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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/InvenSense > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/InvenSense.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InvenSense > Source revision: 1356746307 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American microelectronics company}} {{Infobox company | name = InvenSense | founded = 2003 | logo = TDK InvenSense Logo.png | hq_location_city = [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California) | hq_location_country = [US](/source/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](/source/Subsidiary) | parent = [TDK](/source/TDK) | website = {{URL|invensense.tdk.com}} }} [[Image:Mpu6050-HD.jpg|right|thumb|230px|2 [dies](/source/Die_(integrated_circuit)) of Invensense MPU6050, an integrated gyroscope and accelerometer]] '''InvenSense Inc.''' is an American [consumer electronics](/source/consumer_electronics) company, founded in 2003 in San Jose, California by Steve Nasiri.{{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}} It is the provider of the MotionTracking sensor [system on chip](/source/System_on_a_chip) (SoC) which functions as a gyroscope for consumer electronic devices such as [smartphone](/source/smartphone)s, tablets, [wearables](/source/wearable_computer), gaming devices, [optical image stabilization](/source/optical_image_stabilization), and remote controls for Smart TVs. InvenSense provides the motion controller in the [Nintendo Wii](/source/Nintendo_Wii) game controller and the [Oculus Rift DK1](/source/Oculus_Rift).[https://github.com/OculusVR/RiftDK1/blob/master/Schematics/TRACKER_V2_BOM.xlsx The Oculus Rift DK1 bill of materials] Its motion controllers are found in the [Samsung Galaxy](/source/Samsung_Galaxy) smartphones and most recently in the [Apple iPhone 6](/source/Apple_iPhone_6).[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] == History == Founded in 2003, InvenSense is headquartered in [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California) with offices in [Wilmington, Massachusetts](/source/Wilmington%2C_Massachusetts), China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, France, Canada, [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia) and Italy.{{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}}{{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 }} In December 2016, the company was acquired by electronics company [TDK](/source/TDK) for US$1.3 billion.{{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}} InvenSense became part of the [MEMS](/source/Microelectromechanical_systems) Sensors Business Group in 2017. In February 2018, Chirp Microsystems joined InvenSense through its acquisition by TDK.{{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}} ==Technical capabilities== InvenSense MotionTracking tracks complex user motions with the use of motion sensors such as [microelectromechanical](/source/Microelectromechanical_systems) [gyroscope](/source/gyroscope)s, (including 3-axis gyroscopes), [accelerometer](/source/accelerometer)s, compasses, and pressure sensors. The system then calibrates data, and creates a single data stream.[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] 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](/source/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.{{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}} == See also == * [List of system-on-a-chip suppliers](/source/List_of_system-on-a-chip_suppliers) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{commons category}} {{Authority control}} Category:Companies based in San Jose, California Category:2003 establishments in California Category:Accelerometers Category:Technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Category:System on a chip Category:Microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems Category:Electronics companies of the United States Category:Image stabilization Category:Semiconductor companies of the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [InvenSense](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InvenSense) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InvenSense?action=history)). 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