Ember Corporation
ZigBee-compliant wireless semiconductor systems that enable low-cost, low-power mesh networking applications in any industry
Ember Corporation’s wireless semiconductor solutions help automate homes, lower buildings’ energy consumption, reduce manufacturing plants’ breakdowns, and keep the country’s borders and infrastructure safe and secure. With more than 120 customers, Ember’s vision is to help create an “Internet of things” by enabling the eight billion microcontrollers built into products each year to support low-cost, low-power networking applications in any industry. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with offices and distributors worldwide, the company is a lead promoter of the ZigBee Alliance; its platform is the National Technical Systems’ (NTS) “Golden Suite” for 802.15.4/ZigBee interoperability testing.
Founded by MIT alumni Robert Poor and Andrew Wheeler, Ember Corporation began operations in 2001. In-Q-Tel initially invested in Ember in September 2005. For more information about Ember, please visit www.ember.com.
Technology Focus Areas
- Physical and Biological Technologies
- Security
- Software and Infrastructure
