{{Short description|American microelectronics company}} {{Infobox company | name = InvenSense | founded = 2003 | logo = TDK InvenSense Logo.png | hq_location_city = San Jose, California | hq_location_country = US | key_people = {{ubl|Omar Abed, CEO of InvenSense, Inc. and General Manager of TDK Corporation’s MEMS Sensors Business Group |Peter Hartwell, Chief Technology Officer |Joseph Bousaba, GM & VP – Motion and Pressure Business Unit |Fabio Pasolini, GM & VP – Emerging Sensors Business Unit |Eric Kawamoto, Vice President – Operations}} | industry = Consumer Electronics | products = SmartMotion, SmartSound, SmartSonic, SmartEnviro, SmartAutomotive, SmartPressure, SmartIndustrial, SmartBug | type = Subsidiary | parent = TDK | website = {{URL|invensense.tdk.com}} }} [[Image:Mpu6050-HD.jpg|right|thumb|230px|2 dies of Invensense MPU6050, an integrated gyroscope and accelerometer]] '''InvenSense Inc.''' is an American consumer electronics company, founded in 2003 in San Jose, California by Steve Nasiri.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2012 |title=Revolutionising Silicon MEMS Technology With CMOS - News |url=https://siliconsemiconductor.net/article-gen/75248 |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=Silicon Semiconductor |language=en}}</ref> It is the provider of the MotionTracking sensor system on chip (SoC) which functions as a gyroscope for consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, 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.<ref>[https://github.com/OculusVR/RiftDK1/blob/master/Schematics/TRACKER_V2_BOM.xlsx The Oculus Rift DK1 bill of materials]</ref> Its motion controllers are found in the Samsung Galaxy smartphones and most recently in the Apple iPhone 6.<ref name=forbes>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2014/09/19/inside-the-apple-iphone-6-plus-invensense-makes-the-grade/ "Inside The Apple iPhone 6 Plus: Invensense Makes The Grade", ''Forbes.com'', September 19, 2014. retrieved October 7, 2014]</ref>
== 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.<ref name="betanews">{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-09-12 |title=Apple's next big thing is even bigger for Invensense - BetaNews |url=https://betanews.com/article/apples-next-big-thing-is-even-bigger-for-invensense/ |access-date=2026-05-01 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.invensense.com/index.html |title=InvenSense website |access-date=2014-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014060118/http://www.invensense.com/index.html |archive-date=2014-10-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In December 2016, the company was acquired by electronics company TDK for US$1.3 billion.<ref name=bloomberg>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-21/tdk-agrees-to-buy-invensense-for-about-1-3-billion-in-cash |title=TDK Agrees to Buy InvenSense for About $1.3 Billion in Cash |website=bloomberg.com |date=2016-12-21 |accessdate=2017-02-08}}</ref> InvenSense became part of the MEMS Sensors Business Group in 2017. In February 2018, Chirp Microsystems joined InvenSense through its acquisition by TDK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210105005278/en/InvenSense-to-showcase-MEMS-sensor-technology-portfolio-that-humanizes-digital-experiences-at-CES-2021|title=InvenSense to showcase MEMS sensor technology portfolio that humanizes digital experiences at CES 2021|website=BusinessWire|date=Jan 5, 2021}}</ref>
==Technical capabilities== InvenSense MotionTracking tracks complex user motions with the use of motion sensors such as microelectromechanical gyroscopes, (including 3-axis gyroscopes),<ref name=forbes /> accelerometers, compasses, and pressure sensors. The system then calibrates data, and creates a single data stream.<ref>[http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/09/26/why-telecoms-are-spending-billions-for-this-highly.aspx "Why Telecoms Are Spending Billions For This Highly Coveted Asset", Motley Fool, September 26, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014]</ref> 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.<ref name=betanews />
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Really, really tiny image stabilization systems for camera phones |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/really-really-tiny-image-stabilization-systems-for-camera-phones/ |access-date=2026-05-01 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref>
== See also == * List of system-on-a-chip suppliers
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