eSilicon

eSilicon Corporation specializes in semiconductor design and manufacturing solutions, targeting a diverse range of clients including semiconductor companies, original equipment manufacturers, and wafer foundries. The company primarily produces application-specific integrated circuit chips (ASICs) and offers custom memory Internet protocol (IP) products, alongside various I/O solutions. With expertise in IP integration, packaging, product engineering, and testing, eSilicon serves sectors such as communications, computing, consumer electronics, industrial applications, and medical devices. The company has established a flexible and cost-effective approach to volume production of integrated circuits, facilitating the development of advanced chips for high-bandwidth networking, high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and 5G infrastructure. Incorporated in 1999 and headquartered in San Jose, California, eSilicon operates globally, with a presence in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. As of early 2020, it functions as a subsidiary of Inphi Corporation.

Warren Ligan

CFO

3 past transactions

Elastix Corporation

Acquisition in 2011
Elastix Corporation provides solutions for low power silicon. It offers elastic clocks that track variability and clock the circuitry to run close to the actual speed of the logic; and elastic voltage scaling hardware that recognizes the supply voltage to be scaled. The company’s solutions reduce on-chip power consumption.

Silicon Design Solutions

Acquisition in 2010
Silicon Design Solutions is a privately held company specializing in niche semiconductor memory intellectual property (IP) cores and design services. It offers custom chip designs tailored for manufacturers and designers of systems on a chip. The company focuses on providing innovative solutions in the semiconductor industry, enhancing the capabilities of its clients in developing advanced technologies. In April 2010, Silicon Design Solutions was acquired by eSilicon, further integrating its expertise into the broader semiconductor market.

SwitchCore AB

Acquisition in 2008
SwitchCore is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 1997 to provide superior solutions for the networking industry. SwitchCore's full-custom design architecture allows wire-speed switching and routing to be integrated into single-chip solutions. With our next generation technology, we provide our customers with the competitive advantage needed to reduce the time-to-market and deliver superior performance in today's high-speed marketplace. Our CXE technology, based on full-custom design methodology, makes it possible to achieve the highest levels of functionality on a small surface, which in turn gives customers greater capacity at lower manufacturing costs. Customers include leading manufacturers and suppliers of network equipment.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.