Company Description
Interlink Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LINK) is a sensor technology and printed electronics company in the manufacturing sector. The company focuses on force and touch sensing, gas and environmental sensing, and related printed electronic solutions. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells sensor technologies that incorporate proprietary materials science, embedded electronics, firmware, and software. These capabilities support both standard sensor-based products and custom sensor system solutions for customers across medical, industrial, automotive, wearables, Internet of Things (IoT), and other specialty markets.
Interlink operates through principal sensor technology divisions that include force/touch sensors and gas and environmental sensors. Its force-sensing products and solutions include sensor components, subassemblies, and module products that can support effective, efficient cursor control and three-dimensional user inputs. The company’s gas and environmental solutions division focuses on electrochemical gas sensors and related platforms, including advanced electrochemical sensors for food safety and quality monitoring and AI-powered food quality and safety monitoring systems. These technologies are used in applications where accurate, low-power, and cost-effective sensing is important.
Business model and markets
Interlink Electronics generates its business by supplying sensors and printed electronic solutions to an international customer base that includes global blue-chip companies. According to the company’s public statements, its technologies are deployed in markets such as medical, industrial, automotive, wearables, IoT, and other specialty segments. In addition to standard products, Interlink emphasizes custom solutions tailored to specific customer requirements, drawing on its expertise in materials science, manufacturing, embedded electronics, firmware, and software.
The company’s growth approach combines organic expansion with acquisitions. Interlink highlights an organic growth strategy supported by business development roles in North America and Europe, and it has discussed a growing pipeline of acquisition opportunities. It has also referenced its Calman Technology subsidiary and a non-binding letter of intent to acquire a U.K.-based engineering and manufacturing company, which it views as complementary to its existing European capabilities. These activities reflect a focus on building scale in sensor technology and printed electronics while expanding regional reach.
Technology focus and applications
Interlink’s technology platforms are centered on sensor intelligence and printed electronics. Its force-sensing products are used to capture user input and mechanical interactions, while its gas and environmental sensors are designed to detect and monitor gases and environmental conditions. The company has described its electrochemical gas sensors as accurate, low-power, and cost-effective, and it has received Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grants from U.S. government agencies to advance electrochemical sensors for food safety and AI-powered food quality and safety monitoring systems. These projects aim to enable monitoring of food quality parameters and to integrate real-time gas detection with data analytics and AI-driven platforms.
Interlink also presents its sensors as foundational components for AI-driven applications, describing sensors as the "picks and shovels" of AI. By pairing sensor outputs with proprietary data analytics and artificial intelligence, the company seeks to transform raw sensor data into insights for environmental, agricultural, and food safety monitoring. This positions its gas and environmental solutions division at the intersection of sensor hardware, data intelligence, and applications that address food security and quality assurance.
Global footprint and facilities
Interlink Electronics serves its international customer base through multiple facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company states that it maintains its corporate headquarters and proprietary gas sensor production and product development facility in Fremont, California, in the Silicon Valley area. It also operates a Global Product Development and Materials Science Center and a distribution and logistics center in Camarillo, California. Outside the United States, Interlink runs advanced printed-electronics manufacturing facilities in Shenzhen, China; Irvine, Scotland; and Barnsley, England. These locations support manufacturing, product development, and logistics for customers across different regions.
Corporate structure and capital actions
Interlink Electronics is incorporated in Nevada and files reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Commission File Number 001-37659. The company has common stock listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol LINK. It has also issued 8.00% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in the past. According to its public disclosures, Interlink exercised its right under its Certificate of Designations to convert all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock into common stock after certain trading price conditions were met. The company has also announced a 50% common stock dividend, stating that the dividend would affect all stockholders uniformly and that convertible securities would be adjusted accordingly.
Interlink has used an at-the-market issuance sales agreement to sell shares of common stock through a sales agent, with an aggregate offering capacity of up to a specified amount. It later delivered notice to terminate that sales agreement and reported that it was not subject to termination penalties. These capital structure steps, including preferred stock conversion, stock dividend, and use and termination of an at-the-market program, are part of how the company manages its equity and liquidity.
Research, development, and grants
The company reports ongoing engineering, research, and development activities related to its sensor platforms. Its Gas and Environmental Solutions division has received competitive SBIR Phase I grants from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The FDA grant supports development of advanced electrochemical sensors to improve safety and quality monitoring of post-harvest food products, while the USDA grant funds development of an AI-powered post-harvest food quality and safety monitoring system that leverages electrochemical gas sensing and proprietary data analytics. Interlink describes these awards as recognition of its technology and as support for expanding into food safety and environmental monitoring applications.
Growth initiatives and investor communications
Interlink Electronics communicates regularly with investors through earnings releases, conference presentations, and SEC filings. It has reported periods of double-digit year-over-year revenue growth and has discussed momentum across its sensor and printed electronics platforms. The company has also highlighted efforts to simplify its capital structure, strengthen its balance sheet, and pursue acquisitions that align with long-term shareholder value. Participation in investor conferences, such as the LD Micro Main Event, provides a forum for management to discuss strategic growth initiatives, SBIR grants, acquisition plans, and capital structure changes.
Interlink positions itself as having decades of experience in sensor technology and printed electronics, with a focus on mission-critical applications across diverse markets. Its combination of materials science, manufacturing capabilities, embedded electronics, firmware, and software underpins both standard products and custom solutions for customers that include global blue-chip companies.