 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consumer Electronics |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Steve Nasiri  |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people |
|
| Products | SmartMotion, SmartSound, SmartSonic, SmartEnviro, SmartAutomotive, SmartPressure, SmartIndustrial, SmartBug |
| Parent | TDK |
| Website | invensense |
InvenSense Inc. is an Americanconsumer electronics company, founded in 2003 in San Jose, California by Steve Nasiri.[1] They are the provider of the MotionTracking sensorsystem on chip (SoC) which functions as a gyroscope for consumer electronic devices such assmartphones, tablets,wearables, gaming devices,optical image stabilization, and remote controls for Smart TVs. InvenSense provides the motion controller in theNintendo Wii game controller and theOculus Rift DK1.[2] Its motion controllers are found in theSamsung Galaxy smartphones and most recently in theApple iPhone 6.[3]
Founded in 2003, InvenSense is headquartered inSan Jose, California with offices inWilmington, Massachusetts, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, France, Canada,Slovakia and Italy.[4][5]
In December 2016, the company was acquired by electronics companyTDK for US$1.3 billion.[6] InvenSense became part of theMEMS Sensors Business Group in 2017. In February 2018, Chirp Microsystems joined InvenSense through its acquisition by TDK.[7]
InvenSense MotionTracking tracks complex user motions with the use of motion sensors such asmicroelectromechanicalgyroscopes, (including 3-axis gyroscopes),[3]accelerometers, compasses, and pressure sensors. the system then calibrates data, and creates a single data stream.[8] 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.[4]
InvenSense also provides Optical Image Stabilisation forsmartphone 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.[9]
