Wolfson Microelectronics
| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| LSE:WLF | |
| Industry | Semiconductor, Digital signal processing, Mixed-signal integrated circuits |
| Founded | Edinburgh (1984) |
| Defunct | 28 April 2014 |
| Fate | Acquired by Cirrus Logic |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Key people | Mike Hickey (CEO) Andy Brannan (CCO) David Milne (Co-founder) Jim Reid (Co-founder) |
Number of employees | 420 |
| Parent | Cirrus Logic |
| Subsidiaries | Sonaptic Ltd |
| Website | cirrus.com wolfsonmicro.com at the Wayback Machine (archived July 3, 2014) (prior to acquisition). |
Wolfson Microelectronics plc was a microelectronics and fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. It specialised in signal processing and mixed-signal chips for the consumer electronics market and had engineering and sales offices throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the United States. In 2014, it was acquired by Cirrus Logic for £291 million.
Wolfson chips have found applications within the digital audio player market, such as in Apple's iPod product line, Microsoft's Zune, Cowon's line of mp3 and PMP players, and Sony's PSP. Wolfson chips have also found place in the Microsoft Xbox game console, Logitech Squeezebox Duet and the PalmOne Treo smartphone, and early versions of the iPhone and iPod Touch.