LIST OF ELECTRONICS COMPANIES IN EUROPE (UK)

ASIC DESIGN/SOC/FPGA/ANALOG /DSP

23/03/11- PRAJOTH KURUVILLA

1). ARC International Elstree

WebSite : http://www.arc.com
Location: Elstree
About :
Supplier of low power RE-configurable microprocessors and systems
Career Page: ARC International Careers

2). AIR Semiconductor Swindon

WebSite : http://www.air-semi.com
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
About :
It's a newly formed startup, aims to put GPS like technology
in electronic devices like Digital Camera etc.
Career Page: AIR Semiconductor Careers

3). ARM Advanced RISC Machine

WebSite : http://www.arm.com
Location: Cambridge
About :
They design and develop Low Power Microprocessor
Cores for Mobile Devices.
Career Page: ARM Careers

4). Apical Imaging Loughborough

WebSite : http://www.apical-imaging.com
Location: Loughborough
About :
Suppliers of Specialist Image Processing Hardware/Software/IP
in electronic devices like Digital Camera etc.
Career Page: Apical Imaging Careers
Typical Jobs: RTL design, FPGA Design, Embedded S/W , DSP(Image Processing)

5). Artimi Cambridge

WebSite : http://www.artimi.com
Location: Cambridge
About :
Ultra Wide Band, Wireless USB chip sets
Career Page: Artimi Careers
Typical Jobs: RF IC design, Physcial Design, IC design, IC software
6). Altera Europe Ltd
WebSite : http://www.altera.com
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
About : Altera UK designes IPs for Altera FPGAs
UK design Centre does memory interfaces, Digital Brodcast IPs and MPEG.
Career Page: Altera Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital Design and Verification

7). Broadcom
WebSite : http://www.broadcom.com
Location: Cambridge(Former Alpamosiac), Bristol
About :
Supplier of chipsets for Digital Media, DTV, Bluetooth,wireless data etc.
Broadcom is one of the largest Fabless companies in the world
Career Page: Broadcom Careers
Typical Jobs: IC Design, Analog IC design, Physcial design, Embedded S/w, DFT, RTL
Design, Static Timing Analysis, DSP etc.

8). Cambridge Silicon Radio

WebSite : http://www.csr.com
Location: Cambridge
About :
Supplier of chipsets for Bluetooth,wireless data, GPS etc.
CSR is the largest Fabless companies in Europe by Revenues
Career Page: CSR Careers
Typical Jobs: IC Design, Analog IC design, Physcial design, Embedded S/w, DFT, RTL
Design, GPS software

9). ClearSpeed Tech Bristol

WebSite : http://www.clearspeed.com
Location: Bristol
About :
Supplier of Dedicated FPU Accelerators and Co-Processors
Career Page: ClearSpeed Careers

10). Dialog Semiconductor

WebSite : http://www.diasemi.co.uk
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
About :
Supplier of Audio Processing and Power managemet ICs, color LCD driver ICs
Career Page: Dialog Careers
Typical Jobs: Analog IC design, Mixed Signal IC Design, Physcial design.
11). DisplayLink
WebSite : http://www.displaylink.com
Location: Cambridge
About :
Display link is a supplier of Network Display Technology/Chipsets. Using thier
products, its possible to connect multiple monitors to your PC
via USB port
It is one of the few UK startups, which accepts applications form Graduates
Career Page: DisplayLink Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC design.

12). ELONICS Scotland

WebSite : http://www.elonics.com
Location: Livingston, Scotland
About :
Supplier of RF receivers or silicon tuners for various brodcast standards
Career Page: Elonics Careers
Typical Jobs: Analog IC design, Mixed Signal IC Design, Physcial design.

13). Ember Cambridge

WebSite : http://www.ember.com
Location: Cambridge
About :
Supplier of ZigBee chips software and development tools
Career Page: Ember Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC design, Physcial design.

