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French semiconductor design company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dolphin Semiconductor is a French-based semiconductor company specializing in low-power mixed-signal intellectual property (IP) solutions. The company designs IP blocks for applications across consumer electronics, automotive, industrial IoT, and high-performance computing (HPC).
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Dolphin Semiconductor was established in November 2024 following an acquisition by Jolt Capital, a private equity firm focused on deep-tech investments. Jolt Capital acquired the mixed-signal IP activities of Dolphin Design, investing €26 million to create Dolphin Semiconductor as an independent entity.
The company, led by CEO Laurent Monge, has offices in Meylan (France) at the heart of the French Silicon Valley and in Montreal, Canada.
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History
Dolphin Semiconductor is a semiconductor design company, created in 2024 since the acquisition of Dolphin Design by Jolt Capital. Dolphin Design is based in Meylan in the Grenoble region. It also has R&D offices in Montreal, Canada.[1]
Dolphin Semiconductor is a semiconductor design company, established in 2024,[2] with the mission of developing complex analog, digital, and mixed-signal IPs for design companies.
Since then, the catalog has evolved to include IPs for ultra-low-power management, audio.[3]
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Activities
Dolphin Semiconductor’s offerings center around power management and audio IP solutions. Major product categories include:[4]
- Power Management IP: DC/DC converters, Low Dropout (LDO) regulators, SIMO and other relevant voltage regulators IP
- Audio Processing IP: Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs), audio codecs classA/B+D, Voice Activity Detection (VAD) and Neuromorphic Audio front-end technology.
- Timing Monitors and sensors: fully-digital in-situ system compensation, low-power Power-On Reset (POR) and Brown-Out Reset (BOR) monitors
- Oscillator IP: Ultra-low power oscillators.
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Market and competition
Dolphin Semiconductor’s IP solutions cater to several industries
- Automotive: automotive infotainment and other systems.
- Industrial and Internet of Things: industrial automation, IoT, and connected devices.
- Consumer Electronics: devices such as smartphones, wearables, and tablets.
- High-Performance Computing (HPC): data centers and AI applications
It collaborates with foundries companies such as: TSMC, GlobalFoundries, SMIC, Samsung, to develop its products.
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