Synaptics
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware and software |
| Founded | 1986, in California, U.S. |
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| Headquarters | San Jose, California, U.S. |
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| Products | |
| Revenue | US$959 million (2024) |
| US$−102 million (2024) | |
| US$126 million (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$2.83 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | US$1.47 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | 1,716 (2024) |
| Website | synaptics |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of June 29, 2024. | |
Synaptics, Inc. is an American neural network technologies and computer-to-human interface devices development company based in San Jose, California. It develops touchpads and fingerprint biometrics technology for computer laptops; touch, display driver, and fingerprint biometrics technology for smartphones; and touch, video and far-field voice, low-power AI processors, and wireless technology for smart home devices, wearables, and automobiles. Synaptics sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and display manufacturers.
Synaptics invented a prolific design for a computer touchpad, the click wheel on the classic iPod, Android phones' touch sensors, touch and display driver integrated chips (TDDI), and fingerprint sensors. Its technology is used in devices such as PCs, wearables, drones, gaming systems, media systems, cars, industrial security and monitoring equipment, and virtual reality headsets.