Grenoble (France), 5 November 2024 – Jolt Capital, a private equity firm specializing in European growth deeptech, announces today having purchased the power management and signal processing IP activities of Dolphin Design (the « IP activities »), a leader in mixed-signal semiconductor IP through Dolphin Semiconductor, a newly created company, and to commit to already invest €26M in Dolphin Semiconductor. Laurent Monge, former President at Metrologic Group, is appointed CEO of Dolphin Semiconductor. Dolphin Design has long been at the forefront of delivering cutting-edge mixed-signal IP, known for its unrivaled energy efficiency, robustness and performance. Dolphin Design’s business encompassed both fabless design and licensing of digital and analog IPs on one hand, custom ASICs on the other. The IP activities corresponding to Jolt Capital’s investment (power management and audio IP) represented about 60% of Dolphin Design’s revenue and patents portfolio. As a result of this transaction, the IP activities will now be run by Dolphin Semiconductor. This new brand name reflects Jolt Capital’s ambition to deepen the technological expertise and broaden the IP activities’ impact in the semiconductor industry. Power management and audio IP solutions empower their customers to design ICs that are more intelligent, energy-conscious, and future-ready. With this investment, Jolt Capital intends to have Dolphin Semiconductor reinforce innovation, ensuring that the company be a trusted partner for semiconductor leaders worldwide. Thanks to Jolt Capital’s expertise, Dolphin Semiconductor will scale its operations to meet the growing demand for advanced semiconductor IP in key markets, including Industrial, High-Performance Computing, Consumer Electronics, IoT and Automotive. The €26M committed by Jolt Capital will be invested in tranches to support the scale-up phase of the company, by reinforcing the R&D and commercial activities of Dolphin Semiconductor and allowing consolidations opportunities. The just-formed company also welcomes Laurent Monge as its newly appointed Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors and the entire Dolphin Semiconductor teams express their deep gratitude to Philippe Berger for his six years of leadership, passion, and commitment. Over the past few weeks, Laurent and Philippe have been collaborating closely to ensure a smooth transition for all stakeholders. “The appointment of Laurent Monge reflects Dolphin Semiconductor’s ambitions for continued growth and its mission to become a global leader in mixed-signal IPs. His proven leadership, combined with the support of Dolphin Semiconductor’s management team and employees, will be instrumental in driving this vision forward.” comments Philippe Berger on behalf of Dolphin Design. “I am thrilled to join Dolphin Semiconductor, and to return to my early passion in the semiconductor industry.” says Laurent Monge, CEO at Dolphin Semiconductor. “I aim to bring a fresh perspective and strategic vision, but the IP activities core mission and values will remain the same. My immediate focus is to expand our market presence and continue to innovate in our product and support offerings. Together with the team, we are committed to strengthening customer relationships and positioning Dolphin Semiconductor as an industry leader.” “Dolphin Semiconductor will be a key and unique independent leader in the growing mixed-signal semiconductor IP space.” declares Maxime Mallet, General Partner at Jolt Capital. “Building on the expertise of its Canadian and French teams, and on its differentiated IP, we are convinced that Dolphin Semiconductor will be ideally positioned to capture the next growth wave of the silicon IP market. Thanks to Jolt Capital’s long track record in financing innovative semiconductor companies, we will further accelerate Dolphin Semiconductor in order to make it even more the preferred partner for Power Management and Signal Processing designs.” With Jolt Capital’s backing and their strong expertise in the field of semiconductors, Dolphin Semiconductor is poised to unlock new levels of innovation and growth, cementing its role as a driving force behind the industry’s most advanced, energy-efficient systems. About Laurent Monge Laurent Monge has a proven track record in the semiconductor industry, with extensive experience in leading growth initiatives and managing successful customer-centric projects. Most recently, he served as President of Metrologic Group, an industrial software company. Prior to that, he spent 14 years with Teledyne e2v Semiconductors, where he held the position