Keyssa, Inc.
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| Founded 📆 | 2009 |
| Founders 👔 | M. C. Frank Chang, Ira Deyhimy, Gary McCormack |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , USA |
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Key people | Eric Almgren, CEO Ian Kyles, Founding VP Engineering Roger Isaac, CTO Dr. Sri Gondi, VP Engineering |
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Keyssa, Inc., formerly WaveConnex, is an American technology company founded in 2009[1] by M. C. Frank Chang, Ira Deyhimy and Gary McCormack.[2] Keyssa created Kiss Connectivity, a wireless connector technology, based on Dr. Chang's foundational research at UCLA.[1] Kiss Connectivity was designed as a contactless device-to-device communications technology.[3] Keyssa later developed a Virtual Pipe I/O (VPIO) architecture to improve the I/O flexibility and scalability of the Kiss Connector.[4] These solid-state contactless connectors operate at data rates up to 6 Gbps on the 60 GHz band with no Wi-Fi or Bluetooth interference.[5] The product has applications for mobile and consumer devices as well as in the industrial, automotive and medical sectors.[6]
History
- 2009: The company was founded as WaveConnex by M. C. Frank Chang, Ira Deyhimy and Gary McCormack,[2] who served as its CTO.[7]
- 2010: Keyssa raised $2 million in a Series A funding round from Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire founder of Abraxis.[8]
- 2011: The company raised $5 million in a Series B funding round led by Alsop Louie Partners.[9]
- October 2012: Eric Almgren was named CEO of Keyssa.[10]
- October 2014: Tony Fadell was named Keyssa board chairman.[11]
- November 2014: Keyssa publicly announced its Kiss Connectivity technology.[2]
- January 2016: Keyssa announced the commercial availability of the Kiss Connector at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).[12]
- 2017: Following Series C funding rounds,[9] Keyssa raised more than $100 million from a number of investors including Samsung, Intel Capital, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (known as Foxconn),[13] Foxconn Interconnect Technology, Neuberger Berman, Alsop Louie Partners,[14] VMS Deep Tech,[15] and McKinney Ventures.[16]
- November 2018: The company launched its Virtual Pipe I/O (VPIO) architecture.[17]
- October 2019: Ex-Apple executive, Rubén Caballero, became Chief Wireless Strategist.[18]
- October 2021: Keyssa competitor STMicroelectronics announced its contactless connector.[19]
- December 2021: Global electronics company, Molex, acquired Keyssa's core technology and intellectual property, which included over 350 filed patent applications.[20]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Keyssa (formerly WaveConnex) makes it simple and secure to reliably transfer huge amounts of data and video between devices with unprecedented speed". Magnify at CNSI. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Alleven, Monica. "Keyssa unveils 'kiss' connector technology for transferring 'huge amounts' of data between devices". FIERCE Wireless. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ↑ Yoshida, Junko. "Millimeter Wave Technology Redefines Connectors". EE Times Taiwan. EE Times. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Keyssa Reinvents I/O to Pave the Path for New Consumer and Industrial Product Designs". Cision. PR Newswire.
- ↑ Maliniak, David. "Molex to Acquire Keyssa's 60 GHz Wireless Connector Technology". Electronic Design. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Molex Acquires Keyssa Wireless Connector Technology to Support Growing Demand for High-Speed, Board-to-Board Contactless Connectivity". Molex. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ↑ Clarke, Peter. "Well-Funded Start-up Invents 60-GHz 'Connector'". Electronics 360. GlobalSpec. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ↑ "WaveConnex Gets $2.0M". Socaltech. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Keyssa Funding". dealroom.co. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ↑ Siegel, Robert; Kissick, Ryan. "Keyssa: Unraveling the Laws of Physics". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Stanford. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Stealth communications startup Keyssa adds Nest CEO Tony Fadell to board, raises $10.8M". VentureBeat. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Keyssa Launches Its 'Kiss Connector' for Contactless High-speed Data and Video Transfer". Business Wire. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ Nellis, Stephen. "Samsung, Foxconn to back cable-free phone tech". Reuters. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Foxconn, Keyssa®, and Samsung Introduce Disruptive "Connected World" Smartphone Ecosystem". Cision. PR Web. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ↑ "VMS Portfolio Company Keyssa Secured Funding Led by Strategic Partners". VMS Asset Management. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Keyssa® Receives Funding from Strategic and Financial Investors". GlobeNewswire. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ↑ "CES 2019: Keyssa Reinvents I/O to Pave the Way for New Consumer and Industrial Product Designs". Electronics 360. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ↑ Nellis, Stephen. "Ex-Apple executive joins startup aimed at banishing smartphone cables". Reuters. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ↑ Nordyk, Susan. "Contactless connector packs 60-GHz transceiver". EDN. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ↑ Maliniak, David. "Molex Acquires Keyssa's Wireless Connector Technology". Microwaves&RF. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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