14). Ensilica Berkshire

WebSite : http://www.ensilica.com
Location: Livingston, Scotland
About :
ASIC/FPGA Design Services, System modelling
Career Page: Ensilica Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC design, Physcial Design, FPGA Design

15). Entegra Scotland

WebSite : http://www.entegra.co.uk
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
About :
Supplier of DSP boards and DSP courses
Career Page: NA
Typical Jobs: NA

16). Ericsson Basingstoke

WebSite : http://www.ericsson.com
Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire
About :
Supplier of Mobile Networking Equipment.
Career Page: Ericsson Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC design, Physcial Design, DFT, STA

17). Frontier Silicon

WebSite : http://www.frontier-silicon.com
Location: Cambridge
About :
Supplier of Chipsets for Digital Audio and Mobile TV
Career Page: Frontier Silicon
Typical Jobs: DSP comms, DSP hardware, IC design, FPGA design

18). Fujitsu Microelectronics

WebSite : http://www.fujitsu.com/uk
Location: Manchester, Maidenhead
About :
Analog Design Centre
Career Page: Fujitsu Careers
Typical Jobs: Analog IC design, Digitl Design, Mixed Signal Design

19). Gennum Hertfordshire

WebSite : http://www.gennum.com
Location: Bishops' Storford, Hertfordshire CM23 5DB
About :
Supplier of ASIC Products
Career Page: Gennum Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital ASIC Design, Analogue Silicon Design

20). Garfield Microelectronics Gloucestershire

WebSite : http://www.gfmicro.com
Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 5NN
About :
Supplier of ASIC design Services
Career Page: GarField Micro Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital ASIC Design, Analogue Silicon Design

22). Gigle Semiconductor Edinburgh

WebSite : http://www.gigle.biz
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
About :
Supplier of chipsets for powerline comms: HomePlug
Career Page: Gigle Semiconductor Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital ASIC Design, Analogue Silicon Design, Embedded s/w
23) Hitachi UK
WebSite : http://www.hitachi-hitec-uk.com
Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire
About :
Semiconductors and process technology
Career Page: Hitachi UK jobs
Typical Jobs: Semiconductors and Instrumentation

24). ICERA Semiconductors Bristol

WebSite : http://www.icerasemi.com
Location: Bristol, Cambridge
About :
Supplier of Chip Sets for Mobile/Wireless Comms
Career Page: ICERA Semiconductor Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design, RF Design, DSP Comms Algorithm Development,
Compiler/tool Chain Engineer, Application Engineer

25). INTEL Swindon

WebSite : http://www.intel.com
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
About :
Intel in Swindon Designs and develops chips for Digital Television.
Mainly Tuners and Demodulators.
Career Page: Intel Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design, DSP hardware design, Analog IC design

26). IMAGINATION Technologies Hertfordshire

WebSite : http://www.imgtec.com
Location: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
About :
This is one of the few companies in UK, who welcomes Graduate Applications
Supplier of Audio/Video IPs/Graphics IPs.
Career Page: Imagination Technologies Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design, Audio/Video Design, Graphics Software eingeer,
MPEG encoder/decoder design engineers , Device Drivers for Mobile OS such as
Symbian, or Win CE

27) Jennic
WebSite : http://www.jennic.com
Location: Sheffield
About :
Supplier of chipsets for wireless microcontrollers(ZigBee), Network protocol Stacks
Career Page: Jennic Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design, Mixed Signal Design, Network Software

28). Lime Microsystems

WebSite : http://www.limemicro.com
Location: Guildford, Surrey
About :
Configurable Broadband Transceiver ICs
Career Page: Lime Microsystems Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design

29). Linn Products

WebSite : http://www.linn.co.uk
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
About :
Music and movie Systems, Pre Amps, Power Amps, Tuners, Disc Players
Career Page: Linn Products Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design

30). Micron Europe Ltd

WebSite : http://www.micron.com
Location: Bracknell, Berkshire
About :
UK Design Centre designs Megapixel CMOS image sensors
Career Page: Micron Europe Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design, Analog and mixed Signal IC design

31). Mirics Semiconductors

WebSite : http://www.mirics.com
Location: Fleet, Hampshire
About :
Suppliers of Tuner ICs for Various Brodcast Standards
Its a hot startup, based in Hampshire, and its investors include Intel Capital
which has invested £10m in the company
Career Page: Mirics Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design, Analog and mixed Signal IC design

