Semtech Corporation is a supplier of

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and mixed-signal

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and advanced algorithms for consumer, enterprise computing, communications and industrial end-markets. It is based in Camarillo,

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. It was founded in 1960 in Newbury Park, California. It has 32 locations in 15 countries in North America,

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, and

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. Semtech is the developer of '' LoRa'', a long-range networking initiative for the

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. As of March 2021, over 178 million devices use LoRa worldwide. LoRa has been used in satellites, tracking of animals, UAV radio control, and natural disaster prediction, Semtech has been publicly traded since 1967. In 1995, Semtech ranked fifth on the Bloomberg 100 list of top-performing stocks of 1995 on the

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and American stock exchanges and the NASDAQ National Market.

Products

Semtech offers a variety of products, including LoRa, a long-range, low-power networking platform; receivers and transmitters; touch and proximity devices; wireless charging; and power management solutions.

Acquisitions

In December 1999, Semtech bought USAR Systems Inc., a maker of embedded devices for handheld and notebook computers, for $26.7 million in stock. In March 2012, it bought Gennum Corporation, a supplier of high-speed analog semiconductors, for approximately CAD$500 million (US$494 million). In the same month, they acquired Cycleo SAS, a supplier of wireless semiconductor products, for $5 million in cash. In August 2022, Semtech agreed to buy Canadian

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(IoT) technology company

Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless is a Canadian multinational wireless communications equipment designer, manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It also maintains offices and operations in California, Sweden, Korea ...

in an all-cash transaction valued at US$1.2 billion including debt.

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