John Helge Fjellheim

Chipcon AS is semiconductor company designing, producing and marketing high-performance standard radio frequency integrated circuits (RF-ICs) for use in a variety of wireless applications. Its products are based on Chipcon’s proprietary SmartRF technology platforms. Each platform forms the basis of a series of products and services including circuit modules, design methodology and support functions. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Silicon Laboratories Norway AS is a global provider of energy friendly microcontrollers and RF transceivers based on the ARM Cortex processor core. Consuming a quarter of the energy of competing products, the company's ultra low power EFM32 Gecko MCUs and EFR4 Draco radios target energy sensitive applications, including smart metering, building automation, security systems and portable heath and fitness equipment.