Overview | ||||||
| Supplier Slogan | Connect Smart. Do More. | |||||
| HQ Location | United States | United States | United States | United States | Poland | China |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1989 | 2003 | 1981 | 2009 | 2008 |
| Company Type | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public |
| Stock Ticker | NASDAQ: LTRX | NASDAQ:CGNX | SZSE:300496 | |||
| Revenue | < $10m | $10-100m | < $10m | $10-100m | < $10m | < $10m |
| Employees | 11 - 50 | 51 - 200 | 11 - 50 | 1,001 - 10,000 | 11 - 50 | 1,001 - 10,000 |
| Website | Open website | Open website | Open website | Open website | Open website | Open website |
| Company Description | Critical Link develops embedded solutions – System on Modules (SOMs) and Scientific Cameras – for a wide range of electronic applications. Since 1997, our engineers have been helping customers bring products to market more rapidly and at lower cost than they could if they developed the entire product, from scratch, on their own. And we do so while ensuring the performance demanded in today’s industrial applications.
At Critical Link, we pride ourselves on developing partnerships with our customers. We are vested at the start of every new project, knowing today’s prototype is tomorrow’s product launch, and that our success is dependent on that of our customers’. Our compact organizational size enables us to respond quickly to new projects and customer needs. And because our engineering team is larger than many OEM engineering departments, you won’t have to compete for access to the engineering skills and disciplines your project needs.
| Lantronix, Inc. is a global leader of secure communication technologies that simplify remote access, management and control of any electronic device. Their solutions empower businesses to make better decisions based on real-time information, and gain a competitive advantage by generating new revenue streams, improving productivity and increasing efficiency and profitability. | Gumstix, Inc. is a leader in the development of advanced computer-on-module (COM) products. With a head office in Redwood City, California and a warehouse in San Jose California, Gumstix manages research and development in Vancouver, Canada. Gumstix designs, manufactures and distributes open-source computer products that are known for their tiny size, wide range of function and ease of use. Design engineers use Gumstix modules to make products faster, lighter, smaller and lower cost than ever before. A Gumstix COM is a Linux-based motherboard the size of your smallest finger. This drive for innovation has led Gumstix to several industry firsts that began in May 2004 when Gumstix launched the world’s smallest, commercially available, Linux computers and boards within a worldwide community-based support network. Over the past eight years, the company’s approach to product pricing, quality control, and community-based support has attracted thousands of customers in companies and universities worldwide. Gumstix' organic growth through product sales has enabled the company to expand significantly without any outside investment. Gumstix currently boasts having customers located in more than 50 countries worldwide. | Cognex Corporation is the world leading provider of vision systems, vision software, vision sensors and surface inspection systems used in manufacturing automation. Cognex is also a leader in industrial ID readers.
Cognex vision helps companies improve product quality, eliminate production errors, lower manufacturing costs, and exceed consumer expectations for high quality products at an affordable price. | Antmicro Ltd is an Embedded Software company which pays attention both to technology and to the people using it. While their main focus is providing Embedded Software development services for the emerging ecosystem of the Internet of Things, they are also enablers of new technologies and skilled integrators. | ThunderSoft is a provider of operating system technologies, superior products and solutions, experts in mobile, IoT, automotive, and enterprise. Headquartered in Beijing and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZ: 300496). It has established strong partnerships with the world-leading technology companies, including semiconductors, components, terminal devices, and software and Internet providers, as well as mobile carriers, bringing the company a unique vertical integration advantage in creating high-quality intelligent devices. ThunderSoft has more than 30 R&D centers and offices in China and a global presence in Germany, Ukraine, Finland, Bulgaria, Japan, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, and the U.S. |
| IoT Solutions | Cognex machine vision and barcode reading tools enable companies around the world to improve assembly verification, eliminate defects, automate production and identify challenging barcodes reliably across a wide range of industries and applications. | Thundersoft sees technology as the core competitiveness. From the beginning, excellent resource has been being invested for OS technology research in areas of System Optimization, UE Enhancement, Security, etc., most of which have been conclude into IP owned by Thundersoft. Those technologies are relevant to Mobile/Automotive/HW and can bring high performance, rich experience and differentiation for customers. | ||||
| Key Customers | Carsem, Procter & Gamble, Royal Canadian Mint | |||||
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IoT Snapshot | ||||||
| Technologies | Processors & Edge IntelligenceSensorsFunctional Applications | Networks & ConnectivityProcessors & Edge IntelligenceAnalytics & ModelingApplication Infrastructure & MiddlewareAutomation & ControlCybersecurity & PrivacyPlatform as a Service (PaaS)Sensors | Processors & Edge IntelligenceSensorsApplication Infrastructure & MiddlewareNetworks & Connectivity | Analytics & ModelingSensors | Processors & Edge IntelligenceAnalytics & ModelingAutomation & Control | Platform as a Service (PaaS)Processors & Edge IntelligenceSensorsWearables |
