Sasken Technologies

Sasken Technologies Ltd
Sasken's headquarters at Bangalore, India
Formerly	Sasken Communication Technologies Limited
Type	Public
Traded as	BSE: 532663 NSE: SASKEN
ISIN	INE231F01020
Industry	Technology
Founded	1989; 37 years ago (1989)
Headquarters	139/25, Ring Road, Domlur, Bangalore, Karnataka , India
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Rajiv C Mody (Chairman, MD and CEO) Priyaranjan (CFO)
Services	Product engineering Digital engineering Embedded software Semiconductor engineering ODM
Revenue	₹ 504.31 crores (FY 18–19)
Net income	₹ 90.42 crores (FY 18–19)
Number of employees	2,000 (March 2019)
Website	www.sasken.com

Sasken Technologies is a global product engineering and embedded software firm delivering concept-to-market and chip-to-cognition R&D solutions across semiconductors, automotive, industrials, consumer electronics, smart and enterprise devices, satellite communications, telecom, and transportation.

With the acquisition of Borqs Technologies, Sasken has strengthened its capabilities in original design manufacturing (ODM). This brings together end-to-end capabilities from product ideas and IP development to engineering, manufacturing, and commercialization for connected products such as mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches, rugged devices, critical communication devices, and IoT solutions. Sasken Silicon adds ASIC design, SoC development, and semiconductor engineering capabilities for customers.

It includes technology programs including the world’s first LTE-based mobile satellite equipment and satellite phone development. Sasken provides digital engineering capabilities across cloud, DevOps, SecOps, cybersecurity, data, software platforms, and testing and validation.

With engineering and delivery centres in India, Finland, Germany, Japan, China and the United States, Sasken has experience in cellular modems, radio access networks, and satellite communications. In the automotive industry, they work with customers to support innovation in connected systems and software-defined vehicles.

Their solutions are backed by CMMI-DEV-V2.0-ML3, ISO 9001 for quality, ISO/IEC 27001 for information security, and ISO/IEC 27701 for privacy. Their commitment to the environment, health, and safety is backed by ISO 14001 certification and they are compliant with the ISO 26262 Road Vehicles -Functional Safety standard for functional safety management, software product development, and supporting processes. Sasken's quality management systems are compliant with the Automotive SPICE standard.

Origin

Sasken was founded by Rajiv C Mody, its chairman & MD, and three other co-founders: Krishna Jhaveri, Suresh Dholakia, and Badruddin Agarwala. Sasken came into being as Silicon Automation Systems in 1989 in a small warehouse in Fremont, California. Later, the company changed its name to Sasken Communication Technologies Limited. The name 'Sasken' is a portmanteau of its original name (SAS) and 'ken', the Scottish word for knowledge.

Sasken acquired the operations of Blue Broadband Technologies in 2005, creating Sasken Network Engineering Limited (SNEL). Sasken acquired iSoftTech Private Limited, Chennai in June 2006. In September 2006, Sasken acquired the Finnish company Botnia Hightech Oy, now known as Sasken Finland Oy.

On 24 January 2007, Sasken entered into a joint venture with Tata Autocomp, known as TACO Sasken Automotive Electronics Pvt Ltd (TSAE).

In February 2017, Sasken Communication Technologies Limited announced that it had changed its name to Sasken Technologies Limited. In January 2018, Sasken unveiled a new logo.

In July 2022, Sasken announced that Abhijit Kabra was appointed as the CEO. In June 2024, Sasken's board designated Rajiv C. Mody as CEO in addition to his existing position of chairman and managing director.

In April 2025, Sasken acquired Borqs, an embedded software and products company.

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