Nordic Semiconductor has acquired California-based Memfault and launched a complete chip-to-cloud platform for lifecycle management of connected products.

The Norwegian semiconductor company is combining hardware, software and cloud services, transforming how connected products are built, deployed and upgraded to address rapidly evolving requirements and increasing software complexity.

Nordic has been a long-term partner of Memfault, a cloud platform provider for large-scale deployments of connected products. This marks a leap in Nordic’s evolution from a hardware supplier to providing a comprehensive platform that simplifies development and accelerates time to market. Throughout the product lifecycle, continuous software upgrades strengthen the security, performance, power consumption and functionality of products in the field. This allows users to focus on innovation, free from the burden of navigating fragmented and complex IoT ecosystems.

Memfault has established itself as a platform provider for device observability and management, and secure over-the-air (OTA) software updates to ensure device reliability without field returns. It is used by a growing developer community and customers to monitor, maintain and scale connected products. Nordic will integrate Memfault’s capabilities across its complete product portfolio and into its existing nRF Cloud services platform.

“This acquisition is a declaration of intent,” said Vegard Wollan, CEO of Nordic Semiconductor (www.nordicsemi.com). “Together, we enable thousands of customers to continuously interact with millions of devices in the field. We are setting a new standard in the global semiconductor landscape for integrating hardware, software, tools and services. By combining Nordic’s ultra-low power wireless connectivity with Memfault’s cloud services, we are making it faster, simpler and more secure to develop, maintain and improve connected products through their entire lifecycle.”

François Baldassari, CEO of Memfault (memfault.com), added: “Nordic’s world-class systems-on-chip paired with Memfault’s cloud platform creates an unmatched full-stack for connected products. Our shared goal is simple: Free our customers and engineers to innovate while the platform guarantees reliability and insights for millions of products in the field.”

This acquisition strengthens Nordic’s position in addressing current and future market demands. As IoT nodes become increasingly intelligent through edge AI, and as security standards evolve under frameworks such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act, Nordic’s software and cloud services should equip product developers with tools to stay ahead of industry and regulatory expectations.

Nordic and Memfault share a broad base of mutual customers and common markets. Nordic is committed to supporting every IoT device maker – including all existing Memfault customers – regardless of their choice of hardware. The Memfault platform will continue to thrive, with enhancements and investments in hardware integration, device management and AI capabilities.

This acquisition means Nordic’s new software services should remove complexity and add value for thousands of users who can now focus on product innovation. This should reduce time to market, lower operational costs and enable users to manage their connected products effectively across the entire lifecycle.