| Industries | BuildingsFood & BeverageNational Security & DefenseUtilities | Finance & InsuranceTransportationUtilities | AgricultureAutomotiveConsumer GoodsElectronicsFood & BeverageLife SciencesPharmaceuticalsRenewable Energy | AerospaceNational Security & DefenseTransportation | Automotive | |
| Use Cases | Building Automation & ControlFleet ManagementRapid Prototyping | Visual Quality DetectionComputer Vision | Perimeter Security & Access Control | Computer VisionFacial RecognitionVisual Quality Detection | ||
| Functions | Quality Assurance | Discrete ManufacturingLogistics & TransportationQuality Assurance | ||||
| Services | Hardware Design & Engineering Services | Hardware Design & Engineering ServicesSoftware Design & Engineering Services | Hardware Design & Engineering ServicesSoftware Design & Engineering ServicesSystem Integration | Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation ServicesHardware Design & Engineering ServicesSoftware Design & Engineering Services | ||
Technology Stack | ||||||
| Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Platform as a Service (PaaS) | None | Minor | None | None | None | Strong |
| Application Infrastructure & Middleware | None | Minor | Minor | None | None | None |
| Analytics & Modeling | None | Moderate | None | Moderate | Minor | None |
| Functional Applications | Minor | None | None | None | None | None |
| Cybersecurity & Privacy | None | Moderate | None | None | None | None |
| Networks & Connectivity | None | Moderate | Minor | None | None | None |
| Processors & Edge Intelligence | Minor | Strong | Moderate | None | Moderate | Minor |
| Sensors | Minor | Minor | Moderate | Moderate | None | Minor |
| Automation & Control | None | Minor | None | None | Minor | None |
| Robots | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Drones | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Wearables | None | None | None | None | None | Strong |
| Actuators | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Other | None | None | None | None | None | None |
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Overview | ||||||
| Supplier Slogan | Connect Smart. Do More. | |||||
| HQ Location | United States | United States | United States | United States | Poland | China |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1989 | 2003 | 1981 | 2009 | 2008 |
| Company Type | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public |
| Stock Ticker | NASDAQ: LTRX | NASDAQ:CGNX | SZSE:300496 | |||
| Revenue | < $10m | $10-100m | < $10m | $10-100m | < $10m | < $10m |
| Employees | 11 - 50 | 51 - 200 | 11 - 50 | 1,001 - 10,000 | 11 - 50 | 1,001 - 10,000 |
| Website | Open website | Open website | Open website | Open website | Open website | Open website |
| Company Description | Critical Link develops embedded solutions – System on Modules (SOMs) and Scientific Cameras – for a wide range of electronic applications. Since 1997, our engineers have been helping customers bring products to market more rapidly and at lower cost than they could if they developed the entire product, from scratch, on their own. And we do so while ensuring the performance demanded in today’s industrial applications.
At Critical Link, we pride ourselves on developing partnerships with our customers. We are vested at the start of every new project, knowing today’s prototype is tomorrow’s product launch, and that our success is dependent on that of our customers’. Our compact organizational size enables us to respond quickly to new projects and customer needs. And because our engineering team is larger than many OEM engineering departments, you won’t have to compete for access to the engineering skills and disciplines your project needs.
| Lantronix, Inc. is a global leader of secure communication technologies that simplify remote access, management and control of any electronic device. Their solutions empower businesses to make better decisions based on real-time information, and gain a competitive advantage by generating new revenue streams, improving productivity and increasing efficiency and profitability. | Gumstix, Inc. is a leader in the development of advanced computer-on-module (COM) products. With a head office in Redwood City, California and a warehouse in San Jose California, Gumstix manages research and development in Vancouver, Canada. Gumstix designs, manufactures and distributes open-source computer products that are known for their tiny size, wide range of function and ease of use. Design engineers use Gumstix modules to make products faster, lighter, smaller and lower cost than ever before. A Gumstix COM is a Linux-based motherboard the size of your smallest finger. This drive for innovation has led Gumstix to several industry firsts that began in May 2004 when Gumstix launched the world’s smallest, commercially available, Linux computers and boards within a worldwide community-based support network. Over the past eight years, the company’s approach to product pricing, quality control, and community-based support has attracted thousands of customers in companies and universities worldwide. Gumstix' organic growth through product sales has enabled the company to expand significantly without any outside investment. Gumstix currently boasts having customers located in more than 50 countries worldwide. | Cognex Corporation is the world leading provider of vision systems, vision software, vision sensors and surface inspection systems used in manufacturing automation. Cognex is also a leader in industrial ID readers.
