SensorDynamics was founded in 2003 by Herbert Gartner, Hubertus Christ, Jürgen Tittel and Volker Kempe. Financed by national and international Venture Capital investors the company successfully closed four equity rounds in 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011.<ref name=" Grazer SensorDynamics erhält von Konsortium 20 Millionen Euro ">{{cite news|title= Grazer SensorDynamics erhält von Konsortium 20 Millionen Euro |publisher=Boerse-Express|accessdate=Feb 2012|url=http://www.boerse-express.com/pages/366478}}</ref><ref name=" SensorDynamics schließt Finanzierungsrunde über 25 Millionen Euro ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics schließt Finanzierungsrunde über 25 Millionen Euro |publisher=Presstext|accessdate=Feb 2012|url=http://www.pressetext.com/news/20071211018}}</ref> In 2005 SensorDynamics was ranked under the top 100 European high tech companies by Tornado Insider <ref name=" Tornado100 Awards ">{{cite news|title= Tornado100 Awards |publisher=Tornado Insider|accessdate=Feb 2012|url=http://www.tornado-insider.com/tornado100/awards.asp}}</ref> and awarded the Fast Forward Award 2005 in Austria.<ref name=" Fast Forward Award ">{{cite news|title= Fast Forward Award |publisher=ORF|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGl6NkpL6U}}</ref><ref name=" Fast Forward Award 2005 ">{{cite news|title= Fast Forward Award 2005 |publisher=SFG|url=http://www.sfg.at/cms/3134/Fast+Forward+Award+2005/}}</ref> From the beginning the Company strongly cooperated with the Institute of Silicon Technology [[Fraunhofer Society]] in Itzehoe and expanded this cooperation with long term agreements in 2007.<ref name=" SensorDynamics und Fraunhofer schließen einen zukunftsweisenden, langfristigen Patentvertrag ab">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics und Fraunhofer schließen einen zukunftsweisenden, langfristigen Patentvertrag ab |publisher=Fraunhofer|url=http://www.isit.fraunhofer.de/de/Aktuelles/20070411_patentvertrag_isit_und_sd.html}}</ref> In October 2007 SensorDynamics started a deep cooperation with US consumer electronics supplier [http://www.kionix.com Kionix].<ref name=" SensorDynamics and Kionix Partner ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics and Kionix Partner |publisher=Kionix|accessdate=Feb 2012DEWB|url=http://www.kionixdewb-vc.com/Pressen/portfolio-Releasesen/Releasesportfolio-news-archive/SensorDynamics%20&%20Kionix%20071005.pdf728-5-october-2007-sensordynamics-and-kionix-partner-in-automotive-microsensor-solutions}}</ref><ref name=" Mikromechanische Sensoren für Handys, Spielkonsolen, Navigationsgeräte, Camcorder ">{{cite news|title= Mikromechanische Sensoren für Handys, Spielkonsolen, Navigationsgeräte, Camcorder |publisher=Pressetext|accessdate=Feb 2012|url=http://pressetext.at/news/081201020/mikromechanische-sensoren-fuer-handys-spielkonsolen-navigationsgeraete-camcorder/}}</ref> In August 2008 [[EnOcean]] and SensorDynamics announced the launch world's first [[energy harvesting]] system on chip [[SOC]] product.<ref name=" EnOcean and SensorDynamics announce Energy Harvesting Single Chip RF Transceiver ">{{cite news|title= EnOcean and SensorDynamics announce Energy Harvesting Single Chip RF Transceiver |publisher=Pressetext|accessdate=Feb 2012|url=http://www.newsfox.com/pte.mc?pte=081111029}}</ref> In March 2009 SensorDynamics launched [[MEMS]] gyroscopes for industrial, medical and consumer applications. In November 2009 [http://www.chipworks.com/ Chipworks] selected SensorDynamics' [[MEMS]] product SD755 as product of the year 2009.<ref name=" SensorDynamics Combisensor Named Product of the Year ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics Combisensor Named Product of the Year |publisher=Sensors Magazine|accessdate=Feb 2012|url=http://www.sensorsmag.com/automotive/news/sensordynamics-combisensor-named-product-year-6368}}</ref> In November 2010 SensorDynamics announced XY angular rate and an XYZ angular rate devices in 6x6x1.8 mm3 QFN40-packages.<ref name=" NEW ROBUST 2D AND 3D ANGULAR RATE SENSORS ">{{cite news|title= NEW ROBUST 2D AND 3D ANGULAR RATE SENSORS |publisher=SensorDynamics|accessdate=Feb 2012|url=http://www.sensordynamics.it/cms/cms.php?pageId=7&newsId=63}}</ref> In December 2010 SensorDynamics announced worldwide's first fully characterized and specified 6 x 6 x 1.2 mm 6DoF [[IMU]] (six degrees of freedom inertial measurement unit) including evaluation boards.<ref name=" SensorDynamics: New 6-Axis Inertial Measurement Unit (6DoF IMU) ">{{cite news|title= SensorDynamics: New 6-Axis Inertial Measurement Unit (6DoF IMU) |publisher=Business Wire|accessdate=Feb 2012|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101208005687/en/SensorDynamics-6-Axis-Inertial-Measurement-Unit-6DoF-IMU}}</ref> In July 2011 SensorDynamics was acquired by [[Maxim Integrated Products]], a recognized leader in analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products. Maxim Integrated Products, headquartered in Sunnyvale/California, is in Fortune 1000, and is included in the [[Nasdaq 100]], the [[Russell 1000]], and [[MSCI]] USA indices. Maxim was paying $164 million to acquire SensorDynamics.
