Swindon Silicon Systems celebrates 35 years of technology

August 1, 2013 by admin · Leave a Comment
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ASIC designer SWINDON Silicon Systems is celebrating thirty five years of trading. From small beginnings in 1978 in Swindon, the company has grown to become the UK’s largest fabless supplier of high performance mixed signal Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) with a turnover of £21m and delivering 50 million ASICs annually. ASICs allow almost any analogue or digital circuit to be implemented on a single chip, replacing traditional discrete components. Only a few years ago a bespoke integrated circuit was no more than a dream for most industrial designers, but SWINDON has put them within the reach of any technology sector.

By 1987 SWINDON had set up a test department and moved to its current premises with a separate production facility added in 1999. The company’s success in the automotive market led to it becoming part of Tomkins Plc in 2007, assisting it’s sister company, Schrader Electronics, to become the global leader in tyre pressure monitoring systems. Schrader International was acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners in 2012, bringing SWINDON the benefits of being part of a large multinational whilst maintaining its autonomy to pursue other markets. SWINDON is expecting its growth to continue, and a move to a new custom built facility is planned to accommodate this growth.

“It has always been about offering value to the customer” said Geoff Hall, Managing Director, “this coupled with the in-depth knowledge of all of our engineers and applying that to our customers challenges has enabled us to become an established player and to grow year on year. With the support of our new owners, that growth will continue into developing markets in Europe and beyond”.

The company employs 30 people at the moment but is looking to expand to 100 by 2018.

www.swindonsilicon.co.uk