Company profile
GF Micro
Stroud and Bristol design house producing full-custom analogue and digital ASICs from specification to fabless silicon supply for avionics, space and industrial customers.
Company overview
GF Micro (GarField Microelectronics Ltd.) is a UK-based chip design and development company specialising in Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). The firm provides a service covering initial specification and design through to fabrication, testing, and supply, operating a fabless model. Its work spans diverse markets, collaborating with companies, start-ups, and academic institutions. Headquartered in Stroud with an office in Bristol, GF Micro uses technologies including CMOS, BiCMOS, and SiGe. The company also develops and licenses its own silicon-proven IP cores, such as a microdisplay backplane for AR/VR applications using patented P-OLED technology, and a digital temperature sensor IP for industrial use. A subsidiary of Presto Engineering, GF Micro is an Arm Approved Design Partner and a member of the GlobalFoundries Global Solutions Partner Program.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: ASIC Design Services. Supply-chain role: Fabless Design, IC Design, IP Licensing.
Technologies and capabilities
- ASIC
- Analogue
- Mixed Signal
- CMOS
- BiCMOS
- SiGe
- Digital
- Silicon Germanium
ASIC Design; Custom IC Development; Silicon IP Cores; Microdisplay Backplanes; Temperature Sensor IP; Fabless Silicon Supply
Markets served
- AR / VR
- Industrial
- Consumer Electronics
UK presence
Stroud. Other UK sites: Bristol. Part of the Bristol / South West cluster.
Research links: University of the West of England.