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EnSilica plc announced on 05 February 2026 that the ASIC developed under a design and supply contract with Siemens AG has achieved the production tape-out milestone. The contract was awarded on 12 September 2024, and production of the ASIC is scheduled to begin ramping up in January 2027.
| Date | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:09 |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| ID | 7838R |
5 February 2026
EnSilica plc
("EnSilica", the "Company" or the "Group")
Production Tape-Out Milestone Achieved on Siemens AG Design and Supply Contract
EnSilica plc (AIM: ENSI), a leading fabless chipmaker of mixed-signal ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), is pleased to announce that the ASIC developed under the design and supply contract awarded by Siemens AG, as announced on 12 September 2024, has successfully reached the production tape-out milestone.
This milestone marks the completion of the design phase and the release of final data to the semiconductor foundry to commence manufacturing of the production tooling and first samples. It represents a significant step towards volume production of the ASIC, where production of the ASIC is scheduled to begin ramping up in January 2027, earlier than initially expected.
Ian Lankshear, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"I would like to thank the team for their hard work and close collaboration with our customer in achieving this milestone, which is a key step on the path to full-scale production. The Company now has five chips in production and a dozen chips in its design pipeline soon progressing to tape-out, testing, qualification and into production.
This achievement is a testament to the world-class skills and dedication of our engineering and operations teams."
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EnSilica plc Ian Lankshear, Chief Executive Officer Kristoff Rademan, Chief Financial Officer |
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About EnSilica plc
EnSilica is a fabless, application-specific chipmaker, combining deep domain and system-level expertise with world-class capability in RF, mmWave, mixed-signal and complex digital IC design. The Company serves customers across the communications, industrial, automotive and healthcare markets, where safety and security and reliability are critical.
A growing portfolio of reusable IP and silicon platforms underpins a repeatable, scalable delivery model, reducing development risk, cost and time to market while supporting long-term supply revenues. EnSilica has a strong track record of delivering production-proven silicon to demanding industry standards. Headquartered near Oxford, UK, the Company operates design centres across the UK, India, Brazil and Hungary.