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Dolphin Semiconductor is a French-based semiconductor company specializing in low-power mixed-signal intellectual property (IP) solutions. The company designs IP blocks for applications across consumer electronics, automotive, industrial IoT, and high-performance computing (HPC).
Dolphin Semiconductor was established in November 2024 following an acquisition by Jolt Capital, a private equity firm focused on deep-tech investments. Jolt Capital acquired the mixed-signal IP activities of Dolphin Design, investing €26 million to create Dolphin Semiconductor as an independent entity.
The company, led by CEO Laurent Monge, has offices in Meylan (France) at the heart of the French Silicon Valley and in Montreal, Canada.
History
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| Industry | Semiconductors |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 |
| Headquarters | , France  |
Number of locations | Meylan, France; Laval, Quebec, Canada |
Area served | International |
| 1 040 000€ (December 31, 2021) | |
| Owner | Jolt Capital, Vertex |
Number of employees | 160, including 130 Engineers |
| Website | www |
Dolphin Semiconductor is a semiconductor design company, created in 2024 since the acquisition of Dolphin Design by Jolt Capital. Dolphin Design is based in Meylan in the Grenoble region. It also has R&D offices in Montreal, Canada, and Singapore.[1]
Dolphin Design as it was formerly known, is a semiconductor design company, established in 1985, with the mission of developing complex analog, digital, and mixed-signal IPs for design companies.
Since then, the catalog has evolved to include IPs for ultra-low-power management, audio, MCU sub-system, AI/ML accelerator, and DSPs.
As of 2022, the company employs +170 people. Its turnover as of December 31, 2021 is: €21 942 000.[2]
Activities
[edit]Dolphin Semiconductor’s offerings center around power management and audio IP solutions. Major product categories include:
- Power Management IP: DC/DC converters, Low Dropout (LDO) regulators, SIMO and other relevant voltage regulators IP
- Audio Processing IP: Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs), audio codecs classA/B+D, Voice Activity Detection (VAD) and Neuromorphic Audio front-end technology.
- Timing Monitors and sensors: fully-digital in-situ system compensation, low-power Power-On Reset (POR) and Brown-Out Reset (BOR) monitors
- Oscillator IP: Ultra-low power oscillators
Market and competition
[edit]Dolphin Semiconductor’s IP solutions cater to several industries
- Automotive: automotive infotainment and other systems.
- Industrial and Internet of Things: industrial automation, IoT, and connected devices.
- Consumer Electronics: devices such as smartphones, wearables, and tablets.
- High-Performance Computing (HPC): data centers and AI applications
It collaborates with foundries companies such as: TSMC, GlobalFoundries, SMIC, Samsung, to develop its products.
References
[edit]- ^ GlobeNewsWire. "Dolphin Design, un leader des plateformes d'Edge Computing et d'Intelligence Artificielle pour l'Internet des Objets (IoT), se développe en Asie et ouvre un centre de processing à Singapour". Silicon (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Dolphin Design (Meylan)". societe.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.