VTI Technologies

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VTI Technologies Oy
Type Private
Founded Vantaa, Finland (1991)
Headquarters Vantaa, Finland
Industry MEMS
Products Accelerometers, Pressure sensors
Revenue 72.4 million Euro (2006)
Employees 688 (2007)
Website www.vti.fi

VTI Technologies is a company in Finland that was founded as a spin-off from the company Vaisala Oy, a market leader in meteorology. VTI was founded to industrialize and further develop Vaisala's MEMS technology in automotive applications. VTI has become the market leader in low-g accelerometers. Low-g accelerometers, typically for 1 to 3 g full scale range, are used in:

  • automotive control systems like ESC, ESP, VDC, TCS, ABS, ECS
  • medical devices like cardiac pace makers
  • sports, wellness and hand-held terminal applications
  • avionic instruments and inclinometers