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  • Company History

    The history of SEGGER Microcontroller

    A timeline of our most important events

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    SEGGER's journey from 1992 to today

    In 1992, Rolf Segger founded SEGGER with the idea of providing developers and companies with a real-time operating system called embOS that could be used for a wide variety of applications. Fast-forward to today, SEGGER has evolved into an industry leader, offering an extensive array of cutting-edge hardware and software tools that cater to every facet of microcontroller development. Join us on a journey through time as we trace the milestones and innovations that have defined SEGGER as a company.

    To learn more about who we are, what we do, and what we stand for, visit our About us page.

    1992

    SEGGER - RTOS embOS Product Icon

    embOS introduced

    Real-time operating system embOS introduced.

    Rolf SEGGER

    Foundation SEGGER

    SEGGER founded as a company by Rolf Segger.

    1997

    Satellite image of former headquarters in Hilden

    Company headquarters in Hilden

    SEGGER Microcontroller moved to Hilden, Kleinhülsen 4.

    1999

    SEGGER GUI emWin product icon

    emWin introduced

    Graphical user interface library emWin introduced.

    SEGGER - Bootloader emLoad Product Icon

    emLoad introduced

    emLoad second level bootloader for firmware updates introduced.

    Flasher

    First Flasher introduced

    First Flasher production programmer for M16C introduced.

    2001

    embOSView

    embOS profiling with embOSView introduced

    embOS profiling with embOSView introduced.

    2002

    SEGGER GUI emWin product icon

    VNC server remote control for emWin introduced

    Introduced VNC server remote control for emWin graphical user interface.

    2003

    SEGGER - Filesystem emFile Product Icon

    emFile introduced

    Fail-safe flash file system emFile introduced.

    Map Heinrich Hertz Strasse 5 Hilden

    New company headquarters in Hilden

    SEGGER Microcontroller headquarters moved to a bigger office in Hilden, Heinrich-Hertz-Str. 5.

    2004

    J-Link BASE

    First J-Link introduced

    First J-Link debug probe introduced.

    Map of the US highlighting SEGGER office near Boston

    US office near Boston

    SEGGER Microcontroller opens US office near Boston.

    2005

    J-Link product icon SEGGER blue stack

    J-Link Flash Breakpoints introduced

    J-Link feature breakpoints in flash memory (Flash Breakpoints) introduced.

    SEGGER - emNet Ethernet Stack

    embos/IP introduced

    Networking stack (TCP/IP, UDP) emNet introduced with the name embOS/IP.

    2006

    J-Trace_ARM

    First J-Trace introduced

    First J-Trace trace probe for ARM introduced.

    2007

    SEGGER ISO Certification

    ISO 9001 certification

    SEGGER Microcontroller is granted ISO 9001 certification.

    2008

    J-Link PRO - Debug Probe by SEGGER

    J-Link PRO introduced

    Ethernet enabled debug probe J-Link PRO introduced.

    2009

    Ivo Geilenbrügge

    Managing director appointed

    Ivo Geilenbruegge appointed managing director.

    emUSB Host Product Icon SEGGER (Blue)

    emUSB-Host introduced

    USB Host stack emUSB-Host introduced.

    Flasher STM8 - Production Programmer by SEGGER

    Flasher STM8 introduced

    Production programmer for ST STM8 microcontroller series Flasher STM8 introduced.

    2010

    J-Link EDU - Debug Probe for Educational Purpose by SEGGER

    J-Link EDU introduced

    Debug probe for educational and non-commercial use J-Link EDU introduced.

    j-link-renesas-rx-support

    Renesas RX support added

    Renesas RX support added for the complete SEGGER portfolio.

    2011

    Flasher ARM - Production Programmer by SEGGER
    Flasher ARM - Production Programmer by SEGGER

    Flasher ARM introduced

    Flasher ARM production programmer introduced.

    EMWIN-CHIP3
    EMWIN-CHIP3

    NXP offers free of charge version of emWin

    NXP supports their customers with a free of charge version of emWin.

    2012

    SEGGER - Filesystem emFile Product Icon
    SEGGER - Filesystem emFile Product Icon

    emFile encryption introduced

    Encryption for files and file system emFile introduced.

    RemoteServerConnected
    RemoteServerConnected

    J-Link remote debugging introduced

    Remote debugging feature for J-Link using a tunnel server introduced.

