Acqiris

What Acqiris does

Acqiris SA is a privately held Swiss company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Plan-les-Ouates (Geneva), specializing in high-speed data acquisition (DAQ) hardware and application-specific firmware. Its portfolio comprises PCIe digitizer cards and serial modules spanning 8-bit to 14-bit resolution and sampling rates from 250 MS/s up to 10 GS/s, with bandwidth coverage from DC to 3 GHz. Core differentiators include on-board FPGA-based real-time signal processing (averaging, peak-listing, zero-suppress, and proprietary 2D Thresholding), a low-noise front-end design achieving 9.3 ENOB on the SA6, and Open FPGA architecture that allows customers to embed proprietary processing IP. The company packages these capabilities into vertical-specific solutions: AQTOF for time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) and AQOCT for swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT), with additional addressable applications in LiDAR, distributed fiber optic sensing, and ultrasound/NDT.

Acqiris operates a direct-sales, OEM-embedded business model, selling hardware and bundled software/firmware to instrument manufacturers, research institutions, and (via a reconditioned-product channel) educational customers. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with long 10+ year lifecycle support commitments that anchor recurring OEM purchases. Revenue is generated through hardware sales (PCIe cards and serial modules), associated SDK/support services, and a discounted reconditioned/evaluation-unit channel (35-45% off, 1-year warranty) targeting cost-sensitive buyers. The company maintains wholly-owned regional offices in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Americas, and Japan, supported by an 11-50 person organization led by CEO Robin Hassell.

Recent strategic activity is concentrated in product refresh: Acqiris launched the SA6 12-bit DAQ card in January 2026 (SS-OCT focused) and the SA3 12-bit DAQ card in May 2026 (high-end TOF-MS), and is actively extending the SA6 platform into TOF-MS applications. Marketing is conducted primarily through application-focused industry conferences (IFOCT, ASMS), regional direct sales, and a technical-documentation-heavy website. The company is privately held, with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investors, and no publicly available financial data.

Name

Acqiris

Legal name

Acqiris SA

Website

https://acqiris.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Acqiris SA is a Swiss private company that designs and sells high-speed data acquisition (DAQ) digitizer cards and modules, with application-specific solutions for time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) and swept-source OCT (SS-OCT), serving OEM instrument manufacturers and research customers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

High-Speed Data Acquisition Instrumentation

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (3341)

SIC

Electronic Computers (3571)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Converters (ADC/DAC) (HDAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Compute & Acceleration ICs (CPU/GPU/AI/FPGA/ASIC) (HDAHABAC)

Keywords

• High-speed data acquisition
• PCIe digitizer cards
• FPGA signal processing
• Time-of-flight mass spectrometry
• Optical coherence tomography

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Sale of data acquisition hardware including PCIe digitizer cards, serial modules, and ADC cards. Products are sold directly to OEMs, research institutions, and industrial customers with pricing varying by resolution, sampling rate, and channel count.
2. Reconditioned/Refurbished Products: Sale of reconditioned evaluation units at discounted prices (35-45% discounts) with 1-year warranty, targeting cost-sensitive customers including educational institutions.
3. Software Development Kit & Support: Associated software, drivers, development tools, code examples, and documentation bundled with hardware products. Standard support included with all products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Acqiris designs, manufactures, and sells high-speed data acquisition (DAQ) hardware—PCIe digitizer cards and serial modules with on-board FPGA signal processing—offering 8-bit to 14-bit resolution and sampling rates from 250 MS/s up to 10 GS/s. The hardware is paired with application-specific firmware/software frameworks (AQTOF for time-of-flight mass spectrometry, AQOCT for swept-source OCT imaging, AQDAQ for general data acquisition) and a Windows/Linux SDK. Customers are OEMs, industrial system integrators, and research institutions serving TOF-MS, SS-OCT, LiDAR, ultrasound/NDT, and distributed fiber optic sensing applications.

Product overview

Acqiris offers a comprehensive portfolio of high-speed signal acquisition (DAQ) solutions comprising hardware digitizers/ADC cards and modules (SA1, SA2, SA3, SA6, SA120P, U5310A) with resolutions from 8-bit to 14-bit and sampling rates from 250 MS/s up to 10 GS/s. The hardware is complemented by application-specific firmware/software solutions including AQTOF for TOF mass spectrometry (real-time peak-listing, pulse averaging, 2D thresholding), AQOCT for swept-source OCT imaging, and standard AQDAQ firmware. An SDK for Windows and Linux enables custom software integration. The products serve industrial, medical, and research applications including TOF-MS, SS-OCT, LiDAR, ultrasound/NDT, and distributed fiber optic sensing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AQTOF: Real-time TOF processing engine and software framework for time-of-flight mass spectrometry applications, providing peak-listing, pulse averaging, and 2D thresholding capabilities.
• AQOCT
• AQDAQ

