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Kionix (ROHM)

MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes for inertial measurement in robotic orientation and fall detection.

HQ
Ithaca, NY, USA
Status
private

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Key facts

Headquarters

Ithaca, NY, USA

Status

private

Type

hardware

Founded

1993, Ithaca NY (Cornell University spin-off)

Founders

Greg Galvin (CEO, Cornell Ph.D.), Tim Davis (CTO, Cornell Ph.D. materials science)

Acquired

Acquired by ROHM Co. Ltd. (Japan) in 2009 for ~$263M

Products

MEMS accelerometers, gyroscopes, 6-DoF combo sensors, RoKiX IoT prototyping platform, KXTJ3 3-axis accelerometer

Key Customers

Motorola (Droid Bionic), Samsung (Galaxy Tab), Xbox, Asus, Acer, Lenovo

Status

As of April 2026, ROHM exited the MEMS accelerometer market; Kionix-branded chips no longer in production; former Ithaca HQ now owned by Menlo Micro

Current CEO

Scott Kobylarz — 28+ years in automotive/MEMS industries

Data & sources

Press releases

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