GERMANY – indie Semiconductor (Nasdaq: INDI), an Aliso Viejo, CA-based autotech solutions innovator, acquired Silicon Radar GmbH, a Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany-based specialist in advanced, highly integrated, high-frequency system-on-chips (SoCs) for automotive radar applications.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The acquisition supports indie’s radar research and development staffing plan.Founded in 2006 and led by Anja Bölicke, CEO, Silicon Radar specializes in the semiconductor design of 60 GHz, 120 GHz and 140 GHz high-frequency circuits for radar, sensor and wireless communications. With an innovative team of 14 expert mixed-signal SoC and system designers, the company has developed 10 radar-related patents and has previously worked closely with indie in co-developing radar solutions for emerging radar applications, including 120 GHz and 140 GHz frequencies.Led by Donald McClymont, co-founder and CEO, indie provides automotive semiconductors and software platforms focusing on edge sensors spanning multiple modalities, including radar, LiDAR, ultrasound and computer vision for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), user experience and electrification applications. The company has design centers and sales offices in Austin, TX; Boston, MA; Detroit, MI; San Francisco and San Jose, CA; Córdoba, Argentina; Budapest, Hungary; Dresden, Munich, Nuremburg, and Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany; Cambridge, England; Edinburgh, Scotland; Rabat, Morocco; Haifa and Tel Aviv, Israel; Quebec City, Canada; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea and several locations throughout China.
