Altair Semiconductor
Single-mode LTE Telecom Chipsets
Startup Acquired Industrial Technologies Est. 2005
Total Raised
$174M
Acquired
Last Round
$50M
7 rounds
Investors
9
9 public
Team
4
51-200 employees
Confidence
89/100
News
17
articles
About
Altair Semiconductor develops cellular IoT chipsets that provide low-power, secure connectivity for connected devices such as smart utility meters, asset trackers, wearables, vehicle telematics, smart-city infrastructure, home appliances, and industrial IoT systems. Its LTE Cat-M and NB-IoT platforms, including the ALT1250 and ALT1350, integrate modem, RF, security, iSIM, and low-power processing capabilities to help device makers connect products to cellular networks with lower power consumption and smaller hardware footprints. Founded in Israel in 2005, Altair was acquired by Sony in 2016 and later operated as Sony Semiconductor Israel. In 2026, the company completed a spinout from Sony Semiconductor Solutions and returned to operating under the Altair Semiconductor name, with Sony retaining a minority stake.
Classification
Sector
Industrial TechnologiesMicroelectronics & Photonics Solutions
Core Technology
Semiconductors & ElectronicsChipsets
Target Customer
Commerce & RetailConsumer GoodsConsumer ElectronicsIndustrial ManufacturingDiscrete IndustriesAutomotive
Business Model
B2B
Tags
wireless-communicationsemiconductorsiothardwareconnectivitytelematicssmart-mobilityconnected-vehicles
Funding & Events
Sep 2008
C Round $22M
Pacific Technology Partners, ETV Capital SA
Jun 2014
F Round $25M
Jerusalem Global Ventures
Jun 2007
B Round $18M
JVP, Giza Venture Capital, BRM Group, Bessemer Venture Partners
Jul 2013
E Round $25M
Bessemer Venture Partners, Celesta Capital, Pacific Technology Partners, BRM Group, JVP, Giza Venture Capital
Jan 2016
Exit $212M
Dec 2005
A Round $8M
Giza Venture Capital, JVP, BRM Group
Apr 2026
Undisclosed Round $50M
Pitango Growth
Apr 2011
D Round $26M
Pacific Technology Partners, JVP, Giza Venture Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, BRM Group
News (17)
Apr 29, 2026 · www.altairsemi.com
Altair Semiconductor completes spinoff from Sony Semiconductor Solutions, closing initial funding of $50 million led by Pitango Group | Altair
Apr 28, 2026 · iot-now.com
Altair Semiconductor completes spinoff from Sony Semiconductor Solutions | IoT Now News & Reports
Aug 18, 2020 · spacenews.com
growth-positive
Skylo forms partnership with Sony Semiconductor Israel - SpaceNews
Partners
Jul 29, 2020 · www.iotevolutionworld.com
Altair Semiconductor Changes Its Name to Sony Semiconductor Israel
Nov 14, 2019 · www.thefastmode.com
growth-positive
Nohik Semel to Take Over as CEO of Altair Semiconductor
Management Changes
Nov 5, 2019 · www.lightreading.com
Renesas & Altair Collaborate for Cellular IoT Solutions Light Reading
Oct 25, 2019 · www.gpsworld.com
growth-positive
Polte and Altair embed location services on cellular IoT chipset - GPS World
Partners
Feb 19, 2019 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
Altair Semiconductor's Cellular IoT Solutions to be Featured in Multiple Use Cases at Mobile World Congress
PartnersCustomers
Feb 14, 2018 · markets.businessinsider.com
growth-positive
Ericsson, Sony Mobile and Altair Announce LTE-M eHealth Concept Demo
Partners
Nov 21, 2016 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
Altair Semiconductor Opens IoT Innovation R&D Center in Finland
Expand
Jan 29, 2016 · www.startupdaily.net
Sony acquires Altair Semiconductor for $212 million;Pindrop Security raises $75 million Series C;ParkWhiz raises $24 million
Jan 14, 2016 · www.rcrwireless.com
growth-positive
Trends in single-mode LTE chips: Q&A with Altair
CustomersPartners
Dec 2, 2015 · www.metering.com
growth-positive
Korea Telecom to pilot Altair's chipset for smart meter connectivity - Smart Energy International
Partners
Feb 25, 2015 · www.reuters.com
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/25/altair-4g-idUSL5N0VZ21M20150225
Jun 6, 2014 · venturebeat.com
growth-positive
Altair Semiconductor raises another $25M in its quest to make dirt cheap LTE chips
InvestmentExpandPublic Trading
Jul 1, 2013 · altair-semi.com
growth-positive
Israel's Altair gets another $25M to build its LTE superchips
Investment
Aug 24, 2008 · www.brm.com
growth-positive
Altair Semiconductor Closes U.S.$22M Series 'C' Funding Round
InvestmentExpand
Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
51-200
Exact Count
136
District
Center District
Founded
2005
Registrar
513086686
Crunchbase
altair-semiconductor
Locations
HaHarash Street 6, Hod Hasharon, Israel
59 Washington Street, Santa Clara, CA, USA
temachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan
Taiyuan 1st Street, Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Yrttipellontie 1, Oulu, Finland
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Admin
Last Update
May 5, 2026
Verified by
Natalia Golczar
Missing
founding month, markets, not claimed
Team (4)
Nohik Semel
CEO
Yigal Bitran
Co-Founder & CTO
Founder
Eran Eshed
Co-founder
Founder
Oded Melamed
Co-founder
Founder