u-blox is a Swiss company that creates wireless semiconductors and modules for consumer, automotive and industrial markets. They operate as a fabless IC and design house. The company originated as a spin-off from ETH Zurich and was founded in 1997. u-blox went public on the Swiss exchange in 2007. In 2025, private equity firm Advent International agreed to acquire u-blox via a public tender offer, and later announced completion of the transaction. Listed at the Swiss Stock Exchange, it has offices in the US, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, India, Pakistan, Australia, Ireland, the UK, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Italy and Greece. Wikipedia