In February 2017, Tessera (Holding Company) (NASDAQ:TSRA) changed its name to Xperi (NASDAQ: XPER) The small firm Tessera had originally focused on the research and development of semiconductor packaging technology. Throughout its history, the firm had an important empahsis on licensing technology and intellectual property. Tesseras customers include many of the worlds leading semiconductor, smartphone and digital imaging manufacturers. Tessera Holding Corporation is the parent company of DTS, FotoNation, Invensas and Tessera. The firm's technologies and intellectual property are deployed in areas such as premium audio, computational imaging, computer vision, mobile computing and communications, memory, data storage, 3D semiconductor interconnect and packaging. Tessara had been part of the invention of smart sight and sound technologies that enhance and help to transform the human connected experience.The firm licenses a portfolio of patented semiconductor packaging technologies; these designs enable semiconductor makers to produce high-performance packages for use in mobile phones, personal digital assistants, PCs, and other electronic products. Licensees include big chip makers such as Hitachi, Intel, and Toshiba, as well as semiconductor assemblers such as ASE and Amko
