MOSAID
MOSAID is a semiconductor technology company incorporated in Ottawa, Canada. It was founded in 1975 as a DRAM design company, and later branched out into other areas including EDA software, semiconductor reverse engineering, test equipment manufacturing and intellectual property licensing. MOSAID went public in 1994 with a listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange under ticker symbol "MSD". By 2011 the business was based exclusively on patent licensing and the company was acquired by Sterling Partners, a US-based private equity firm. MOSAID was renamed Conversant Intellectual Property Management in 2013. In 2021, the company announced it was changing its name back to MOSAID.
| Company type | Private Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Semiconductor |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founder | Dick Foss, Bob Harland |
| Fate | Taken private by Sterling Partners in 2011, renamed Conversant Intellectual Property Management in 2013, changed its name back to MOSAID in 2021 |
| Headquarters | Ottawa , Canada |
Key people | Boris Teksler, President & CEO
Jamie McDole, General Counsel Pam Yeh, Chief Financial Officer |
| Products | Semiconductor design services, Semiconductor Components, Reverse Engineering services, Test Systems, Patent Licensing |
| Revenue | CA$82,926,000 (2001) |
| CA$7,002,000 (2001) | |
Number of employees | 233 (2001) |
| Website | www |