Synaptics develops cutting-edge semiconductor technology to provide advanced solutions for edge AI and IoT systems. The company creates intelligent interfaces with wireless connectivity and AI-powered systems to boost device performance and user experience and protect user privacy across consumer and enterprise and automotive markets while enabling worldwide adoption of future technology and intelligent systems.
Synaptics creates innovative semiconductor solutions which improve both human-machine interactions and the efficiency of interconnected devices. The company offers AI-native edge processors and multimodal sensing platforms and integrated wireless solutions which serve smart device needs.
Synaptics creates user interfaces which respond to touch display and biometric input through its combination of advanced touch display and biometric technology with secure low-energy processing power. enable real-time artificial intelligence processing at the edge which maintains user privacy, system efficiency and reliability while driving next-generation technology and intelligent systems across worldwide markets.
| Legal Name | Synaptics Inc. |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, United States |
| Business Model | B2B, BB2C2 |
| Founding Date | March 1986 |
| No. of Employees | Approx 1,700 (As of 2025) |
Synaptics offers Wi-Fi solutions, Bluetooth solutions, Thread/Zigbee connectivity, embedded processors with AI, multimedia processors, audio processors, display ICs, touch interface ICs, biometric sensors, integrated IoT solutions, PC solutions, mobile device solutions, smart device solutions.
| Rahul Patel | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Ken Rizvi | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
| Lisa Bodensteiner | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary |
| Javier del Prado | Senior Vice President, Global Operations |
| Satish Ganesan | Senior Vice President & General Manager, Intelligent Sensing Division; Chief Strategy Officer |
| Vikram Gupta | Senior Vice President & General Manager, Edge AI Solutions; Chief Product Officer |
| Lori Stahl | Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer |
| Eric Stauffer | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Marketing |
The company generates revenue through its use of advanced technology platforms and its development of innovative hardware solutions and its implementation of integrated systems for multiple markets including consumer and enterprise and automotive sectors which results in worldwide market expansion and user adoption.
Client Segments: Original equipment manufacturers and smart device manufacturers and companies in the automotive and industrial sectors which need human interface and wireless technology and edge AI solutions.
Target Companies: Manufactures personal computers and smartphones and Internet of Things devices and smart home technology and connected automotive products.
Target Geography: Operates worldwide with service availability in North America and Europe and Asia-Pacific regions.
Client Segments: End consumers indirectly using Synaptics-enabled products like laptops, smartphones, smart home devices, and wearables.
Target Products: Devices featuring touchpads, display drivers, fingerprint sensors, wireless connectivity, and AI-enhanced user interfaces.
Target Geography: Worldwide, reaching consumers via OEM-branded electronics and smart devices.