Kvaser AB, is a company developing software and hardware products for advanced real time system
(RTOS-S), with her core know-how in the CAN protocol. With over 24 years of CAN development
experience and more than 30 CAN-related products to her name, Kvaser is the CAN expert, bringing
her deep knowledge in the field of CAN to industries including Automotive, Medical equipment,
Industrial Automation, Military, Agricultural, Textile production, Telecommunication and Railway. Kvaser is headquartered in
Gothenburg, Sweden, with regional offices in China, the United States and Germany.
Kvaser’s milestone:
| 1983 | Kvaser began developing a modular industrial robot that uses serial communication |
| 1983 | Bosch began CAN development |
| 1985 | Intel involved in the project |
| 1985 | Kvaser began to focus on CAN technology |
| 1988 | First CAN chip was released |
| 1990 | Kvaser’s CanKingdom higher layer protocol was launched |
| 1994 | Kvaser’s CanKing free CAN bus monitor was launched. |
| 1996 | Our 1st generation WAVEcan wireless CAN link was released |
| 1997 | LAPcan PCMCIA CAN bus interface was introduced. |
| 1998 | The second generation WAVEcan was unveiled. |
| 2000 | Kvaser opened US subsidiary in Mission Veijo, CA |
| 2001 | Kvaser released USBcan, a USB CAN interface. |
| 2002 | Kvaser launched Memorator datalogger and CAN interface |
| 2003 | Development of the third generation WAVEcan began. |
| 2005 | Kvaser Leaf family (USB to CAN and LIN) was launched with MagiSync. |
| 2006 | Memorator Professional and USBcan Professional were introduced. |
| 2007 | Linx CAN to J1587 and PCIEcan for PCI Express interfaces were introduced. |
| 2008 | Kvaser BlackBird WLAN/CAN interface was released. |
| 2009 | Kvaser opened Asia subsidiary in Shanghai, China. |
| 2010 | Kvaser launched Memorator Light |