Synaptics Incorporated

Synaptics, Inc. is an American technologies and computer-to-human interface devices development company based in San Jose, California. It develops touchpads and fingerprint biometrics technology for computer laptops; touch, display driver, and fingerprint biometrics technology for smartphones; and touch, video and far-field voice, low-power AI processors, and wireless technology for smart home devices, wearables, and automobiles. Synaptics sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and display manufacturers.

Examples of technologies developed by the company include computer touchpads, the click wheel on the classic iPod, touch sensors for Android phones, touch and display driver integrated chips (TDDI), and fingerprint sensors. These designs are used in devices such as PCs, wearables, drones, gaming systems, media systems, cars, industrial security and monitoring equipment, and virtual reality headsets.