Communications
EnSilica delivers ASSPs and ASICs for satellite communications, enabling analog, hybrid and digital beamforming in user terminals, low power 5G NTN SDR modems, and high-performance digital beamforming for satellite payloads.
We also bring strong expertise in high-throughput point-to-point microwave links, modem, radio units designs and resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) solutions.
Our Expertise
Analogue beamforming
X band, Ku band and Ka band BFICs enabling Flat Panel Phased Arrays for satcom user terminals
Digital beamforming
X band, Ku band and Ka band DBF IC enabling Flat Panel Phased Arrays for satcom user terminals
Hybrid beamforming
Ka band BFICs enabling Flat Panel Phased Arrays for satcom user terminals
Satellite Payload ASICs
Radiation resilient ASICs including RF and digital beamforming enabling best in class power per channel.
5G NTN Modem SoC
Flexible 5G NTN Modem supporting 3GPP Rel-18/19 and beyond with a SDR architecture for satcom user terminals
Positioning, Navigation & Timing (PNT)
PNT ASICs: cutting-edge multi-band GNSS radio and SoC capability enabling cancellation techniques and alternate timing sources. Ideal for highly reliable, resilient systems
Assurance and Sovereignty
European fabrication/test options, ISO 9001 processes, and automotive functional safety heritage (ISO 26262) – supporting sovereign supply chains for satcom
Our expertise is beyond silicon chips
We provide full systems design and algorithm design capabilities through to hardware, antenna and software reference designs for your products.
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Applications
We design ASSPs and custom ASICs for a wide range of communication systems, including :
SatCom user terminals: electronically steerable antenna beamforming chips that enable flat panel arrays
Multi-orbit solutions LEO, MEO and GEO
PNT ASICs: cutting-edge multi-band GNSS radio enabling cancellation techniques and alternate timing sources. Ideal for highly reliable, resilient systems
5G NTN modems, flexible software defined SoC designed to optimise satcom broadband use cases combined with waveform customization for user terminals
Payload ASICs: digital beamforming enabling best in class power per channel
Advanced modems for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)
Quality
Every ASSP and ASIC project follows EnSilica’s ISO9001-certified development flow, with radiation resilient ASICs for satellite payload applications
EnSilica brings automotive-grade reliability to SatCom ASSPs and ASICs. Our experience in ISO 26262 (ASIL-D) functional safety, AEC-Q100 qualification, and PPAP processes ensures silicon that performs in the harshest environments- whether under the hood or in orbit.
Case studies
Our designs have addressed customers challenges across various comms applications
Distributed Beamformer for Satellite User Terminals(EN92040)
Advanced node 5G Massive MIMO RadioUnit
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EnSilica’s expertise
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