Ambiq Micro is a semiconductor company that has developed breakthrough technology based on the patented Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology (SPOT™) platform that dramatically reduces the amount of power consumed by ICs. Ambiq Micro’s initial products include ultra-low power real-time clock (RTC) and microcontroller (MCU) devices in multiple consumer wearables. The company was founded out of research from the University of Michigan in 2010.