# Kionix (ROHM): robotics company

Canonical ID: `115cb8e2-7620-4363-b479-102e6f4853a1`

## Key facts

- **Headquarters:** Ithaca, NY, USA
- **Status:** private
- **Type:** hardware
- **Founded:** 1993, Ithaca NY (Cornell University spin-off)
- **Founders:** [Greg Galvin](/people/greg-galvin.md) (CEO, Cornell Ph.D.), [Tim Davis](/people/tim-davis-kionix.md) (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
- **Funding:** [$28.5M Series B (Feb 2004, Intel Capital, Mohr Davidow, others)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **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](/people/scott-kobylarz.md) — 28+ years in automotive/MEMS industries

- **Slug:** kionix
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 0
- **HQ:** Ithaca, NY, USA
- **Funding total (USD):** 85500000

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (5)

- [Greg Galvin](/people/greg-galvin.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Greg Galvin](/people/greg-galvin.md) President & CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Tim Davis](/people/tim-davis-kionix.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Tim Davis](/people/tim-davis-kionix.md) Chief Technical Officer (secondary-verified)
- [Scott Kobylarz](/people/scott-kobylarz.md) President / CEO (secondary-verified)

## Founders (2)

- [Tim Davis](/people/tim-davis-kionix.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_
- [Greg Galvin](/people/greg-galvin.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Kionix (ROHM)?

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

### What does Kionix (ROHM) make?

Kionix (ROHM) has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Kionix (ROHM) builds physical robots.

### Is Kionix (ROHM) publicly traded?

Kionix (ROHM) is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of ROHM Co. Ltd. (Japan on the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Kionix (ROHM)?

Kionix (ROHM) has no separately traded stock; it is owned by ROHM Co. Ltd. (Japan (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Where is Kionix (ROHM) headquartered?

Kionix (ROHM) is headquartered in Ithaca, NY, USA.

### How much funding has Kionix (ROHM) raised?

Kionix (ROHM) has raised approximately $86M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Who owns Kionix (ROHM)?

Kionix (ROHM) is owned by ROHM Co. Ltd. (Japan, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Is Kionix (ROHM) a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Kionix (ROHM) ranks in roughly the top 18% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.kionix.com

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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