Sasken Technologies Limited (formerly Sasken Communication Technologies Limited) is an Indian
multinational technology company, based in
Bangalore,
India, which provides
product engineering and
digital transformation services to global customers in industries such as
semiconductors,
automotive,
consumer electronics, enterprise grade devices,
Smart devices and
wearables, industrials, and
telecommunication.
Origin
Sasken began as the brainchild of Rajiv C Mody, its Chairman & MD, and three other co-founders: Krishna Jhaveri, Suresh Dholakia, and Badruddin Agarwala. Sasken came into being as Silicon Automation Systems (SAS) in 1989 in a small warehouse in
Fremont,
California. Later, the company changed its name to Sasken Communication Technologies Limited. The name 'Sasken' is an portmanteau of its original name (SAS) and 'ken', the Scottish word for knowledge.
In February 2017, Sasken announced that it had changed its name to Sasken Technologies Limited to serve customers in businesses ranging from automotive, enterprise grade devices, smart devices and wearables, industrials, and satellite communication. In January 2018, Saske
unveiled a new logoto reflect its 30-year-old heritage.
Sasken employs 2000+ people, operating from development centers in
Bengaluru
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,
Pune,
Chennai,
Kolkata and
Hyderabad (India),
Kaustinen and
Tampere (Finland),
Detroit (USA), and
Beijing and
Shanghai (China). Sasken also has a presence across
Germany,
Japan
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,
UK, and
USA.
In July 2022, Sasken announced that Abhijit Kabra was appointed as the CEO.
Subsidiaries
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Sasken Network Engineering Limited
Sasken Technologies Limited (formerly Sasken Communication Technologies Limited) is an Indian multinational technology company, based in Bangalore, India, which provides product engineering and digital transformation services to global custom ...
(SNEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sasken, was created when the company acquired the operations of Blue Broadband Technologies.
#Sasken acquired iSoftTech Private Limited, Chennai in June 2006.
#In September 2006, Sasken also acquired a Finnish company named Botnia Hightech
Oy. It is now known as Sasken Finland
Oy.
#On 24 January 07 Sasken has entered into a joint venture with Tata Autocomp. The JV will be known as TACO Sasken Automotive Electronics Pvt Ltd (TSAE).
References
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Software companies of India
Companies based in Bangalore
Indian companies established in 1989
Software companies established in 1989
1989 establishments in Karnataka
Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India
Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange