About Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions
This record describes a business that no longer belongs to Panasonic. Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions was sold to Nuvoton Technology of Taiwan in an all-cash deal completed in September 2020, reportedly worth $250 million. The unit made microcontrollers, image sensors, power management chips and LED drivers for automotive and industrial use. A microcontroller is a small processor that runs embedded equipment. Nuvoton is itself based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and the Japanese business now operates under Nuvoton. The Panasonic name and 1918 founding date describe the former parent.
Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions was founded in 1918 and is based in Osaka, Japan. It is listed under Custom Silicon, ASICs.
Compute Technologies
- Image Sensors
- Power Management
What Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions works on
Custom Silicon
Custom silicon means a company designs its own chips for its own products or data centers instead of buying standard parts. The chip is made by a foundry such as TSMC, but the design belongs to the customer.
ASICs
An ASIC, or application-specific integrated circuit, is a chip designed to do one job or a narrow set of jobs. Its circuits are fixed when the chip is made. A CPU can run any program; an ASIC does what it was designed for and nothing else.
