EnSilica, has announced a special licensing deal to encourage existing 8051 licensees to switch their next ASIC design start to an         eSi-1600 16-bit soft processor core.

For all enquiries received   before 31st January 2011 and subject  to Terms and Conditions, EnSilica is offering to match their 8051 license fee.

For more information read here

4th August 2010

EnSilica, has announced that it  has become a partner for Mentor Graphics’ Precise-IP vendor-independent FPGA IP platform.   As a result, EnSilica’s range of eSi-RISC embedded processor cores and eSi-Comms library of communications IP has been    fully validated for use in Mentor Graphics’ Precision Synthesis FPGA design flow, enabling   design engineers to easily implement them on any FPGA device

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21st July 2010

EnSilica are pleased to announce that Nu Horizons Electronics Corp (a leading global distributor of advanced technology semiconductor, display and power solutions) have joined our Alliance Program. Franchises held by Nu Horizons in the UK include: Atmel, ChipX and Lattice Semiconductor.

"EnSilica look forward to working together with Nu Horizons, where our expertise in IC design and verification can help our mutual customers realise new products based around FPGA and ASIC technologies" said Philip Faulkner, Director of Projects at EnSilica.

June 2010

EnSilica are please to announce  they have joined Cambridge Network. The mission of Cambridge Network is to bring together many  of the the leading companies within the Cambridge region and provide opportunities to share ideas and work together to help strengthen the overall high technology community.

May 2010

EnSilica has launched a major new version of its eSi-RISC Development Suite.

The eSi-RISC Development Suite v2.1 provides a comprehensive platform for easily evaluating EnSilica's family of eSi-RISC soft processor cores.

For more information read here

29th March 2010

EnSilica are proud to announce that LFoundry have joined the EnSilica  Alliance Program.

Based in Europe, LFoundry is in an excellent position to support a broad portfolio of customers, including those seeking high flexibility and technology customisation.

"The combination of EnSilica's front-end design expertise and the range of technology services provided by LFoundry delivers some exciting possibilities for our customers" said Philip Faulkner, Director of Projects at EnSilica.

March 2010

Are you an FPGA guru ?  Do you have experience of the very latest Altera and Xilinx devices + tools?  EnSilica are looking to strengthen our team of FPGA Design Specialists. For more information read here

March 2010

The “Best of British” in Consumer Electronics Event was held at the Cass Business School in London on March 9th. A showcase of world leading technologies from UK companies in the Consumer Electronics industry organised by the Electronics KTN.

Joining leading UK companies like ARM, picoChip, CSR, Frontier Silicon , Ubiquisys and many more, the EnSilica stand displayed our long history in innovative design across many Consumer products.

March 2010

eSi-RISC, the highly configurable 16/32 embedded processor IP from EnSilica has been reviewed in a leading report on CPU Cores and Processor IP from The Linley Group - a respected independent technology analysis company.

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Feb 2010

EnSilica are looking for highly experienced and motivated IC Design Engineers to join our established team and support some exciting opportunities with companies based in Cambridge and the South Coast.

This is a chance to work on a diverse range of projects that will be both stimulating and challenging as you help deliver leading edge solutions to our customers.

If you are interested and have the necessary skills then please forward your CV.

Dec 2009

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EnSilica are proud to announce that Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe GmbH have joined our Alliance Program.

By bringing together the IC design expertise of EnSilica and leading edge technologies and IP from Fujitsu, you can be confident of a first class technical solution… and with Fujitsu offering a range of engagement models you can find the commercial agreement that is right for your business.

Dec 2009

EnSilica are proud to announce that MOSIS have joined our Alliance Program.

MOSIS lowers the cost of fabrication by combining designs from many customers onto multi-project wafers (MPW), significantly decreasing the cost of each design.

The combination of EnSilica's design expertise and silicon fabrication via MOSIS provides a great way to realise your ASIC design - even if you thought your production volumes ruled out an ASIC solution.  Why not discuss your design with us today and see just what is possible.

Dec 2009

Last month, to celebrate the launch of our new website, EnSilica ran a competition to win an iPod Touch.

The lucky winner was Steve Holloway, SoC Verification Specialist at NXP Semiconductor.

Congratulations to Steve and thank you to everybody who entered. The correct answer was 2001.

Dec 2009

To celebrate the launch of the new website, EnSilica are offering you the chance to win an iPod Touch.

All you have to do is complete the form below for your chance to win.

Competition Closed

EnSilica will be attending this event on November 23rd -24th. In addition to the opportunity to arrange one-one meetings throughout the conference, EnSilica will also be participating in the main exhibition, so just come along and see us!

For more details visit the website.

7th October 2009: EnSilica are proud to unveil their new website today. “The website is a key component of our marketing strategy as we continue to increase awareness of EnSilica within our target customer base and grow the business” said Ian Lankshear, Managing Director.

The new website provides comprehensive information about EnSilica and the IC design services on offer. In addition, it provides information on the portfolio of Communications IP (eSi-Comms) and embedded processor IP (eSi-RISC), with the ability to download all key documentation directly from the site.

6th July 2009: EnSilica today announced that David Wheeler has joined the company in the position of Technical Director. The expertise that David brings to the company, will further enhance EnSilica's capability within the Communications and multimedia application areas. Through the provision provision of System Level Design services EnSilica can provide a complete 'concept to silicon' service all from the one company.

David brings over 17 years experience in the simulation, design and testing of communication systems. He has worked on a range of products and technologies including GSM, WLAN, HomePlug and DVB for both start-up and blue-chip companies. He holds a BEng in Engineering Science from the University of Exeter and a PhD from Birmingham University.

26th January 2009: EnSilica today announced that Philip Faulkner has joined the company in the position of Director of Projects. In this strategic role Philip will manage current projects but also focus on developing relationships with target customers and driving business development and new design wins.

“This new role will provide improved continuity between the pre-sales process and project execution to ensure the key objectives of the project are delivered as planned” said Philip.

Philip brings over 20 years of experience working on SoC designs often with leading edge technologies using both ASIC and COT based design flows. He has extensive experience of supporting customer projects and understands the challenges and problems faced by companies undertaking IC developments in a competitive market.

Prior to joining EnSilica, Philip was ASIC design manager at DisplayLink, a leading innovator in computer display technology, and has held various engineering and management positions at global semiconductor companies (Nortel, Toshiba and LSI Logic) and start-ups. He holds a MBA and an Honours degree in Physics from the University of Southampton.