S3 Group Explained

S3 Group
Type:Private
Foundation:1986
Location City:Dublin
Location Country:Ireland
Num Employees:200
Num Employees Year:2018
Homepage:www.s3group.com

S3 Group is a technology company that has provided software products to operators, OEM's, semiconductors and healthcare providers. Founded in 1986 as Silicon & Software Systems (S3),[1] S3 Group has a history in systems, embedded software and silicon design for consumer, wireless, WiMAX and related applications.

In 2015, the group's "S3 TV Technology" business unit was sold to Accenture,[1] [2] and in 2018, the "S3 Semiconductors" division sold to Adesto Technologies.[3] The remaining "S3 Connected Health" unit had, as of 2018, approximately 200 employees.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: S3 Group History . s3connectedhealth.com . 10 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307124840/https://www.s3connectedhealth.com/s3-group . 7 March 2023 .
  2. Web site: Accenture acquires Dublin-based S3 Group’s TV tech business . irishtimes.com . Irish Times . 9 September 2015 . 10 March 2023 .
  3. Web site: S3 Group to sell semiconductor unit to US-based Adesto . irishtimes.com . Irish Times . 10 May 2018 . 10 March 2023 . With the sale of the semiconductors unit, the company will now concentrate on its connected health division, which employs 200 people .