Energy Micro AS was a Norwegian fabless semiconductor company specializing in 32-bit RISC ARM chips. The company focused on ultra low energy consumption MCUs, SoC radios and RF Transceiver.[2] Its EFM32 microcontroller families are based on the ARM Cortex-M0[3] or M3[4] processor core with a feature set for low power operation.[5] It was acquired by Silicon Labs in 2013.
Energy Micro was founded in 2007.[6]
Energy Micro's Board of Directors include Daniel Artusi, [http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=8009387&privcapId=160131&previousCapId=289390&previousTitle=Zarlink%20Semiconductor%20Inc. Daniel Hoste], both with several key positions in semiconductor companies. The Chairman is Torleif Ahlsand from Northzone Ventures, and Board Member Steinar Fossen from Investinor joined after the two VC companies invested a total of US$13 million in Energy Micro's first funding round.[7]
On June 7, 2013, Energy Micro was acquired by Silicon Labs.[8]
