Automotive

EnSilica is a trusted ASIC partner for automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. We deliver custom automotive-grade silicon that reduces system cost, lowers power consumption and enables advanced functionality across Advanced Driver Assitance Systems (ADAS), chassis and body control, electrification and connectivity.

Our ISO 9001-certified design flow, ISO 26262 functional safety expertise, and automotive-qualified supply chain enable complex silicon programmes to move from specification through qualification to volume production efficiently, reliably and with minimal risk.

Our Expertise

Mixed-signal and low-power design

Expertise in mixed-signal and low-power architectures for battery-powered, thermally constrained and space-limited automotive systems.

Automotive-grade supply chain

End-to-end supply chain management of wafer fabrication, packaging, test and qualification through AEC-Q100 and IATF 16949-compliant partners, supporting longeivity automotive production.

Functional Safety (ISO 26262)

In-house functional safety experts with ASIL-ready architectures, qualified tool flows, and FMEDA / FTA support from project inception, up to and including ASIL-D.

Radar Sensors

More than a decade of experience in radar systems, EnSilica have proven capabilities in integrate mmWave RF front-ends and high-resolution signal processing, enabling compact, high-performance automotive Radar sensors.

Cybersecurity

Hardware-rooted security incorporating classical and post-quantum-resilient cryptography, strong entropy sources, and secure key management, designed to meet automotive cybersecurity standards including ISO 21434.

Power Management & High Voltage

Power and high-voltage ASICs implemented in BCD technologies, integrating power management, gate drivers, and half-bridge / H-bridge stages for efficient actuator, motor and chassis control.

Edge AI and advanced signal processing

Efficient, hardware-accelerated sensor fusion, perception and control at the edge, reducing latency and system complexity.

Flexible Process Technologies

Proven delivery across automotive-qualified process nodes, including BCD for power and high voltage, FD-SOI for mmWave and mixed signal, and FinFET for complex digital processing and edge AI.

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Applications

We design custom ASICs for a wide range of automotive systems, including:

Advanced driver-assistance: imaging radar, sensor fusion and on-board AI

Electrified powertrain: motor control, battery management and high-voltage monitoring

GNSS and V2X: satellite positioning, antenna interface and vehicle-to-everything communication

Body electronics: smart lighting, eMirrors, wireless charging and tyre-pressure sensing

Secure networking: CAN, LIN, Ethernet bridging and in-vehicle gateway control

Case studies

Our automotive designs have addressed customers challanges across various applications

ASIL-D automotive Chassis controller ASIC

ASIL-D automotive Chassis controller ASIC

Automotive long rangeRadar in Arm based SoC

Automotive long rangeRadar in Arm based SoC

Automotive ASIL readyMulti-Processor ArmCortex-M Subsystem

Automotive ASIL readyMulti-Processor ArmCortex-M Subsystem

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Quality

Every project follows EnSilica’s ISO 9001-certified development flow, with functional safety, test coverage and traceability built in.

Our toolchain is ISO 26262 qualified and we support full test-strategy development (DFT, BIST, test program creation, yield optimisation and failure analysis) through experienced partners.

Our ASICs are engineered for 10+ year automotive production programmes. Whether for new EV platforms or future-ready ADAS modules, EnSilica delivers reliable silicon with automotive-grade quality at every stage

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