Company profile
HiLight Semiconductor
Southampton fabless designer of analogue and mixed-signal CMOS integrated circuits for high-speed optical communications, including transimpedance amplifiers, laser and VCSEL drivers and transceiver chipsets.
Company overview
HiLight Semiconductor is a fabless chip company based in Southampton that designs and supplies analogue and mixed-signal integrated circuits for high-speed optical communications and networking. The company specialises in Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) and Physical Layer (PHY) ICs using advanced CMOS nodes for speeds up to and beyond 100Gbps. Its product portfolio includes high-sensitivity transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs), directly modulated laser and VCSEL drivers, and transceiver ICs which can feature embedded micro-controllers. HiLight's ICs are applied across markets such as FTTx/PON, datacom, telecom, and wireless infrastructure. The company also offers CMOS IP blocks and maintains a ROSA prototype line. Founded by industry veterans, it has its headquarters in the UK and sales offices in Asia.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Analogue / Mixed-Signal Design. Supply-chain role: IC Design.
Technologies and capabilities
- Fabless
- Analogue
- Mixed Signal
- Photonics
- CMOS
- Mixed-Signal
- PAM4
- Physical Layer (PHY)
- Optical Communications
Transimpedance Amplifiers (TIAs); Laser Drivers; VCSEL Drivers; Transceiver ICs; PHY ICs; CMOS IP Blocks
Markets served
- FTTx / PON
- Datacom
- Wireless Infrastructure
- Telecom
- Optical Communications
- Networking
UK presence
Southampton. Part of the Southampton / South East cluster.