Nordic Semiconductor is a Norwegian fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless communication technology that powers the Internet of Things (IoT). Nordic was established in 1983 and has more than 1000 employees across the globe. Nordic’s award winning Bluetooth Low Energy solutions pioneered ultra low power wireless, making Nordic the global market leader. Nordic’s technology range was later supplemented by ANT+, Thread and Zigbee, and in 2018 Nordic launched their low power, compact LTE-M/NB-IoT cellular IoT solutions to extend the penetration of the IoT. The Nordic portfolio was further complemented by Wi-Fi technology in 2021.
Nordic Semiconductor ASA, a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, markets, and sells integrated circuits, systems, and solutions for short-and long-range wireless applications in Europe, the Americas, and the Asia/Pacific. The company specializes in ultra-low power components, based on its proprietary 2.4 GHz RF, Bluetooth low energy, and LTE-M and NB-Internet of Things (IoT); and develops low power cellular IoT. It also provides Bluetooth 5 solutions; low power cellular devices for the IoT; and Bluetooth 5.1 solutions for direction finding applications. In addition, the company offers Zigbee 3.0 IoT solutions; Thread solution for low-power IEEE 802.15.4 devices; nRF9160 system-in-package; nRF52 and nRF51 series system-on-chips, and nRF591, nRF53, nRF52, and nRF51 series software development kits; ANT, a proprietary ultra-low power wireless solution for battery operated products; and application specific integrated circuits and related consulting services. Further, it provides software for system development, communication stacks, and application layer software, as well as development tools for desktops, mobiles, and clouds. The company’s products are used in various applications, such as audio, automotive, beacon, computer peripherals, drug delivery, disease monitoring and test, smart home, healthcare, connected health and home, education, industrial automation, LED lighting, logistics/asset tracking, transportation, retail and payment, sports and fitness, toys and gaming, virtual reality and augmented reality products, remote control, metering, PC and tablet accessories, mobile phone accessories, building and retail, and consumer electronics, as well as wearables, including connected watches, jewelry, proximity tags, and smart clothes and apparels. Nordic Semiconductor ASA was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.
