Teridian Semiconductor Corporation (TSC) is a brand of mixed-signal ICs, primarily for energy-management markets that is manufactured by

Silergy Silergy () is a Multinational corporation, multinational semiconductor company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and publicly listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Its headquarters is in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and it operates 30 locations in 10 cou ...

. It was formerly owned by Maxim Integrated Products.

Products

Teridian metrology system-on-chip (SOC) solutions provide energy metering, measurement and control for the

Smart Grid The smart grid is an enhancement of the 20th century electrical grid, using two-way communications and distributed so-called intelligent devices. Two-way flows of electricity and information could improve the delivery network. Research is main ...

. Other former Teridian products remain with Maxim Integrated, and included

power-line communication Power-line communication (PLC) is the carrying of data on a conductor (the ''power-line carrier'') that is also used simultaneously for AC electric power transmission or electric power distribution to consumers. A wide range of power-line comm ...

s, 10/100 Ethernet PHY, MAC+PHY, SFP Modules, VOIP FXO, PSTN soft modems with silicon DAA, smart-card interfaces and secure access controllers.

Brief history

The business unit has been in existence for more than thirty years. It began as Silicon Systems of Tustin, in Tustin, CA. An unusual vision of the original business was to provide complete solutions, including analog, digital, firmware and any large-systems software and drivers. It was reorganized and sold to

Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume. The company's focus is on developing analog ...

, reorganized, then parts of the business were sold to TDK Corporation, which moved it to nearby Irvine, CA. Teridian Semiconductor was formed on April 8, 2005, in a leveraged buyout arranged by

Golden Gate Capital Golden Gate Capital is an American private equity firm based in San Francisco. The firm makes investments in a number of select industries, including technology, financial services, retail and industrial, through leveraged buyout transactions, as ...

, a

venture capital Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing provided by firms or funds to start-up company, startup, early-stage, and emerging companies, that have been deemed to have high growth potential or that have demonstrated high growth in ...

firm. Maxim Integrated Products acquired Teridian Semiconductor in April 2010 for $315 million in cash. The Teridian energy measurement products group was sold to

on March 18, 2016, with some personnel remaining with Maxim to support other products. The acquisition was completed on 31 December 2015 for about $110 million, and was granted early termination on 25 February 2016 by the

Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) United States antitrust law, antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. It ...

References

{{reflist

External links

Digitimes Article about Silergy's Acquisition of TeridianMaxim announcement of acquisition
Semiconductor companies of the United States Fabless semiconductor companies Manufacturing companies based in Greater Los Angeles Technology companies based in Greater Los Angeles Companies based in Irvine, California Electronics companies established in 2005 2005 establishments in California