of Executive Vice President and General Manager, and 9 years with NXP Semiconductors in France, Austria, and the USA. His background includes steering semiconductor product lines through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Laurent holds an MSc in Semiconductor Design from INP Phelma, as well as an MBA from the University of Nottingham. @utopikphoto About Dolphin Semiconductor Dolphin Semiconductor is a leading provider of semiconductor IP solutions, specializing in mixed signal IP design targeting markets such as Industrial, High-Performance Computing, Consumer Electronics, IoT and Automotive. Dolphin Semiconductor cutting-edge technology IPs in power management, high-quality audio, power metering, and design safety/robustness, allow their customers to accelerate design cycles, foster faster time-to-market and build products that address the challenges of any industry and support a more sustainable world. With a customer-centric approach, Dolphin Semiconductor provides exceptional support for successful project outcomes.www.dolphin-semiconductor.fr   About Jolt Capital Jolt Capital is the leading European private equity firm specialized in growth deeptech investment. Since 2011, Jolt Capital has been investing in European B2B companies with revenues between €10M and €50M. Jolt Capital’s team is composed solely of experienced investors and managers of high-tech companies. Its proprietary AI platform, Jolt.Ninja, enables enriched sourcing, accelerated due diligence and automatic detection of investment or acquisition targets. Jolt Capital is headquartered in Paris, France, with offices throughout Europe, and new 2024 locations in Montreal and Tokyo.www.jolt-capital.com   Media inquiries:  General media contact(Steele&Holt)jolt@steeleandholt.com+33 633 738 516 At Jolt Capital: Philippe Perez (Head of Marketing)philippe.perez@jolt-capital.com+33 623 826 719 At Dolphin Semiconductor:Charlotte Reverandcharlotte.reverand@dolphin.fr+33 772 457 857  

Dolphin Design, the leader in Power management IP, and SigmaSense, the leader in direct-to-digital precision sensing, today announced a partnership to deliver Dolphin Design’s advanced power management solutions in the development of SigmaSense’s latest touch controller SDC300, now in volume production. Using TSMC’s 40 nm process, this collaboration aims to enhance performance and efficiency with minimal power consumption, setting new standards for touch controller product efficiency. Grenoble (France) and Austin, TX (USA) |  September 24, 2024  –  This partnership enhances SigmaSense’s SDC300 series chips through the integration of Dolphin Design’s DC/DC converters, which demonstrate efficiencies exceeding 85%. The DC-DC converter also maintains a low quiescent current of 300nA. Furthermore, to bolster system robustness against noise, the SDC300 series integrate a micro-LDO with fast transient response and high PSRR features. Touch controllers, known for their sensitivity to system noise, have benefited significantly from Dolphin Design’s IP, which was instrumental in enhancing product robustness and achieving time-to-market milestones. “We are thrilled to partner with SigmaSense, a leader in the field of interactive display technologies. This collaboration demonstrates our commitment to delivering robust and efficient power management solutions tailored for noise-sensitive systems across the industry”, said Philippe Berger, CEO at Dolphin Design. David French, CEO at SigmaSense, adds “Dolphin Design’s highly dependable power regulators and deep expertise in ultra-low power management solutions integrated with SigmaSense technology will accelerate game-changing sensing products, and help transition to a universe of new data-centric design options driven by software-defined sensing.” About Dolphin Design Dolphin Design, a Soitec subsidiary, is a leading provider of semiconductor IP solutions, specializing in ASIC and IP design targeting markets such as Defense, Automotive, industrial, Personal electronics, and IoT. Dolphin Design cutting-edge technology IPs in AI computing, Power management, High-quality Audio, Power metering, and design safety/robustness, allow their thousand customers/partners to accelerate design cycles, foster faster time-to-market and build products/solutions that address the challenges of any industry and support a more sustainable world.With a customer-centric approach, Dolphin Design provides exceptional support for successful project outcomes.For more information about Power Management solutions, please click here. About SigmaSense SigmaSense is pioneering a radically enhanced direct-to-digital sensing technology. The Company’s software-defined AI sensing solution achieves breakthrough levels of speed, accuracy, efficiency, and noise immunity previously deemed impossible. This unique approach is protected with more than 300 patents across 35 application families. SigmaSense products increase the quality and efficiency of sensing data for a wide range of applications including mobile, automotive, batteries, digital signage, wearables, and IoT. SigmaSense is largely funded by strategic investors, including NXP, Foxconn, LG-MRI, E ink, Corning, and GIS. