SensorDynamics

SensorDynamics
legal form	AG (until 2011)
founding	2003
resolution	2011
Seat	Lebring near Graz , Austria
Number of employees	130 (2011)
Branch	electronics

The Sensor Dynamics AG was an Austrian semiconductor company, which specialized in sensor solutions for automotive, industrial and high-end consumer market. SensorDynamics developed and sold customer-specific products and standard products for applications in the field of vehicle stabilization , occupant protection, navigation systems, keyless go systems and autonomous wireless and battery-free energy generators. In addition to the company headquarters at Eybesfeld Castle near Lebring near Graz , SensorDynamics was represented with its own branches in Italy and Germany as well as a worldwide sales network. In July 2011 the company had around 130 employees. It was purchased in 2011 by Maxim Integrated , a semiconductor company based in San Jose , California for $ 164 million.

Company history

SensorDynamics AG was founded in 2003 by Herbert Gartner, Hubertus Christ, Jürgen Tittel and Volker Kempe and financed by venture capitalists through four equity rounds in 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011. In 2005 Tornado Insider selected SensorDynamics as one of the top 100 European high-tech companies. The company cooperated closely with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft , especially with the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology in Itzehoe . In October 2007 SensorDynamics started a cooperation with the US semiconductor specialist Kionix . In August 2008, announced EnOcean and SensorDynamics the world's first launch of a micro-energy harvesting - system on a chip . In March 2009 SensorDynamics announced the first microsystem rotation rate sensors (gyros) for the automation and high-end consumer goods industries. In 2009 Chipworks selected a SensorDynamics product as the most innovative product of the year. In December 2010, SensorDynamics reported on the world's first fully characterized and specified inertial sensor with six degrees of freedom (6 × 6 × 1.2 mm-6DoF). In July 2011, the company was acquired by Maxim Integrated Products for $ 164 million.

founder

Herbert Gartner (Founder, CEO 04/2003 - 09/2003, CFO 09/2003 - 03/2012)
Hubertus Christ (founder, CEO 09/2003 - 03/2012)
Volker Kempe (founder)
Jürgen Tittel (founder)

quality

SensorDynamics fulfilled important quality standards such as B. ISO / TS 16949 , ISO 14001 , IEC 61508 , ISO 26262 , AEC Q100.

Key investors

I4G Investment GmbH (2003-2011)
Siemens Venture Capital (2004-2011)
German Effecten- and Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft (2004–2011)
Steirische Beteiligungsfinanzierungsgesellschaft mbH (2004–2011)
PONTIS Capital (2007-2011)
FIDURA Private Equity Fund (2007–2011)
Global Equity Partners (2004–2009)
Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft (2003–2011)
FFG (2004 to today)

Individual evidence

↑ SensorDynamics , Wirtschaftsblatt. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013.
↑ ^a ^b Serial Entrepreneur Herbert Gartner , DiePresse. Accessed June 2015.
↑ Grazer SensorDynamics receives 20 million euros from consortium , Boerse-Express.
↑ SensorDynamics closes financing round of over 25 million euros , press release.
↑ Tornado100 Awards , Tornado Insider. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved August 14, 2009. @1@ 2

↑ SensorDynamics and Fraunhofer sign a future-oriented, long-term patent contract , Fraunhofer. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 7, 2013. @1@ 2

↑ SensorDynamics and Kionix Partner , DEWB.

↑ Micromechanical sensors for cell phones, game consoles, navigation devices, camcorders , press releases.

↑ EnOcean and SensorDynamics announce Energy Harvesting Single Chip RF Transceiver , press release.

↑ SensorDynamics Combisensor Named Product of the Year , Sensors Magazine.

↑ SensorDynamics: New 6-Axis Inertial Measurement Unit (6DoF IMU) , Business Wire.

↑ Great for Graz SensorDynamics: Maxim pays 164 million dollars , Wirtschaftsblatt. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.

Additional references

[SensorDynamics-1] SensorDynamics , Wirtschaftsblatt. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013.

[Serial_Entrepreneur_Herbert_Gartner-2] Serial Entrepreneur Herbert Gartner , DiePresse. Accessed June 2015.

[Grazer_SensorDynamics_erhält_von_Konsortium_20_Millionen_Euro-3] Grazer SensorDynamics receives 20 million euros from consortium , Boerse-Express.

[SensorDynamics_schließt_Finanzierungsrunde_über_25_Millionen_Euro-4] SensorDynamics closes financing round of over 25 million euros , press release.

[Tornado100_Awards-5] Tornado100 Awards , Tornado Insider. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved August 14, 2009. @1@ 2

[SensorDynamics_und_Fraunhofer_schließen_einen_zukunftsweisenden,_langfristigen_Patentvertrag_ab-6] SensorDynamics and Fraunhofer sign a future-oriented, long-term patent contract , Fraunhofer. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 7, 2013. @1@ 2

[SensorDynamics_and_Kionix_Partner-7] SensorDynamics and Kionix Partner , DEWB.

[Mikromechanische_Sensoren_für_Handys,_Spielkonsolen,_Navigationsgeräte,_Camcorder-8] Micromechanical sensors for cell phones, game consoles, navigation devices, camcorders , press releases.

[energyharvesting-9] EnOcean and SensorDynamics announce Energy Harvesting Single Chip RF Transceiver , press release.

[SensorDynamics_Combisensor_Named_Product_of_the_Year-10] SensorDynamics Combisensor Named Product of the Year , Sensors Magazine.

[SensorDynamics:_New_6-Axis_Inertial_Measurement_Unit_(6DoF_IMU)-11] SensorDynamics: New 6-Axis Inertial Measurement Unit (6DoF IMU) , Business Wire.

[Super_für_Grazer_SensorDynamics:_Maxim_zahlt_164_Millionen_Dollar-12] Great for Graz SensorDynamics: Maxim pays 164 million dollars , Wirtschaftsblatt. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.