SiTime releases new chip aimed at wearable gadgets

Rajesh Vashist, chief executive of timing chip company SiTime, poses at the company's Santa Clara headquarters, in California, U.S., September 16, 2025. SiTime is preparing to launch a new chip designed for wearable gadgets. REUTERS/Stephen Nellis

SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) -SiTime on Wednesday released a new chip aimed at helping it enter a $4 billion market and land customers in wearable electronic devices.

The small Santa Clara, California-based chip company, which had just over $200 million in sales last year, is one of the few that focus specifically on what are known as timing chips.