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Boise, Idaho and Taipei, Taiwan.More information can be found at www.sigmasense.com. Media contacts:  Charlotte Reverand Dolphin Design Communication Manager  charlotte.reverand@dolphin.fr  

Dolphin Design announces a new strategic partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, a research Institute and member of the European Union’s PREVAIL project consortium. This collaboration aims to push the boundaries of power management in next-generation edge AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies. Grenoble, France and Erlangen, Germany | August 27, 2024  –  Dolphin Design will supply Fraunhofer IIS with its comprehensive range of power management IP solutions in 22FDX technology. These solutions are known for their energy-efficient, and low-power characteristics, making them ideal for the demands of edge AI applications. They are also renowned for their configurability, enabling them to meet the various needs of the consortium. The PREVAIL project, part of the European Union’s initiative to develop advanced edge AI technologies, is set to revolutionize various industries by enabling smarter, more efficient AI capabilities at the edge. By integrating Dolphin Design’s innovative power management IPs, Fraunhofer IIS will be equipped to enhance the performance and efficiency of the project’s AI systems. “We are excited to partner with Fraunhofer IIS and contribute to the groundbreaking work being done in the PREVAIL project,” said Hakim Jaafar, VP of Marketing at Dolphin Design. “Our power management IP solutions are designed to meet the stringent demands of edge AI, and we are confident that this collaboration will lead to significant advancements in the field.” Dr. Markus Eppel, group manager at Fraunhofer IIS, stated, “Dolphin Design’s power management IP, combined with Fraunhofer’s analog mixed-signal inference accelerators and software toolchain for neuromorphic computing, creates a powerful solution for neural network deployment on the Edge. The framework established through PREVAIL allows us to provide Dolphin’s and Fraunhofer’s potent technology combined from one hand to SME design houses, reducing design time and enhancing services for system integrators.” This partnership is a significant step towards achieving the project’s goal of developing next-generation edge AI technologies that are both innovative and sustainable. For more information about this partnership and the upcoming news on this European project, please visit www.iis.fraunhofer.de/en.html and https://prevail-project.eu/. About Dolphin Design Dolphin Design, a Soitec subsidiary, is a leading provider of semiconductor IP solutions, specializing in ASIC and IP design targeting markets such as Defense, Automotive, industrial, Personal electronics, and IoT. Dolphin Design cutting-edge technology IPs in AI computing, Power management, High-quality Audio, Power metering, and design safety/robustness, allow their thousand customers/partners to accelerate design cycles, foster faster time-to-market and build products/solutions that address the challenges of any industry and support a more sustainable world.With a customer-centric approach, Dolphin Design provides exceptional support for successful project outcomes.For more information about Power Management solutions, please click here. About PREVAIL Project The PREVAIL project will create a multi-hub Test and Experimentation Facility (TEF) for edge AI hardware. This infrastructure will enable a trusted, non-discriminatory test facility in Europe, capable of validating high-performance, low-power edge components and technologies to support digital transformation. Four major European Research and Technology Organizations (CEA-Leti, imec, Fraunhofer, and VTT) have set up this consortium to build on their advanced 300mm fabrication, design, and test facilities in a coordinated and complementary fashion. Media contacts:  Charlotte Reverand Dolphin Design Communication Manager  charlotte.reverand@dolphin.fr