SYNAPTICS INC
Touchscreen controllers, display processors, and biometric sensors for human-device interfaces
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- San Jose, CA
- Latest Form D
- $76.2M, Nov 2013
- Total capital
- $76.2M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $76.2M
- 1 Form D · last Nov 2013
- 155 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 5 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#72 of 224
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$76.2M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 224 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Granted patents#72 · top 32%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Alex C. WongExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bret C. SewellExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Francis F. LeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James L. WhimsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeffrey D. BuchananDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John C. McFarlandExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 14 people
- Kathleen A. BaylessExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Keith B. GeeslinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kevin D. BarberExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nelson C. ChanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard A. BergmanExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard L. SanquiniDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Russell J. KnittelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Scott D. DeutschExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 9- New patentWireless Offloading For Power-limited DevicesUSPTOUS 12,750,892
- GrantedSystems And Methods For Biometric AuthenticationUSPTOUS 9,870,456
- GrantedMulti-mode Capacitive SensorUSPTOUS 9,792,482
Show all 9 patent records
- Wireless Offloading For Power-limited DevicesSep 29, 2026 · US 12,750,892Granted
- Systems And Methods For Biometric AuthenticationJan 16, 2018 · US 9,870,456Granted
- Multi-mode Capacitive SensorOct 17, 2017 · US 9,792,482Granted
- Fingerprint LocalizationMay 9, 2017 · US 9,646,192Granted
- Capacitive Sensing Assembly Including A Thin Film PlasticSep 29, 2016 · Application 14665525Pending
- Method To Increase Optical Sensing Distance Using A CollimatorApplication 62111012Pending
- Low Profile Illumination In An Optical Fingerprint SensorApplication 62111022Pending
- Resonating Passive PenApplication 62085135Pending
- Secure Biometric AuthenticationApplication 62156017Pending
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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