Renesas completes acquisition of Celeno

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Renesas Electronics has completed its acquisition of Celeno Communications, a provider of smart Wi-Fi solutions.

Headquartered in Israel, Celeno offers a wide range of wireless communication solutions, including advanced Wi-Fi chipsets and software solutions, for high-performance home networks, smart buildings, enterprise and industrial markets.

Its compact chipset offerings for Wi-Fi 6 and 6E are able to deliver improved levels of Wi-Fi network performance and increased security with low latency and low power consumption.

With the addition of Celeno’s Wi-Fi technologies and software expertise, Renesas will be able to significantly enhance its connectivity portfolio. In addition, these technologies, combined with Renesas’ offering of MCU/MPU/SoC processors, wireless ICs, sensors and power management technologies, will make it possible to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end connectivity solutions for both clients and access points addressing IoT, infrastructure, industrial and automotive applications.

With the transaction now closed, Celeno is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas.

Celeno’s design centre, based in Israel, will help to further strengthen Renesas’ global engineering and software development talent base, allowing Renesas to bring additional services to customers around the globe.