Products and services

• SA2 14-bit DAQ Card/Module High-performance 14-bit resolution signal acquisition card/module with sampling rates from 1 GS/s to 8 GS/s and DC up to 3 GHz bandwidth, featuring real-time FPGA processing (averaging, peak-listing, zero-suppress). Available in PCIe card or serial module form factors for OEMs and research customers.
• SA6 12-bit DAQ Card/Module Ultra-compact 12-bit DAQ PCIe card with up to 1 GS/s on 2 channels simultaneously, featuring a low-noise front-end achieving 9.3 ENOB, software-selectable full-scale input ranges (250 mV, 500 mV, 1 V, 2 V), and real-time processing. Optimized for OEMs and SS-OCT applications.
• SA3 12-bit DAQ Card/Module High-speed 12-bit DAQ card for demanding TOF-MS applications, operating at up to 6.25 GS/s single-channel or 3.125 GS/s dual-channel, with up to 2.4 GHz analog bandwidth, 69 dBc dynamic range, and the AQTOF real-time processing engine.
• SA120P 8-bit DAQ Card (including AQOCT variant) 8-bit DAQ card available in multiple configurations (1 GS/s 2-ch at 500 MHz, 1 GS/s at 500 MHz, 500 MS/s at 300 MHz), also offered as the SA120P AQOCT variant for SS-OCT solutions. Available as new and reconditioned/former evaluation units with 1-year warranty.
• SA1 8-bit DAQ Card/Module Cost-effective 8-bit DAQ solution with signal acquisition from 500 MS/s to 2 GS/s, DC-coupled with multiple programmable full-scale ranges. Available in compact PCIe card or serial module form factors for high-volume applications.
• U5310A 10-bit ADC Card 10-bit digitizer offering signal acquisition from 5 GS/s to 10 GS/s with 2 channels at 5 GS/s or 1 channel at 10 GS/s, with DC up to 2.5 GHz bandwidth. Product status: Discontinued.
• AQTOF Real-time Processing Engine and Firmware/Software Framework Real-time TOF processing firmware and software framework for mass spectrometry applications. Includes Peak-Listing (PKL) for ion pulse detection/timestamping, Pre-accumulation waveform averaging, PAVG pulse averaging, 2D Thresholding (zero-suppress), and high-throughput streaming, with a common API across Acqiris hardware platforms.
• AQOCT Solution Package Application-specific SS-OCT solution package combining Acqiris DAQ hardware with real-time OCT signal processing, delivering clinical-grade image clarity, premium dynamic range, and low-latency OCT image reconstruction at 50–200 kHz A-scan rates.
• AQDAQ Standard DAQ Firmware Standard digitizer/DAQ firmware for general data acquisition applications. Combined with compatible Acqiris hardware, provides flexible signal acquisition capabilities including real-time processing and streaming.
• Acqiris Software Development Kit (SDK) Windows or Linux SDK including drivers, development tools, code examples, and documentation required for integration of Acqiris cards into customer systems. Standard support is included with all products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clinical-grade SS-OCT image clarity at 50–200 kHz A-scan rates
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Spectrum Instrumentation: Direct peer offering a broad range of PCIe and PXIe digitizer cards across multiple resolution and sampling-rate tiers. Serves OEM integrators and researchers in similar applications (LIDAR, ultrasound, spectroscopy) with comparable FPGA processing capabilities.
• Pico Technology: Direct peer producing PC-based oscilloscopes and data acquisition products including high-resolution, deep-memory digitizers. Overlaps with Acqiris in the OEM and embedded-instrument space and shares a focus on compact, software-driven measurement hardware.
• Teledyne SP Devices: Direct competitor in high-speed digitizer cards and ADCs, with strong presence in scientific, OEM, and test-and-measurement markets. Products target similar applications (mass spectrometry, lidar, scientific imaging) with comparable sampling rates and FPGA processing.
• Zurich Instruments: Switzerland-headquartered peer specializing in high-performance signal acquisition and generation instruments for scientific and OEM applications. Comparable in size and Swiss engineering heritage; competes in adjacent test-and-measurement niches with overlapping research customers.
• Alazar Technologies: Direct competitor producing PCIe-based high-speed digitizers targeting OCT, ultrasound, LiDAR, and mass spectrometry — the same application verticals Acqiris serves. Comparable product positioning and customer overlap.
• GaGe (by Vitrek): Direct peer offering PCIe-based high-speed digitizers and signal acquisition cards with on-board FPGA processing. Serves similar OEM, scientific, and industrial customers with comparable resolution and sampling-rate specifications.

Broad incumbents

• Keysight Technologies: Large test-and-measurement incumbent offering a broad portfolio of digitizers, oscilloscopes, and modular DAQ solutions (PXI, AXIe). Overlaps with Acqiris in high-speed PCIe digitizers and serves many of the same OEM and research customers but at much greater scale and with broader product lines.
• National Instruments (NI): Broad incumbent in modular instrumentation offering high-speed DAQ cards under the PXI platform, plus software tools (LabVIEW). Competes with Acqiris on modular DAQ specifications and ecosystem reach, particularly in research and OEM test systems.
• ADLink Technology: Broad incumbent in embedded computing, modular DAQ, and PXI-based data acquisition. Competes with Acqiris in OEM-grade high-speed digitizers and frame grabbers for industrial, scientific, and medical imaging applications.
• Stresstech (former HBM / HBK): Large incumbent in test, measurement, and data acquisition hardware (formerly HBM / Brüel & Kjær). Overlaps with Acqiris in high-speed digitizers and signal conditioning for OEM and industrial customers across multiple verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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