32). Nallatech
WebSite : http://www.nallatech.com
Location: Scotland and Bristol
About :
Suppliers of High Preformance FPGA computing Boards, Embedded PCI solutions
Career Page: Nallatech Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design, FPGA design
33). Nemerix
WebSite : http://www.nemerix.com
Location: Cambridge
About :
Nemerix is a swiss company having a design Centre in Cambridge
It Designs and develops low power GPS chipsets
Career Page: Nemerix Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design, Embedded Software, GPS ,Analog RF design

34). Nujira
WebSite : http://www.nujira.com
Location: Cambridge
About :
Suppliers of RF power amps
Career Page: Nujira Careers
Typical Jobs: RF design

35). NXP Semiconductors

WebSite : http://www.nxp.com
Location: Southampton, Hampshire
About :
Southampton Design Centre produces Chipsets for Digital TVs
Career Page: NXP Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design, Physcial Design, SoC integration

36). Oxford Semiconductor

WebSite : http://www.oxsemi.com
Location: Oxford
About :
Suppliers of FireWire/USB/SATA controller ICs
Career Page: Oxford Semiconductor Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design

37). Picochip
WebSite : http://www.picochip.com
Location: Bath
About :
Picochip is a Bath based, PRE IPO Semiconductor company which
Designs and develops MultiCore DSP chips, and recently taken
lead in developing Femtocells
Career Page: Picochip Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design, Embedded software, Firmware Design

38). Provision Communications

WebSite : http://www.provisionc-comm.com
Location: Bristol
About :
Wireless Video Transmision Systems
lead in developing Femtocells
Career Page: Provision Communication Careers
Typical Jobs: DSP, MPEG, Digital Comms

39). Qualcomm Farnborough

WebSite : http://www.qualcomm.com
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
About :
Qualcomm is a US based, Semiconductor company which
Designs and develops chips for mobile phones. It is one
of the largest fabless companies, which boasts a remarkable
growth rate.
Career Page: Qualcomm Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC Design, Embedded software, RF design

40). Roke Manor Research Ltd. A Siemens company

WebSite: http://www.roke.co.uk
Location: Romsey(near Southampton), Hampshire
About:
Roke Manor is a contract Research and Development Organisation. Its owned by Siemens
Career Page: Roke Manor Careers
Typical Jobs: RF design, DSP

41). Rfengines
WebSite: http://www.rfel.com
Location: Newport ,Isle of Wight Hampshire
About:
Rfengines is a young company specialising in Signal Processing IP cores
Career Page: Rfengines Careers
Typical Jobs: FPGA design, DSP

42). Riverbeck
WebSite: http://www.riverbeck.com
Location: Swindon,Wiltshire
About:
Reverbeck is a Design Services Company focussing on Analog, RF and mixes Signal ASICs
Career Page: Riverbeck Careers
Typical Jobs: RF design, analog design, Digital IC design, Embedded Software.
43). Semtech
WebSite: http://www.semtech.com
Location: Southampton, Hampshire
About:
Semtech is a supplier of Analog and Mixed Signal Semiconductor Products. Its a US based
compay, and
has design centre in Switzerland in Europe, apart from Southampton.
Career Page: Semtech Careers
Typical Jobs: Analog IC design. Layout Design.

44). Sharp Labs Europe

WebSite: http://www.sle.sharp.co.uk
Location: Oxford
About:
Sharp Labs UK, is the part of Sharp R&D division.
Career Page: Sharp Labs Careers
Typical Jobs: Device Physics, LCD technology, Analog Design

45). Sondrel
WebSite: http://www.sondrel.com
Location: Sulhamstead, Berkshire
About:
Sondrel is a Design Services Company offering mainly Physical Design Services to its
clients.
Career Page: Sondrel Careers
Typical Jobs: Physcial Design.

