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Swindon Silicon Systems

Swindon design house producing custom mixed-signal ASICs, principally sensor interface and signal-conditioning chips for industrial and automotive customers.

Company overview

Swindon Silicon Systems is a fabless semiconductor company that provides custom Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). A subsidiary of Sensata Technologies, the company operates a full turnkey model, managing the specification, design, production testing, and supply of its chips. It has over four decades of experience and ships more than 150 million dies annually. The firm's core expertise lies in mixed-signal ASIC design, combining analogue and digital technologies, with a particular focus on sensor interface ICs for applications such as Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS). Its primary end markets are the automotive, industrial, and aerospace sectors. Based in Wiltshire, the company handles design and testing from its UK facility, which includes cleanroom space, while manufacturing is outsourced. It provides long-term supply assurance and obsolescence management for its custom products.

Semiconductor activity

Primary capability: ASIC Design Services. Supply-chain role: IC Design, IC Test, Supply Chain Management.

Technologies and capabilities

  • Analogue
  • Mixed Signal
  • Sensors
  • Mixed-Signal
  • Digital
  • Sensor Interface
  • MEMS
  • MEMS Pressure Sensors
  • TPMS

Custom ASICs; ASIC Design; Sensor Interface ICs; Production Test; Turnkey Supply Chain Management

Markets served

  • Automotive
  • Industrial
  • Aerospace

UK presence

Royal Wootton Bassett.

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