Teridian Semiconductor
| Company type | Private (formerly) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Semiconductor |
| Founded | April 8, 2005 |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California , United States |
| Products | Mixed-signal integrated circuits for energy management, metrology system-on-chip (SOC) technologies |
| Owner | Silergy (current), formerly Maxim Integrated Products |
Teridian Semiconductor Corporation (TSC) is a brand specializing in mixed-signal integrated circuits aimed at the energy-management sector, currently produced by Silergy. Previously, it was under the ownership of Maxim Integrated Products.
Products
Teridian offers metrology system-on-chip (SOC) technologies that facilitate energy metering, measurement, and control within the Smart Grid infrastructure. Among the former Teridian assets retained by Maxim were solutions such as power-line communication devices, 10/100 Ethernet PHY components, combined MAC+PHY units, SFP modules, VOIP FXO interfaces, PSTN soft modems featuring silicon DAA, smart-card interface products, and secure access controller devices.
Brief history
With a history spanning more than three decades, this business unit began as Silicon Systems based in Tustin, CA, providing integrated analog, digital, firmware, and system software solutions. Following a series of restructurings and acquisitions by Texas Instruments and subsequently TDK Corporation, the division was relocated to Irvine, CA.
Teridian Semiconductor was founded on April 8, 2005, through a leveraged buyout orchestrated by the venture capital group Golden Gate Capital. In April 2010, Maxim Integrated Products completed the acquisition of Teridian for $315 million in cash. Later, on March 18, 2016, the energy measurement product division was divested to Silergy for an estimated $110 million. This transaction received expedited clearance from the Federal Trade Commission on February 25, 2016.
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