Sigma Designs was an American public corporation that designed and built semiconductor technologies for set-top boxes, DVD players/recorders, high-definition televisions, media processors, digital media adapters, portable media players, and home connectivity products.
Sigma Designs not only offers platform processing and home network hardware but also engineering support services and customized integrated circuit development.
Sigma Designs, based in Fremont, California, was founded in 1982 and has locations all over the world, including Canada, Denmark, France, Israel, and Japan.
Sigma Designs owns the intellectual property for Z-Wave home control technology and was one of two chip makers. Sigma had alliances with other technology companies, including Microsoft. Additionally, their products are found in stand-alone full HD multimedia players.