Espressif Systems 乐鑫, founded in 2008, is a multinational, fabless semiconductor company. It specializes in full-stack platforms for IoT and edge AI, including high-performance, energy-efficient RISC-V SoCs with integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The company provides a comprehensive ecosystem with its own operating system, robust security, and cloud integration. Their products, such as the popular ESP8266 and ESP32 series, are used in consumer products, industrial IoT, and more. Espressif is recognized for its open-source technologies and has numerous certifications, including FCC, CE, Wi-Fi Alliance, and Bluetooth SIG. They are a "National Little Giant Enterprise" in China and have shipped over one billion IoT chips.