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'''Chipidea''' was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] analog semiconductor IP design center, headquartered in [[Oeiras Municipality, Portugal|Oeiras]], [[Greater Lisbon]] subregion, which had been founded in 1997 by [[José Epifânio da Franca]]. In August 2007, it was bought by the [[US]]-based company [[MIPS Technologies]] for $147 million in cash plus future performance-based stock payments. On May 8, 2009, [[Synopsys]] acquired it as the Analog Business Group from MIPS Technologies for $22 million in cash.

==History==
In 1997, Chipidea Microelectronica S.A. was founded as the first [[Portugal|Portuguese]] Analog semiconductor IP design center. The company evolved into a supplier of Analog and Mixed-Signal IP.

The company's product portfolio included ADCs, DACs, PLLs and Synthesizers, Baseband Transmit and Receive Ports, RF front-ends, Analog and Digital Filters, Oversampling Modulators and Codec Analog Front-Ends, DC-DC Converters, Regulators, Digital Transceivers, Line Drivers, and other Physical Interfaces. Chipidea's application drivers were in Communications, Multimedia, and Consumer Electronics Applications.

The company had 270 staff involved in IP research and development, CAD and technology support and test and characterization. They were located at the main building in [[Oeiras Municipality, Portugal|Oeiras]], near [[Lisbon]], as well as in other sites: [[Maia, Portugal|Maia]], near [[Porto]], Portugal; [[Gdańsk]], [[Poland]]; [[Leuven]], Belgium; [[Macau]]; [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]], China; [[Caen]], France; and [[Trondheim]], Norway. Sales and marketing offices were located in the United States, [[Europe]], and [[Asia]].

In January 2007, Chipidea acquired Nordic Semiconductor ASA's Data Conversion business unit for US$5mm.

In late August 2007, Chipidea was acquired by US based company [[MIPS Technologies Inc.]] for $147 million in cash plus future performance-based stock payments. As a consequence of this, Chipidea became a newly formed business group inside MIPS Technologies, yet keeping its Portuguese workforce and facilities, as well as its complete product portfolio that continued to be sold under the Chipidea brand.

The brand was eventually discontinued and the remains of the original Portuguese company were fully integrated into MIPS Technologies.

On May 8, 2009, the Analog Business Group of MIPS was acquired by Synopsys for $22 million in cash.

==External links==
*[http://www.chipidea.com Chipidea]
*[https://www.mips.com MIPS Technologies website]
*[https://www.synopsys.com Synopsys website]

[[Category:Defunct companies of Portugal]]
[[Category:MIPS Technologies]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1997]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Portugal]]