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Synaptics: Technology, History, Art & Companies

Synaptics, Inc. is an American neural network 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…

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Synaptics topic overview

The analysis highlights Technology, History, Art and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around Synaptics.

Related topics
68
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
72
Extracted relationships
110
Concept neighborhoods
13
Bridge connections
72

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 33 topics
Overview · 20 topics
Products and services · 12 topics
Technology · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
1986; 40 years ago (1986), in California, U.S.
Founders
Federico Faggin · Carver Mead
Industry
Computer hardware and software
Headquarters
San Jose, California, U.S.
Key people
Nelson Chan (chairman) · Rahul Patel (CEO)
Net income
US$−48 million (2025)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Technology

Products and services

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Synaptics connects Entity context

The extracted context around Synaptics shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Synaptics → AI, Also, Broadcom's, DisplayLink, DSP Group, Eta, Eta Compute, Eta's Series, Eta's Tensai Flow, In December, In July, IoT, July, Katana Edge AI SoC, The, ULE Another extracted example is Synaptics → ActionNote, Apple, By, Carver Mead, Compaq, Dell, Epson, Epson America, Federico Faggin, In, Silicon Retina, The, They, Twinhead. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Synaptics

Top relations

related to 2020–present: Acquisitions, investments in IoT and AI technology · 16
Synaptics → AI, Also, Broadcom's, DisplayLink, DSP Group, Eta, Eta Compute, Eta's Series, Eta's Tensai Flow, In December, In July, IoT, July, Katana Edge AI SoC, The, ULE
related to history · 14
Synaptics → ActionNote, Apple, By, Carver Mead, Compaq, Dell, Epson, Epson America, Federico Faggin, In, Silicon Retina, The, They, Twinhead
Products · 8
Synaptics → AudioSmart DSPs and SOCs, ClearPad touch controllers, ClearView display drivers, ImagingSmart processors, Natural ID and Clear ID fingerprint sensors, TouchPads, TouchView TDDI, VideoSmart processors
related to Products and services · 8
Synaptics → FS9100, Gemstone Onyx, In, IoT, It, Synaptics I-1000, The, Verifone
related to 1999–2010: Initial public offering and growth · 7
Synaptics → Apple, As, CEO, Creative Zen Touch, Francis Lee, In, Mini
related to 2011–2019: Expansion, acquisitions, and further growth · 4
Synaptics → CEO, Francis Lee, In, Rick Bergman
Founders · 2
Synaptics → Carver Mead, Federico Faggin
Key people · 2
Synaptics → Nelson Chan (chairman), Rahul Patel (CEO)
Traded as · 2
Synaptics → Nasdaq: SYNA, S&P 400 component
related to Technology · 2
Synaptics → AI-focused, In

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

technology touch fingerprint products devices display company used also sensors acquired ai neural developed chips processors computer wearables touchpads first

Synaptics relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 110 structured relationships around Synaptics. Examples in this analysis include Synaptics → Founded → 1986; 40 years ago (1986), in California, U.S. and Synaptics → Founders → Federico Faggin. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SynapticsFounded1986; 40 years ago (1986), in California, U.S.1.00infobox
SynapticsFoundersFederico Faggin1.00infobox
SynapticsFoundersCarver Mead1.00infobox
SynapticsHeadquartersSan Jose, California, U.S.1.00infobox
SynapticsIndustryComputer hardware and software1.00infobox
SynapticsKey peopleNelson Chan (chairman)1.00infobox
SynapticsKey peopleRahul Patel (CEO)1.00infobox
SynapticsNet incomeUS$−48 million (2025)1.00infobox
SynapticsNumber of employees1,700 (2025)1.00infobox
SynapticsOperating incomeUS$−94 million (2025)1.00infobox
SynapticsProductsTouchPads1.00infobox
SynapticsProductsClearPad touch controllers1.00infobox
SynapticsProductsNatural ID and Clear ID fingerprint sensors1.00infobox
SynapticsProductsClearView display drivers1.00infobox
SynapticsProductsTouchView TDDI1.00infobox
SynapticsProductsAudioSmart DSPs and SOCs1.00infobox
SynapticsProductsVideoSmart processors1.00infobox
SynapticsProductsImagingSmart processors1.00infobox
SynapticsRevenueUS$1.07 billion (2025)1.00infobox
SynapticsTotal assetsUS$2.58 billion (2025)1.00infobox
SynapticsTotal equityUS$1.39 billion (2025)1.00infobox
SynapticsTraded asNasdaq: SYNA1.00infobox
SynapticsTraded asS&P 400 component1.00infobox
SynapticsTypePublic1.00infobox
SynapticsWebsitesynaptics.com1.00infobox
Synapticsis afounding member of the FIDO0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Synaptics bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Technology, Products and Acquired. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Synaptics
    • Technology
    • Products
    • Acquired
    • Touch
    • Fingerprint
    • Ai
    • Also
    • Display
    • Drivers
    • Sensors
    • Company
    • Devices
  • synaptics
    • Technology
    • Products
    • Acquired
    • Touch
    • Fingerprint
    • Ai
    • Also
    • Display
    • Drivers
    • Sensors
    • Company
    • Devices
  • fingerprint sensors
    • Display
    • Touchpads
    • Sensor
    • Sensors
    • Touch
    • Drivers
    • First
    • Technology
    • Driver
    • Recognition
    • Synaptics
    • Processors
  • marvell technology group
    • Touch
    • Products
    • Video
    • Also
    • Wireless
    • Processors
    • Sensors
    • Acquired
    • Used
    • Display
    • Driver
    • Touchpads
  • technology
    • Touch
    • Products
    • Video
    • Also
    • Wireless
    • Processors
    • Sensors
    • Acquired
    • Used
    • Display
    • Driver
    • Touchpads
  • creative zen touch
    • Display
    • Touchpads
    • Drivers
    • Sensors
    • Driver
    • Developed
    • Used
    • Products
    • Technologies
    • Iot
    • Processors
    • First
  • san jose, california
    • Jose
    • San
    • California
    • Computer
    • Technologies
    • Software
    • Touchpads
    • Ceo
    • Neural
    • Drivers
    • Processors
    • Sensors
  • products and services
    • Technology
    • Iot
    • Synaptics
    • Drivers
    • Software
    • Video
    • Touch
    • Acquired
    • Also
    • Touchpads
    • Ceo
    • Recognition

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Synaptics, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Synaptics with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
SynapticsHistory · splits 39 ⟂ 34
SynapticsOverview · splits 52 ⟂ 21
SynapticsProducts and services · splits 60 ⟂ 13
SynapticsTechnology · splits 69 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Synaptics

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples110
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Synaptics to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Technology, History, Art & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Synaptics · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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