Cognex vision helps companies improve product quality, eliminate production errors, lower manufacturing costs, and exceed consumer expectations for high quality products at an affordable price. | Antmicro Ltd is an Embedded Software company which pays attention both to technology and to the people using it. While their main focus is providing Embedded Software development services for the emerging ecosystem of the Internet of Things, they are also enablers of new technologies and skilled integrators. | ThunderSoft is a provider of operating system technologies, superior products and solutions, experts in mobile, IoT, automotive, and enterprise. Headquartered in Beijing and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZ: 300496). It has established strong partnerships with the world-leading technology companies, including semiconductors, components, terminal devices, and software and Internet providers, as well as mobile carriers, bringing the company a unique vertical integration advantage in creating high-quality intelligent devices. ThunderSoft has more than 30 R&D centers and offices in China and a global presence in Germany, Ukraine, Finland, Bulgaria, Japan, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, and the U.S. |
| IoT Solutions | Cognex machine vision and barcode reading tools enable companies around the world to improve assembly verification, eliminate defects, automate production and identify challenging barcodes reliably across a wide range of industries and applications. | Thundersoft sees technology as the core competitiveness. From the beginning, excellent resource has been being invested for OS technology research in areas of System Optimization, UE Enhancement, Security, etc., most of which have been conclude into IP owned by Thundersoft. Those technologies are relevant to Mobile/Automotive/HW and can bring high performance, rich experience and differentiation for customers. | ||||
| Key Customers | Carsem, Procter & Gamble, Royal Canadian Mint | |||||
| Subsidiary | ||||||
| Parent Company | ||||||
IoT Snapshot | ||||||
| Technologies | Processors & Edge IntelligenceSensorsFunctional Applications | Networks & ConnectivityProcessors & Edge IntelligenceAnalytics & ModelingApplication Infrastructure & MiddlewareAutomation & ControlCybersecurity & PrivacyPlatform as a Service (PaaS)Sensors | Processors & Edge IntelligenceSensorsApplication Infrastructure & MiddlewareNetworks & Connectivity | Analytics & ModelingSensors | Processors & Edge IntelligenceAnalytics & ModelingAutomation & Control | Platform as a Service (PaaS)Processors & Edge IntelligenceSensorsWearables |
| Industries | BuildingsFood & BeverageNational Security & DefenseUtilities | Finance & InsuranceTransportationUtilities | AgricultureAutomotiveConsumer GoodsElectronicsFood & BeverageLife SciencesPharmaceuticalsRenewable Energy | AerospaceNational Security & DefenseTransportation | Automotive | |
| Use Cases | Building Automation & ControlFleet ManagementRapid Prototyping | Visual Quality DetectionComputer Vision | Perimeter Security & Access Control | Computer VisionFacial RecognitionVisual Quality Detection | ||
| Functions | Quality Assurance | Discrete ManufacturingLogistics & TransportationQuality Assurance | ||||
| Services | Hardware Design & Engineering Services | Hardware Design & Engineering ServicesSoftware Design & Engineering Services | Hardware Design & Engineering ServicesSoftware Design & Engineering ServicesSystem Integration | Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation ServicesHardware Design & Engineering ServicesSoftware Design & Engineering Services | ||
Technology Stack | ||||||
| Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Platform as a Service (PaaS) | None | Minor | None | None | None | Strong |
| Application Infrastructure & Middleware | None | Minor | Minor | None | None | None |
| Analytics & Modeling | None | Moderate | None | Moderate | Minor | None |
| Functional Applications | Minor | None | None | None | None | None |
| Cybersecurity & Privacy | None | Moderate | None | None | None | None |
| Networks & Connectivity | None | Moderate | Minor | None | None | None |
| Processors & Edge Intelligence | Minor | Strong | Moderate | None | Moderate | Minor |
| Sensors | Minor | Minor | Moderate | Moderate | None | Minor |
| Automation & Control | None | Minor | None | None | Minor | None |
| Robots | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Drones | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Wearables | None | None | None | None | None | Strong |
| Actuators | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Other | None | None | None | None | None | None |
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