Energy Micro
{{short description|Defunct Norwegian semiconductor company}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Energy Micro AS
|logo = Image:Energy Micro Logo.svg
|caption =
|type = Private
|industry = Semiconductors, Electronics
|fate = Acquired
|foundation = {{Start date and age|2007}}
|founder = Geir Førre (CEO, co-founder){{Cite web |url=http://www.energymicro.com/management/management |title=Energy Micro Management |access-date=2010-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710192655/http://www.energymicro.com/management/management |archive-date=2011-07-10 |url-status=dead }}
|defunct = 2013, June
|location_city = Oslo
|location_country = Norway
|products = Integrated Circuits, Microcontrollers
|parent = Silicon Labs
|homepage =
}}
File:Energy Micro Woder Gecko STK showing EFM32WG990F256 (ARM Cortex-M4F) MCU.JPG
Energy Micro AS was a Norwegian fabless semiconductor company specializing in 32-bit RISC ARM chips. The company focused on ultra low energy consumption MCUs, SoC radios and RF Transceiver.[https://archive.today/20120909113328/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS79131+14-Apr-2008+PRN20080414 Reuters; April 13, 2008; Energy Micro Licenses ARM Cortex-M3 Processor] Its EFM32 microcontroller families are based on the ARM Cortex-M0{{Cite web |url=http://www.energymicro.com/technology/arm-cortex-m0 |title=EFM32 ARM Cortex-M0 |access-date=2011-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927035756/http://www.energymicro.com/technology/arm-cortex-m0 |archive-date=2011-09-27 |url-status=dead }} or M3{{Cite web |url=http://www.energymicro.com/technology/arm-cortex-m3 |title=EFM32 ARM Cortex-M3 |access-date=2010-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710192938/http://www.energymicro.com/technology/arm-cortex-m3 |archive-date=2011-07-10 |url-status=dead }} processor core with a feature set for low power operation.{{Cite web |url=http://www.energymicro.com/technology/ |title=EFM32 Low Energy Technology |access-date=2010-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710192843/http://www.energymicro.com/technology/ |archive-date=2011-07-10 |url-status=dead }} It was acquired by Silicon Labs in 2013.
History
Energy Micro was founded in 2007.[http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4189719/Norwegian-startup-targets-energy-friendly-micros EETimes: Norwegian startup targets energy friendly micros] The team consists of semiconductor experienced personnel where the President and CEO Geir Førre previously founded Chipcon, now a subsidiary of Texas Instruments. Co-founder and CTO Øyvind Janbu has experience from Chipcon, Texas Instruments, and Tandberg. Co-founder and the VP of Engineering, Eirik Jørgensen, has previously worked for Atmel. Co-founder and VP of Sales Operation, John Fjellheim, previously worked for Chipcon. In addition to the original founders the following individuals are now part of Energy Micro's management team; Andreas Koller joined from Texas Instruments as the VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Zalina Shaher joined as the VP of Operations and she has former experience from Motorola and Silicon Laboratories, while Phi Hong joined as the VP of Finance.
Energy Micro's Board of Directors include [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1522233&ticker=CNXT:US Daniel Artusi]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, [http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=8009387&privcapId=160131&previousCapId=289390&previousTitle=Zarlink%20Semiconductor%20Inc. Daniel Hoste]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, both with several key positions in semiconductor companies. The Chairman is Torleif Ahlsand from Northzone Ventures, and Board Member Steinar Fossen from Investinor joined after the two VC companies invested a total of US$13 million in Energy Micro's first funding round.{{Cite web |url=http://www.energymicro.com/news-archive/energy-micro-secures-13-million-funding |title=Energy Micro secures $13 million funding |access-date=2010-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710192703/http://www.energymicro.com/news-archive/energy-micro-secures-13-million-funding |archive-date=2011-07-10 |url-status=dead }}
On June 7, 2013, Energy Micro was acquired by Silicon Labs.[http://news.silabs.com/2013-06-07-Silicon-Labs-to-Acquire-Energy-Micro-a-Leader-in-Low-Power-ARM-Cortex-Based-Microcontrollers-and-Radios#Closed Silicon Labs to Acquire Energy Micro- A leader in low power ARM Corex-based microcontrollers and radios]
See also
References
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External links
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- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115044227/http://www.energymicro.com/ |date=January 15, 2013 |title=Archive of Energy Micro website}}
Category:Fabless semiconductor companies
Category:Microcontroller companies
Category:Semiconductor companies of Norway
Category:Companies based in Oslo
Category:Norwegian companies established in 2007