Crocus Technology

Article summary

Crocus Technology, founded in 2004, was a venture-capital-backed semiconductor startup company developing and manufacturing integrated magnetic field sensors for a variety of applications: automotive, consumer goods, industrial and medical IoT.

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1. date of foundation: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359414008