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Espressif Systems
Company typePublic
SSE: 688018
IndustrySemiconductors
Founded2008
HeadquartersShanghai,
China
Key people
  • Teo Swee Ann (CEO)
  • Amey Inamdar
  • Ivan Grokhotkov
ProductsESP8266
ESP32
Websiteespressif.com

Espressif Systems is a fabless semiconductor company based in Shanghai, China that specializes in designing low-cost Wi-Fi microcontrollers and SoCs for Internet of Things devices.[1][2][3]. Its products include the ESP8266 and the ESP32. In addition to being used in various commercial IoT devices[4][5], Espressif's microcontrollers have also become popular with the DIY electronics and hardware hacker communities due to their low cost and wireless communication (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) capabilities[6].

Espressif made its initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in July 2019[7].

In 2022, Espressif announced that they would move to the RISC-V instruction set architecture for all new designs (they had previously used the Tensilica Xtensa core architecture)[8].

Since 2022, Espressif has held an online conference, Espressif DevCon, for developers who use their hardware. Speakers at the 2022 conference included Limor Fried[9][10].

In April 2024, Espressif acquired a majority stake in M5Stack, a maker of stackable computing modules that use ESP32 microcontrollers[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Espressif". Espressif. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  2. ^ "China's Espressif Finds Low-Cost Wi-Fi Chip Niche". GlobalSpec Electronics 360. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  3. ^ "Review: 12 Leading Chinese Companies in the IoT Mobile Industry". EqualOcean. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  4. ^ "ESP8266 in Commercial Products". Hackaday. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  5. ^ "Modifying Lights for DIY Ambiance". Hackaday. 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  6. ^ "New Part Day: Espressif ESP32-C6 Includes WiFi 6 and a RISC-V Core". Hackaday. 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  7. ^ "Espressif Celebrates its IPO". Espressif. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  8. ^ "Espressif moves exclusively to RISC-V". EE News Europe. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  9. ^ "DevCon22". Espressif. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  10. ^ "EDC22 Day 1 Talk 15: CircuitPython for ESP32". Espressif systems (YouTube channel). 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  11. ^ "Python on Hardware Weekly Video". Adafruit. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-05-12.