GainSpan
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GainSpan, a San Jose, California-based semiconductor company, designs and markets ultra-low power Wi-Fi technology.[1][2] It offers Wi-Fi chips, software, and embedded Wi-Fi modules.[3][4][5] The company provides Wi-Fi technology for the residential housing, healthcare, and smart energy industries.[5][6][7][8] It has more than 90 employees primarily working in research and development at its two R&D centers in San Jose, California and Bangalore, India.[2]
Electronics
| Industry | Semiconductors Electronics |
|---|---|
| Founded | September 2006 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, United States |
Key people | Greg Winner (President and CEO) |
| Website | http://www.gainspan.com |
History
Engineers from Intel Corporation created GainSpan in September 2006 with the goal of reducing the power consumption of traditional Wi-Fi.[9] GainSpan was the first company to optimize Wi-Fi chips for low power consumption and to apply new power management techniques to target long battery life applications.[6][10][11]
Greg Winner was appointed CEO of GainSpan in 2010.[12] In August 2010, GainSpan launched its GS1011M Wi-Fi module that companies can integrate into their products to provide WiFi connectivity.[13]
GainSpan created the GS2000 in 2013. It was the first chip developed to combine both Wi-Fi and ZigBee IP.[14]
In January 2014, GainSpan became the low-power Wi-Fi technology supplier for Solem Electronique's WiFi irrigation controller and Wi-Fi outdoor lighting system.[15]
In January 2015, GainSpan was selected as a partner to integrate its GS2000 modules into Ring's HD video doorbells.[16][17]
In 2017, GainSpan was acquired by Telit Cinterion for US$ 8 million.[18][19] Telit took the 60 software and application tech team based in Bangalore as leverage and used them to expand their research and development facilities.[20]