Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (Silicon Labs) is a worldwide fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States. Silicon Labs provides silicon, software and devices for the Internet of Things (IoT), Internet infrastructure, industrial automation, consumer and automotive markets.
Silicon Labs was founded in 1996 and pioneered RF and CMOS integration, developing the first CMOS RF synthesizer for mobile phones. Since the company’s inception, Silicon Labs has focused on connectivity devices, starting with PC modems and most recently as a leading provider of devices for the Internet of Things (IoT) with an emphasis on connectivity, performance, energy savings, and simplicity. Its products include microcontrollers (MCUs), wireless SoCs, timing devices, low-power sensors, and broadcast devices. The company’s software stack devices include firmware libraries, protocol-based software, and the Simplicity Studio development platform.
Silicon Labs has shipped more than 7 billion devices worldwide and has more than 1,600 patents issued and pending. Based in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has approximately 1,400 employees worldwide and sales, research and development offices located throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Silicon Labs’ customers include Samsung, Huawei, LG, Cisco, Alcatel, Harman Becker, and Technicolor.