46). Sony
WebSite: http://www.sony.co.uk
Location: Basingstoke, Berkshire
About:
Sony UK produces chips for Digital Tele Vision
Career Page: Sony Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC design, Physical Design

47). Spiral Gateway

WebSite: http://www.spiralgateway.com
Location: Edinburgh
About:
Spiral Gateway is a spin off from University of Edinburg. It has developed a
technology which enables dynamic reconfiguration of Hardware. The technology
is focussed on digital image processing for low power products such as mobile
phones.
Graduate Applications may be considered.
Career Page: Spiral Gateway
Typical Jobs: Digital IC design, Compiler Engineer.
48). ST Microelectronics
WebSite: http://www.st.com
Location: Bristol, Edinburgh
About:
STMicroelectronics has a design centres at Bristol and Edinburgh. While the Bristol design
centre
is focussed on SoC design and development, the Edinburgh centre is more about analog
and mixed
signal products.
Career Page: ST Microelectronics Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC design, Physcial Design, SoC integration, Analog IC design,
Embedded S/w

49). Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd

WebSite: http://www.sstl.co.uk
Location: Guildford, Surrey
About:
Designer, Devloper and Manufacturer of Small Satellites
Career Page: Surrey Satellite Tech Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC design, FPGA Design

50). Swindon Silicon Systems

WebSite: http://www.sssl.co.uk
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
About:
Supplier of Mixed Signal ASICs.
Career Page: Swindon Silicon Systems Careers
Typical Jobs: Mixed Signal IC design

51). Synopsys
WebSite: http://www.synopsys.com
Location: Reading, Berkshire
About:
Synopsys Centre in UK is mainly a support centre, and hiers only application engineers.
Career Page: Synopsys Careers
Typical Jobs: EDA application engineering

52). Tandberg TV
WebSite: http://www.tandbergtv.com
Location: Southampton, Hampshire
About:
Tandberg TV Designs and develops Encoding and Video Processing Products. It also
produces
Demoduators for Digital TV
Career Page: Tandberg TV Careers
Typical Jobs: MPEG decoder/encoders Design, FPGA design , DSP communication
53). Texas Instruments
WebSite: http://www.ti.com
Location: Northampton
About:
Texas Instruments Northampton Designs and develops hi speed SERDES Solutions.
Texas Instruments in UK have hired engineers outside the EU in the past, by sponsoring
their
work permit. It also accept application from graduates.
Career Page: Texas Instruments Careers
Typical Jobs: Analog IC design, RF Design, Digital Design.

54). Verilab
WebSite: http://www.verilab.com
Location: Livingston (near Edinburgh), Scotland.
About:
Verilab is a Services Company based in Livingston, Scotland. It is focussed on ASIC
verfication.
in Plymouth, Devon.
Career Page: Verilab Careers
Typical Jobs: ASIC Verification.

55). Wintegra
WebSite: http://www.wintegra.com
Location: Glasgow Scotland
About:
Provider of Semiconductor and Software for Telecommunicaiton infrstructure Solutions.
Career Page: Wintegra Careers
Typical Jobs: Application Engineering.

56). Wolfson Microelectronics

WebSite: http://www.wolfsonmicro.com
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland and High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
About:
Wolfson designs and develops DACs and ADCs. Its one of the customers is Apple Inc,
which uses its DAC
in IPODs
It recently acquired Sonaptic in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Career Page: Wolfson Microelectronics Careers
Typical Jobs: Analog Design, Digital IC design.

57Xmos Semiconductor
WebSite: http://www.xmos.com
Location: Bristol
About:
A very recent startup founded by Dr David May, the Transputer Architect. It claims to
have developed
the concept of 'software defined silicon'. It claims to have developed ICs which can be
programmed to
function as defined by a C program.
Career Page: Xmos Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC design, Software

58). Xilinx Edinburgh

WebSite: http://www.xilinx.com
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
About:
DSP IP design.
Career Page: Xilinx Careers
Typical Jobs: Digital IC design, Software

59). Zarlink Semiconductor

WebSite: http://www.zarlink.com
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire. Plymouth, Devon.
About:
Zarlink is a Canadian Company. It has Design&Manufacturing Centre
in Plymouth, Devon.
Career Page: Zarlink Semiconductor Careers
Typical Jobs: Analog and Mixed Signal Design.

60 Zetex Semiconductors
WebSite: http://www.zetex.com
Location: Oldham
About:
Zetex Semiconductor Designs and develops Discrete Products and Power Management ICs
Career Page: Zetex Careers
Typical Jobs: Analog Design