Sony Semiconductor Israel Ltd., formerly known as Altair Semiconductor, is an Israeli developer of high performance single-mode Long Term Evolution (LTE) chipsets. The company's product portfolio includes baseband processors, RF transceivers and a range of reference hardware products. Founded in 2005, Altair employs 190 employees in its Hod Hasharon, Israel headquarters and R&D center, and has regional offices in the United States, Japan, China, India, Finland, and France. Altair Semiconductor was the first chipset vendor to receive certification from Verizon Wireless to run on its 4G LTE network.[1] Altair has also powered several devices launched on Verizon's network including the Ellipsis 7 tablet [2] and HP Chromebook 11.6" LTE.[3] In January 2016, it was announced that Sony was acquiring Altair for $212 Million.[4] Altair was renamed Sony Semiconductor Israel on 29 March 2020.[5]