Semtech Corporation is a supplier of

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and advanced algorithms for consumer, enterprise computing, communications and industrial end-markets. It is based in

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. It was founded in 1960 in Newbury Park, California. It has 32 locations in 15 countries in

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. Semtech is the developer of ''

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'', a long-range networking initiative for the

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. As of March 2021, over 178 million devices use LoRa worldwide. LoRa has been used in satellites, tracking of animals,

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, and natural disaster prediction, Semtech has been publicly traded since 1967. In 1995, Semtech ranked fifth on the Bloomberg 100 list of top-performing stocks of 1995 on the

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stock exchanges and the NASDAQ National Market.

Products

Semtech offers a variety of products, including LoRa, a long-range, low-power networking platform; receivers and transmitters; touch and proximity devices; wireless charging; and power management solutions.

Acquisitions

In December 1999, Semtech bought USAR Systems Inc., a maker of embedded devices for handheld and notebook computers, for $26.7 million in stock. In March 2012, it bought Gennum Corporation, a supplier of high-speed analog semiconductors, for approximately CAD$500 million (US$494 million). In the same month, they acquired Cycleo SAS, a supplier of wireless semiconductor products, for $5 million in cash. In August 2022, Semtech agreed to buy Canadian

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(IoT) technology company

Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless is a Canadian multinational wireless communications equipment designer, manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It also maintains offices and operations in California, Sweden, Korea ...

in an all-cash transaction valued at US$1.2 billion including debt.

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