    2013

    emlib-aes-product-icon
    emlib-aes-product-icon

    emLib AES introduced

    SEGGER encryption library emLib AES was introduced.

    Flasher_Portable
    Flasher_Portable

    Flasher Portable introduced

    Portable service flash programmer Flasher Portable was introduced.

    2014

    J-Link product icon SEGGER blue stack
    J-Link product icon SEGGER blue stack

    J-Link RTT introduced

    J-Link RTT (Real-Time Transfer) for improved debug and verification introduced.

    ozone product icon SEGGER (Blue)
    ozone product icon SEGGER (Blue)

    Ozone introduced

    The J-Link debugger Ozone was introduced.

    emSecure Product Icon SEGGER (Blue)
    emSecure Product Icon SEGGER (Blue)

    emSecure introduced

    Digital signature and authentication software emSecure introduced.

    2015

    SEGGER - emSSL Product Icon
    SEGGER - emSSL Product Icon

    emSSL introduced

    TLS package emSSL introduced.

    SEGGER - compression tool emCompress Product Icon
    SEGGER - compression tool emCompress Product Icon

    emCompress introduced

    Decompression system for microcontroller-based systems emCompress introduced.

    SEGGER - SystemView Product Icon

    SystemView introduced

    Free event tracing tool SystemView introduced.

    2016

    Embedded Studio PRO introduced

    Complete development package Embedded Studio PRO introduced.

    J-Trace Pro Cortex A/R/M by SEGGER

    J-Trace PRO introduced

    First SEGGER streaming trace probe J-Trace PRO introduced.

    SEGGER - emSSH Product Icon

    emSSH introduced

    Secure shell emSSH introduced.

    Flasher Secure - Mass Production Programming System by SEGGER

    Flasher Secure introduced

    Secure off-site production programmer Flasher Secure introduced.

    2017

    SEGGER - emCrypt Product Icon

    emCrypt introduced

    Complete cryptography package for embedded systems emCrypt introduced.

    ip-over-usb-product-icon-SEGGER-blue

    IP-over-USB introduced

    New IP-over-USB solution introduced.

    Flasher ATE

    Flasher ATE introduced

    Gang programmer Flasher ATE introduced.

    RISC-V logo

    SEGGER joined RISC-V Foundation

    SEGGER joined RISC-V Foundation.

    RISC-V Logo

    SEGGER supports RISC-V

    RISC-V: Complete SEGGER portfolio (Debug Probes, Software Tools, Production Tools, Embedded Software) supports RISC-V.

    tuev-cert-logo

    embOS certifications

    embOS received TÜV-Süd certificate for IEC 61508 SIL3, IEC 62304 class C, and ISO 26262.

    2018

    Look over Silicon Valley with road sign showing SEGGER logo

    Office in Milpitas, Silicon Valley

    SEGGER Microcontroller opened office in Milpitas, Silicon Valley.

    SEGGER-Linker

    SEGGER Linker introduced

    New SEGGER Linker was introduced to the market.

    Ground-breaking ceremony of new SEGGER headquarters

    SEGGER begins work on the new headquarters

    SEGGER breaks ground on new corporate headquarters.

    New SEGGER building

    SEGGER moved to Monheim am Rhein

    SEGGER Microcontroller headquarters moved to Monheim am Rhein.

    2019

    SEGGER - compression tool emCompress Product Icon

    emCompress-ToGo introduced

    emCompress-ToGo the first compression algorithm for resource-constrained microcontroller based systems introduced.

    J-Link WiFi introduced

    J-Link JTAG/SWD debug probe with WLAN/WiFi interface introduced.

    2020

    emWin AppWizard

    AppWizard introduced

     AppWizard for creating complete and ready-to-run emWin applications introduced.

    Office in Shanghai, China

    SEGGER Microcontroller opened office in Shanghai, China. 

    Flasher PRO can program QSPI Flashes at maximum speed

    Flasher Quad Mode introduced

    Quad Mode for programming QSPI Flashes with Flasher PRO introduced.

    2021

    Flasher Compact, blue with SEGGER logo

    Flasher Compact introduced

    Credit-card-sized almost-anything progammer Flasher Compact introduced.

    Product icon emPower OS

    emPower OS introduced

    All-in-one embedded operating system emPower OS introduced.

