Company profile
FTDI
Glasgow-based fabless semiconductor company designing USB and interface bridging chips together with the supporting driver software used by equipment makers.
Company overview
Future Technology Devices International Ltd (FTDI) is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Glasgow. The company specialises in USB bridging solutions, designing and supplying integrated circuits (ICs), evaluation modules, and cables. Its product portfolio focuses on converting legacy peripheral interfaces to the USB standard, and includes support for modern protocols such as USB Type-C and Power Delivery 3.0. In addition to its hardware, FTDI provides the corresponding software drivers and technical support for its components. The company's products are used by equipment makers in a variety of end markets, including automotive for diagnostics and ECU communication, industrial systems, high-speed communications, data acquisition, test and measurement, and AI-enabled edge computing devices.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Fabless Semiconductor Design. Supply-chain role: Component Supplier, Technology Provider.
Technologies and capabilities
- Silicon
- Mixed Signal
- USB
- Interface Bridging
- Mixed-Signal
- Power Delivery
Interface Bridge ICs; USB Modules; USB Cables; Software Drivers; Evaluation Modules
Markets served
- Automotive
- Industrial
- Communications
- Edge Computing
- Data Acquisition
- Test & Measurement
UK presence
Glasgow. Part of the Scotland cluster.
Sources and verification
Last verified: 2026-09-29