and two products on the roadmap. The company completed the acquisition of DSP Group, a provider of chipsets for VoIP, multimedia, and digital cordless applications, in December 2021. Technology As of July 2017, Synaptics held 2000 patents for human technologies. Many Synaptics products are based on capacitive sensing technology, sensing the electrical properties of the finger(s) touching the sensor, as opposed to a resistive touchscreen . Synaptics also has optical sensing technology. Products The company originally focused on developing touch technology products and later expanded into IoT technology. As of 2022, the company develops and markets products for connectivity, sensing, and processing, as well as touch and display drivers, focused on the IoT market. In addition to developing workspace technology such as docking stations, Synaptics' technology is used in devices including gaming systems, media systems, cars, and virtual reality headsets. Its connectivity products include wireless connectivity, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products, and technology such as its wireless device communications protocol, Matter, which enables devices to operate together regardless of their different wireless interfaces. Synaptics acquired DisplayLink in 2020, adding that company's hardware technology for docking stations and video conferencing, and software for graphics connectivity to its products. It also develops wired connection products such as converters for USB Type-C to HDMI or DisplayPort, for high resolution video display. The company continues to develop laptop computer touchpads, fingerprint biometric technology for devices including cell phones, and other types of touch sensors and display drivers. Synaptics has also developed sensors for multiple parameters, including temperature, magnetic, capacitive, and inductive sensors that can be integrated into devices such as video game controllers, wearable devices such as earbuds. The company develops a variety of types of chips, including low-power edge AI processors and system—on—chip (SoC) technology for devices, such as smart home wireless devices headsets, and for graphics connectivity for video displays. It develops and markets sound processing chips for voice recognition, used in voice controlled devices, including far-field voice DSPs. In addition to its processors, it also develops display driver IC chips for technology such as VR headsets. References 1986 establishments in California Manufacturing companies based in San Jose, California Companies listed on the Nasdaq Computer companies established in 1986 Computer peripheral companies American companies established in 1986 Semiconductor companies of the United States Technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area 2002 initial public offerings