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Native name | 株式会社ソシオネクスト |
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| Company type | PublicKK |
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| Industry | Semiconductor |
| Founded | March 1, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-03-01) Yokohama,Japan |
| Headquarters | Nomura Real Estate Shin-Yokohama Building 2-10-23Shin-Yokohama,Kōhoku-ku,, |
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| Total equity | ¥30.2 billion (2015) |
Number of employees | 2,500 (2023) |
| Website | www |
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Socionext (株式会社ソシオネクスト,Kabushiki-kaisha Soshionekusuto) is asystem on a chip (SoC) company formed in March 2015 from former system LSI businesses ofFujitsu andPanasonic.[4] It has about 2,500 employees worldwide and is headquartered inYokohama, Japan. It was privately held by theDevelopment Bank of Japan (DBJ) (40%),Fujitsu (40%), andPanasonic (20%).[5] After its founding, Socionext lost some of its top engineers toAcacia Communications in August 2016.[6]
Socionext Europe is headquartered inLangen, nearFrankfurt, with other locations inMunich,Maidenhead (UK) andLinz (Austria). The Design and Support Center is located in Munich, where the IP Development & Engineering Center is located in Maidenhead (UK).[7]
Socionext America Inc. (SNA) is the US branch of Socionext Inc. headquartered inSanta Clara, California. The company is a fablessASIC supplier, specializing in a wide range of standard and customizable SoC solutions for automotive, consumer, and industrial markets.[8]
On 1 January 2016, Socionext Inc. acquired the U.S. supplier Bayside Design Inc. (BDI) through Socionext America Inc.[8][9]
In July 2018, Socionext signed a patent license agreement withRambus to use its technology in memory controllers and security applications.[10]
On 12 October, 2022, Socionext went public in anIPO to list its shares on theTokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market.[11]
On 29 May 2023, Socionext released the new SC1260 Series automotive radio frequency ranging sensors.[12]
On 5 July, 2023, Socionext announced that the board of directors approved a secondary offering of shares ofcommon stock of the company in the international markets.[13][14][15] As a result, DBJ, Fujitsu, and Panasonic Holdings sold all of their shares (37.5% of total shares outstanding as of 31 March, 2023).[13][14][16]
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