Private company
ESS Technology
Logo: ESS Technology, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Former synthetic speech synthesizer company that is now known for its Sabre DAC chips
ESS Technology Incorporated is a private manufacturer of computer multimedia products, Audio DACs and ADCs based in Fremont, California, with R&D centers in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada and Beijing, China. It was founded by Forrest Mozer in 1983 as Electronic Speech Systems.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryelectronics industry1
- HeadquartersCalifornia1
- Websitewww.esstech.com
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ESS Technology Incorporated is a private manufacturer of computer multimedia products, Audio DACs and ADCs based in Fremont, California, with R&D centers in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada and Beijing, China. It was founded by Forrest Mozer in 1983 as Electronic Speech Systems.2
Timeline
- 1984Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- PPP loans $636.5K
Figures by year
| Year | PPP loans | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $636.5K | $636.5K |
PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.
- Feb 1, 2021$636.5K PPP loan (second draw) from First Bank of the Lake4To ESS TECHNOLOGY INC., San Jose CA; $640.7K forgiven Oct 6, 2021
Links
- Websitewww.esstech.com1
- WikipediaESS Technology
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ16246329
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataESS Technology on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaESS Technology on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsESS Technology logo by ESS Technology, Inc., Public domain
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