    Product Icon for Linux Studio, based on SEGGER Embedded Studio

    Linux Studio introduced

    SEGGER's top-rated development environment introduced for Linux developers as Linux Studio.

    SEGGER Flasher Hub

    Flasher Hub introduced

    High-speed gang-progamming with Flasher Hub introduced.

    embOS-Ultra Logo

    embOS-Ultra introduced

    Revolutionary RTOS embOS-Ultra with Cycle-resolution Timing introduced.

    Logo carbon-neutral company

    SEGGER is carbon neutral

    SEGGER received TÜV certificate as carbon neutral company.

    2022

    Product icon emRun++

    emRun++ introduced

    Groundbreaking C++ library emRun++ introduced

    SEGGER - compression tool emCompress Product Icon

    emCompress-PRO introduced

    All-in-one compression solution emCompress-PRO introduced

    J-Link Device Support Kit introduced

    J-Link Device Support Kit to add support for new devices to J-Link debug probes and Flasher programmers introduced

    emFile BigFAT introduced

    Backward-compatible FAT extension emFile BigFAT for unlimited file size introduced.

    SEGGER Educational Partnership Program (SEPP)

    SEGGER starts Educational Partnership Program to connect students and teachers with SEGGER

    emVNC over USB introduced

    Virtual Network Computing for embedded systems directly using USB without IP stack introduced

    Prodcut Icon emVNC server

    emVNC-Server introduced

    Virtual Network Computing via emVNC-Server introduced.

    Power-saving J-Link modes introduced

    SEGGER has further reduced the power consumption of its J-Link line of debug probes, introducing Standby and Eco modes.

    2023

    SEGGER - SystemView Product Icon

    Heap monitoring for SystemView introduced

    SystemView can now monitor how applications use dynamic storage.

    J-Link Test Farm Power Adapter introduced

    Test Farm Power Adapter to easily build energy-efficient, large-scale test farms in combination with J-Link PRO introduced.

    Flasher DSK introduced

    The Flasher DSK makes it easy to add new or custom devices to the list of supported devices of the Flasher product family.

    J-Link PRO PoE – specialized high-end debug probe for test farms

    J-Link PRO PoE introduced

    J-Link PRO PoE with Power-over-Ethernet capability, the ideal programming and debugging probe for creating test farms, introduced.

    Product Icon TELP front

    Target Encrypted Link Package (TELP) for Flasher Secure introduced

    Target Encrypted Link Package (TELP) to ensure the protection of intellectual property from end to end introduced.

    SEGGER J-Link

    Support for debugging in Visual Studio Code introduced

    SEGGER announces its official support for debugging embedded systems in Visual Studio Code (VS Code) with all members of the J-Link family.

    Groundbreaking of second SEGGER building

    SEGGER begins work on second company building

    SEGGER breaks ground on second company building.

    SEGGER J-Trace PRO

    J-Trace PRO introduced

    J-Trace PRO, the "all-in-one" probe for any popular CPU core and Arm- and RISC-V-based architectures, introduced.

    Product icon SEGGER emUSB-C PD

    Embedded software library emUSB-C PD introduced

    Embedded software library emUSB-C PD for managing the power delivery (PD) protocol introduced.

    2024

    Flasher Hub-4

    Flasher Hub-4 introduced

    Flasher Hub-4 for compact high-volume production programming introduced.

    Hendrik Sawukajtis - new joint Managing Director

    Joint Managing Director appointed

    SEGGER appoints Hendrik Sawukajtis as joint Managing Director alongside Managing Director Ivo Geilenbrügge.

    Headquarters

    SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH

    Ecolab-Allee 5
    40789 Monheim am Rhein, Germany
    info@segger.com
    Tel.: +49-2173-99312-0
    Fax: +49-2173-99312-28

    Locations

    USA: SEGGER Microcontroller Systems LLC

    Boston area
    101 Suffolk Lane
    Gardner, MA 01440, USA
    us-east@segger.com
    Tel.: +1-978-874-0299
    Fax: +1-978-874-0599

    Silicon Valley
    Milpitas, CA 95035, USA
    us-west@segger.com
    Tel.: +1-408-767-4068

    China: SEGGER Microcontroller China Co., Ltd.

    Room 218, Block A, Dahongqiaoguoji
    No. 133 Xiulian Road
    Minhang District, Shanghai 201199, China
    china@segger.com
    Tel.: +86-133-619-907-60

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