In September 2016, Synkera was acquired by Integrated Device Technology (NASDAQ:IDTI) . Using a not-common combination of nanotechnology, microfabrication, and advanced materials science capabilities, SYnkera products include advanced chemical sensors, nanoporous ceramic membranes, functional nanocomposites, and ceramic MEMS devices. Synkera has a nanoceramic MEMS approach to gas sensors, creating a new class of very small, low power, sensors that enable Universal Chemical Sensing in commercial and consumer devices to improve health, safety and air quality. Synkera provides these products to customers in diverse businesses, such as the chemical industry, building environmental management, bio-analysis, water processing, homeland security, military, portable power, personnel safety and the automotive industry. The firms newest sensor product line, the UltraKera SMT, provides environmental gas monitoring capabilities to small, low-power consumer devices including cell phones, appliances, and HVAC equipment. Many of these efforts use a unique technology platform, which affords multiscale engineering and device integration of advanced materials. This platform involves the synergy of two core capabilities, templated nanofabrication and micromachining, both based on nanostructured anodic aluminum oxide. The company's technologies have applications in areas as diverse as: Chemical Gas Sensing; Ceramic Membranes for Separation and Filtration; Ceramic MEMS for harsh operating environments; Advanced Materials for energy conversion, bioengineering & bioanalysis.
