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a diverse array of semiconductor products tailored for microelectronic applications across various sectors, including automotive, telecommunications, consumer electronics, and industrial automation. STMicroelectronics specializes in analog chips, discrete power semiconductors, microcontrollers, sensors, and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). It operates through several segments, such as Automotive, Consumer, Computer and Communication Infrastructure, and Industrial and Multisegment. The company is recognized as a key supplier in the automotive and industrial markets, contributing to advancements in smart driving and the Internet of Things.

Remi El-Ouazzane

President

Past deals in Embedded Software

Wisebatt

Acquisition in 2021
Wisebatt is a unique simulation tool for electronics engineers developing IoT devices. They can build virtual prototypes and collaborate to make the optimal choice between cost, battery life and performance, very early in the design cycle. Within minutes, hardware engineers access complex modeling results that would usually take weeks. Their technology leverages more than 15 years of academic research.

Cartesiam

Acquisition in 2021
Cartesiam SAS is a French company founded in 2016, specializing in artificial intelligence software for microcontrollers. Based in Toulon, the company has developed NanoEdge AI, a technology that enables machine learning and data analysis directly on microcontrollers. This innovative approach allows devices to become smart, intuitive, and self-contained, enhancing their functionality while minimizing energy consumption. Cartesiam's team consists of mathematicians, engineers, data scientists, and other professionals who are dedicated to addressing key challenges in creating a more secure and efficient environment through advanced analytics and simplified deployment of AI solutions.

Draupner Graphics

Acquisition in 2018
Draupner Graphics A/S, based in Aarhus, Denmark, is a developer and supplier of TouchGFX, a software framework designed for creating high-quality graphics and animations for embedded graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Founded in 2014, the company specializes in delivering solutions that operate on 32-bit microcontrollers, ensuring minimal resource requirements and low power consumption. TouchGFX enables graphics that meet modern smartphone standards, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including smart home systems, appliances, wearables, and audio and video devices. As of July 2018, Draupner Graphics operates as a subsidiary of STMicroelectronics N.V.

DecaWave

Venture Round in 2017
DecaWave is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in the development of single-chip CMOS ultra-wideband integrated circuits (ICs) based on the IEEE802.15.4a standard. The company focuses on harnessing the potential of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, particularly for real-time location systems (RTLS) and wireless sensor networks (WSNs). DecaWave's products support data rates of 110kbps to 27Mbps and have diverse applications across various sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, lighting, security, transportation, and inventory management. Additionally, DecaWave offers software packages that provide embedded networking stacks and location engines, facilitating micro-location systems and enhancing location-based services for clients in consumer, industrial, and automotive markets. Through collaborations with leading companies in over 30 verticals, DecaWave continues to innovate and expand its technological offerings.

RF Magic

Series C in 2003
RF Magic is a fabless semiconductor company providing a diversified portfolio of radio frequency (RF) Systems on a Chip integrated circuits (ICs) for the next generation of consumer electronics applications. The company’s experienced engineers combine RF and digital communications systems experience with RF silicon design expertise to develop highly advanced ICs for cost-effective integration into high-volume consumer platforms. RF Magic’s RF Systems on a Chip technology is well suited to meet extreme broadband challenges facing the expanding Digital Home, Consumer Mobility and High Performance Networking markets, such as high-throughput communications, wide bandwidth channels, multiple video channels, multi-function radios and high-interference environments. More than two million of the company’s award-winning products have been shipped to customers for use in Digital Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Out Door Units (ODUs), digital broadcast set top boxes (STBs) and televisions, home media centers, and fixed wireless access modems. Employing patented design techniques, RF Magic’s broadband RF Systems on a Chip ICs offer premium performance, efficient design, lower cost, diverse functionality, and simplicity of use to Deliver the Next RF Generation.

CoWare

Series D in 2002
CoWare, Inc. provides electronic system-level design software and consulting services primarily to IP, semiconductor, and electronics companies. The company specializes in platform-driven solutions that facilitate platform architecture design, verification, application sub-system design, processor design, DSP algorithm design, and software development. Key products include Platform Architect, a graphical environment for platform analysis; Model Designer for IP block verification; and Virtual Platform, which simulates platforms for software development teams. CoWare also offers a Model Library containing various processor, bus, and peripheral models, and Processor Designer for creating custom processors and programmable hardware accelerators. Additionally, the Signal Processing Designer enables the design and analysis of signal processing algorithms, exporting implementations as blocks. CoWare's suite of tools supports the creation and validation of virtual hardware platforms, streamlining development processes for device software.

CoWare

Series C in 2000
CoWare, Inc. provides electronic system-level design software and consulting services primarily to IP, semiconductor, and electronics companies. The company specializes in platform-driven solutions that facilitate platform architecture design, verification, application sub-system design, processor design, DSP algorithm design, and software development. Key products include Platform Architect, a graphical environment for platform analysis; Model Designer for IP block verification; and Virtual Platform, which simulates platforms for software development teams. CoWare also offers a Model Library containing various processor, bus, and peripheral models, and Processor Designer for creating custom processors and programmable hardware accelerators. Additionally, the Signal Processing Designer enables the design and analysis of signal processing algorithms, exporting implementations as blocks. CoWare's suite of tools supports the creation and validation of virtual hardware platforms, streamlining development processes for device software.
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