SensorDynamics was founded in 2003 by Herbert Gartner,<ref name=" Serial Entrepreneur Herbert Gartner ">{{cite news|title= Serial Entrepreneur Herbert Gartner |publisher=DiePresse|accessdate=June 2015|url=http://karrierenews.diepresse.com/home/karrieretrends/4732267/Grunderzeit_Sind-gefordert-den-Forschergeist-unserer-Kinder}}</ref> 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|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226144645/http://www.tornado-insider.com/tornado100/awards.asp|archivedate=2012-02-26|df=}}</ref> and awarded the Fast Forward Award 2005 in Austria.<ref name=" Fast Forward Award ">{{cite news|title= Fast Forward Award |publisher=ORF|url=https://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|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022202837/http://www.isit.fraunhofer.de/de/Aktuelles/20070411_patentvertrag_isit_und_sd.html|archivedate=2014-10-22|df=}}</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=DEWB|url=http://www.dewb-vc.com/en/portfolio-en/portfolio-news-archive/728-5-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 [[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=BusinessWire|accessdate=Feb 2012|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20081111006651/en/EnOcean-SensorDynamics-Announce-Energy-Harvesting-Single-Chip}}</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=I-Micronews|url=http://www.i-micronews.com/lectureArticle.asp?id=5761}}</ref> In December 2010 SensorDynamics announced worldwide's first fully characterized and specified 6 x 6 x 1.2 mm 6DoF [[Inertial measurement unit|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]], a recognized leader in analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products. [[Maxim Integrated]], headquartered in San Jose, 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.
