Capella Microsystems, Inc. is a fabless IC design company specializing in optical electronic related products.
The company's principal product categories include ambient light sensors, color sensors, short distance and long distance proximity sensors, gesture sensors, UV sensors, IrDA, optical encoder and PDIC.
Applications for Capella's products include telecommunications, smartphones, handheld devices, digital cameras, laptops, desktop computers, LED backlighting, office automation equipment, household electrical appliance and automotive electronics.
Company Milestone
2014/07 |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. to Acquire Capella Microsystems Inc. |
2013/05 |
CommonWealth magazine surveyed the ranking of 1000 of large enterprises in Taiwan’s year 2012, Capella into the 878 position. |
2012/07 |
Optical lid close sensor ranked 10th of “2012 Top 101 components” in Electronic Design’s |
2011/08 |
Ambient Light Sensor passed Energy Star 5.0 specifications |
2010/06 |
IPO in Taiwan Stock Market (3582) |
2009/03 |
Approved by National Ministry of Economic Affairs of Project , The intelligent combination of chip sets for automatic color management of RGB LED backlight |
2008/10 |
Registered on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Market |
2008/05 |
Worldwide first proximity and ambient integrated light sensor chip launched |
2007/11 |
Ambient Light Sensor passed the qualification by Taiwanese well-known mobile phone manufacturers |
2007/09 |
Issued public offering |
2007/08 |
Received 2007 ACE Awards CM3200HS (High Sensitivity), CM3200 and CM3000 ambient light sensor |
2007/07 |
Ambient Light Sensor pass the qualification by Chinese mobile phone manufacturers |
2007/07 |
Subsidized by National Ministry of Economic Affairs of Project The intelligent combination |
2007/07 |
Certificated for ISO9001 |
2006/01 |
Ambient Light Sensor was launched into mass production |
2005/04 |
Ambient Light Sensor passed the qualification by Dell |
2004/10 |
Qualified of Sony Green Partner certification |
2002/07 |
Capella Microsystems, Inc. founded. |
Business concept and mission
Capella focuses on own brand technology development.
We use our R&D resources to get many domestic and overseas patents.
Also, our technical achievements have successfully been sold to American, Japanese and Korean market.
Capella keeps concentrating on light management IC and expanding business into diversified application fields.
Moreover, we increase our customer base and at the same time strengthen the relationship with customers by providing best service and products.
As for the R&D area, we continuously enhance our R&D and operation capability for developing innovative product lines in new applications.