Synaptics
Synaptics is a niche in the Design (Fabless) segment of the semiconductor & AI supply chain, headquartered in Santa Clara. Its key suppliers include TSMC, ASE Technology.
Human interface and IoT connectivity chip designer.
- Ticker
- NASDAQ: SYNA
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara
- Founded
- 1986
- Revenue
- $1.2B (FY2026) · +11.4% YoY
- Net income
- $-491M
- Operating margin
- -5.6%
- Market position
- niche
- Value-chain segment
- Edge & IoT SoC, Display ICs
- Key products
- touch controllers, IoT SoCs
About Synaptics
Synaptics, headquartered in United States, operates in the Edge & IoT SoC and Display ICs segments of the semiconductor & AI supply chain and is positioned as a market niche there. Its key products include touch controllers, IoT SoCs. wafergraph maps 2 tracked suppliers for Synaptics across the value chain.
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, low-power AI processors, and wireless technology for smart home devices, wearables, and automobiles. Synaptics sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and display manufacturers.
Role in the chain
Synaptics is a market niche in Design (Fabless) (Edge & IoT SoC), headquartered in United States. Human interface and IoT connectivity chip designer.
Diligence questions
- The dataset records 2 tracked suppliers for Synaptics. Which of those edges are researched (named in a filing or primary source) versus segment-inferred, and what happens if one of them stops shipping?
- 2 of Synaptics's tracked suppliers are a monopoly or leader (including ASE Technology, TSMC). Which of those are actually single-source for the process step you care about?
- Synaptics is headquartered in United States. What jurisdiction, export-control or logistics risk sits at that HQ, versus at the fabs or plants the filings actually name?
- Synaptics trades as NASDAQ:SYNA. What does the latest reported period say about capacity and backlog versus the graph position above?
- Before treating any edge as a verified relationship, check the provenance labels on the company page and the method note at /methodology.
Key products
- touch controllers
- IoT SoCs
Suppliers
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Sources
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Cite as: wafergraph, “Synaptics — supply chain, financials & market position”, https://wafergraph.com/company/synaptics (data as of 2026-09-05).
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