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SiTime Corporation
Company typePublic
IndustrySemiconductor
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Founders
  • Marcus Lutz
  • Aaron Partridge[1]
HeadquartersSanta Clara, California, U.S.
Key people
Rajesh Vashist
(chairman, president & CEO)[2]
ProductsMicro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
RevenueIncrease US$218.808 million (2021)[3]
Increase US$32.843 million (2021)[3]
Increase US$32.277 million (2021)[3]
Total assetsIncrease US$678.209 million (2021)[3]
Total equityIncrease US$632.497 million (2021)[3]
OwnerMegachips (24%)[4]
Number of employees
279 (December 2021)[3]
Websitewww.sitime.com

SiTime Corporation is a publicly traded fabless chipmaker based in Santa Clara, California that develops micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), used for timing devices in electronics.

History

SiTime was founded in Santa Clara, California in 2005 by researchers Marcus Lutz and Aaron Partridge.[5][1]

In 2014, the company was acquired for $200 million by Japanese fabless semiconductor company MegaChips.[6]

In 2016, the company launched its Elite platform of Super-TCXOs (temperature compensated crystal oscillators).[7]

In November, the company announced its Emerald line of MEMS timers designed for 5G equipment.[8]

In November 2019, SiTime was spun off and went public.[5] MegaChips is a shareholder that owns 25%.[6]

In August 2020, the company announced its Cascade family of system on a chip (SoC), its first clock chip product.[9] In October, the company introduced ApexMEMS resonators, designed for high volume, space constrained applications.[10]

In January 2021, based on SiTime's 2020 stock gain, Investors Business Daily included the company on its list of the 100 best stocks of 2020.[11]

In January 2022, CEO Vashist credited its relationship with its foundry partners and the small size of its chips for helping it avoid the chip shortages faced by other chip companies at the time, due to 2021–22 supply chain issues.[12] In February, the company introduced its XCalibur line of active resonators.[13]

Products

SiTime manufacturers silicon-based MEMS timing devices, used as an alternative to quartz timers in precision timing applications such as controlling the timing of electronic systems, managing electronic transfer of data, setting radio frequencies or measuring time.[14] It provides MEMS resonators, oscillators and clocks.[9]

The company's XCalibur line of MEMs-based active resonators are designed to replace quartz resonators.[13]

The company's Elite Platform of Super-TCXOs (temperature compensated crystal oscillators) includes the Elite and Elite X.[7][15] The devices are designed for harsh environments, such as with extreme temperatures, thermal shock and vibration.[15]

The company's Cascade family is a MEMS clock system-on-chip (SoC), with an integrated MEMS resonator, oscillator and clock integrated circuit (IC).[9]

The company also develops MEMs oscillators by integrating MEMS resonators with oscillator circuits and a phase-locked loop.[16]

The company's Emerald platform is an oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO), which includes an on-chip heater, for extreme temperature environments.[17] The platform is designed for 5G networks and edge computing, where the equipment sits closer to customers, and must maintain precise timing in the face of environmental stressors such as airflow, temperature perturbation, vibration, shock, and electromagnetic interference (EMI).[8]

Operations

SiTime is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. In its 2021 annual report, the company reported 279 full time employees in the United States, France, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Japan and Ukraine.[3] It also reported its top customers as Apple, Fitbit, Garmin, Samsung, Google, Microsoft, Dell, HiKVision and Huami.[18]

The company has three customer segments: The Mobile, IoT and Consumer segment develops high-volume, lower-cost devices for products like smartphones and fitness trackers. The Communications and Enterprise segment develops products for networking, telecom and data center products. Its Industrial, Automotive and Aerospace segment includes chips for electric vehicles, satellites and missiles.[19]

German industrial company Robert Bosch and Taiwanese semiconductor company TSMC are the company's foundry partners.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Japan's MegaChips to buy MEMS maker SiTime". EENews Europe. October 30, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Rajesh Vashist". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "SiTime 2021 Form 10-K Annual Report". SiTime. February 25, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "SiTime Corporation 2022 Proxy Statement (Form DEF 14A)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. April 20, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Timing Is Everything For Hot Fabless Chipmaker SiTime". Investors Business Daily. December 30, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Silicon Valley Business Journal". Silicon Valley Business Journal. October 24, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "MEMS-based TCXOs improve telecom and networking equipment". Electronic Products. January 1, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "SiTime Rolls Programmable MEMS for 5G Timing". EETimes. November 15, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "SiTime Enters MEMS Clock ICs for Resilient Timing in 5G and Outdoors". EETimes. August 27, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Silicon MEMS resonators". Electronics Weekly. October 28, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "Best Companies Of 2020: See Who Joins Tesla, Moderna, Zoom Video". Investors Business Daily. January 1, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "How SiTime is conquering competition to meet chip demand". Fox Business. January 11, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Active resonators can replace quartz crystal devices". Electronic Products. February 2, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Silicon Valley's SiTime Expands to Michigan, Opens Center in Dexter to Target Autonomous Vehicles". dBusiness. May 17, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "SiTime unveils new Super-TCXO platform for edge networks". Electronic Products. March 17, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "MEMS resonator integrates with oscillator circuits". 5G Technology World. November 3, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  17. ^ "It's Getting Hot in Here SiTime Launches OCXOs". eeJournal. December 27, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  18. ^ "Apple's role revealed as lossy SiTime files for IPO". eeNews Analog. October 24, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  19. ^ "IBD 50 Chipmaker SiTime Delivers Accelerating Sales, Earnings Growth". Investor's Business Daily. August 24, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
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