Company Overview
Cirrus Logic is a leading supplier of low-power, high-precision mixed-signal processing solutions for mobile and consumer applications including smartphones, tablets, wearables, laptops and AR/VR headsets. The company has a strong intellectual property portfolio with about 3,940 pending and issued patents worldwide. These patents have driven the development of a wide range of components for industry-leading global brands that differentiate their products, in part, through our innovative custom, semi-custom and general-market ICs.
With a robust portfolio of sophisticated low-power products including smart codecs, camera controllers, haptic driver and sensing solutions and boosted amplifiers, that are coupled with the essential tools, software and associated algorithms, Cirrus Logic is well positioned to drive innovation and growth in the evolving markets for audio and high-performance mixed-signal processing technologies.
Founded in 1984, Cirrus Logic was a pioneer of the “fabless” semiconductor model. In the early 1990’s Cirrus Logic acquired Crystal Semiconductor, a supplier of analog and mixed-signal converter ICs, and became a leading supplier of PC graphics chips, audio converters and chips for magnetic storage products.
Over the last decade, the company has focused on developing highly innovative custom, semi-custom and general-market ICs for the world’s leading consumer OEMs. With the acquisition Wolfson Microelectronics in August 2014 and several smaller technology companies, Cirrus Logic broadened its footprint in audio and accelerated key investments in compelling voice technology. Today, with a well-established audio business, we are drawing on our extensive mixed-signal engineering expertise to develop new product areas that we believe will drive diversification beyond audio.
Cirrus Logic Today and Tomorrow
The desire to deliver a compelling user experience is becoming increasingly important in today’s connected world and Cirrus Logic is uniquely positioned as a leading supplier of audio and high-performance mixed-signal processing components – including smart codecs, camera controllers, haptic driver and sensing solutions, and boosted amplifiers. The company also develops highly sophisticated embedded software and the associated algorithms that help customers to differentiate their products by enabling cutting-edge audio features, advanced power management capabilities that protect speakers and manage battery performance. The combination of Cirrus Logic’s best-in-class hardware with complex software algorithms is a compelling value proposition for our customers.
Audio Products
Cirrus Logic is a leading supplier of low-power, low-latency, high-precision analog and mixed-signal components that are used in a variety of applications including smartphones, tablets, truly wireless headsets, wearables, laptops, AR/VR headsets, home theater systems, automotive entertainment systems and professional audio systems. We have an extensive portfolio of products, including “codecs” - chips that integrate analog-to-digital converters (“ADCs”) and digital-to-analog converters (“DACs”) into a single integrated circuit ("IC"), “smart codecs” - codecs with digital signal processing integrated, boosted amplifiers, as well as standalone digital signal processors (“DSPs”). Additionally, the Company’s SoundClear® technology consists of a broad portfolio of tools, software and algorithms that help to differentiate our customers’ products by improving the user experience with features such as louder, high-fidelity sound, high-quality audio playback, voice capture, hearing augmentation and active noise cancellation.
High-Performance Mixed-Signal Products
Drawing on our extensive mixed-signal design and low-power processing expertise, Cirrus Logic has expanded beyond our traditional audio domain into new categories where we provide a range of high-performance mixed-signal ICs, including haptic driver and sensing solutions, camera controllers and battery and power ICs. These products help deliver a more immersive and compelling user experience in a wide array of applications including smartphones, tablets, wearables and laptops. This product line also includes legacy industrial and energy applications such as digital utility meters, power supplies, energy control, energy measurement and energy exploration.