TDK Corporation Acquires SoftEye, Inc.
June 19, 2025
TDK Corporation has acquired SoftEye, Inc., a San Diego–based developer of custom chips, cameras, software and algorithms for smart glasses; SoftEye will become an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of TDK. The deal strengthens TDK's AI ecosystem and provides low-power eye-intent hardware and software technology to accelerate smart-glasses systems and a new human–machine interface for interacting with generative AI.
- Buyers
- TDK Corporation
- Targets
- SoftEye, Inc.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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