GreenPeak Technologies

GreenPeak Technologies is an Utrecht, Netherlands-based fabless company developing semiconductor products and software solutions for the IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee wireless market segment. ZigBee technology is used for Smart Home data communications and to facilitate the Internet of Things, the term used to refer to devices designed to be operated and managed by internet-enabled controllers and management systems.

GreenPeak Technologies
Private
Industry Semiconductors
Founded 2005
Founder Cees Links[1]
Headquarters Utrecht, Netherlands
Number of locations
 Belgium, France, Japan, Korea, United States, China, India
Products RF Silicon - Communication controller chips for wireless Smart Home applications & the Internet of Things
Number of employees
 100
Website GreenPeak.com

Industry standards

Wireless sensor applications prosper best within the sphere of industry standards. Standards offer OEMs the freedom to purchase from a larger pool of suppliers and most importantly, standards allow devices from different vendors to interoperate, a feature which is paramount in applications ranging from building automation to industrial automation.

GreenPeak's development is based on open industry standards and based on the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless network standard and supports the open global standards of the ZigBee Alliance

Products

GreenPeak’s product offering contains communication controller chips for ZigBee Smart Home and IoT applications for IEEE 802.15.4. The product portfolio features small size, ultra low-power communications chips, with integrated software, tools and reference designs for seamless integration into residential and consumer electronics applications.

GreenPeak is member of the GSA - Global Semiconductor Alliance

Acquisition by Qorvo

On 17 April 2016, it was announced that Greenpeak had agreed to be acquired by Qorvo.[2] After the acquisition, Greenpeak would continue to function in Netherlands as the "Lowpower Wireless Systems" business unit in the Infrastructure and Defense Products (IDP) group of Qorvo. Cees Links, former CEO of Greenpeak Technologies, was announced to take over as the General Manager of this business unit.

References

  1. ↑ Cees Links (recorded pre-takeover) interviewed on the TV show Triangulation on the TWiT.tv network
  2. ↑ Qorvo® to Acquire IoT Solution Provider GreenPeak Technologies

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