When we decided to set up a substantial design centre for our mixed signal design activity, we had many choices and carried out an extensive search around the world.
Gary DuncanVice-president of engineering
Dialog Semiconductor
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Following a worldwide search for the right base for its new design centre, Germany’s Dialog Semiconductor has announced it is setting up in Scotland.
The firm will recruit local engineers and set up research programmes in collaboration with universities in the area.
The challenge of convergent technologies
“We are seeing a tremendous growth in the market for smarter phones, and convergence of multiple applications such as multimedia features, navigation, TV and games, all on a single handheld device,” explained Dialog Semiconductor's CEO Jalal Bagherli.
“The greatest challenge for handheld consumer electronics manufacturers continues to be how to keep their customers happy with gadgets incorporating all these applications that don't need re-charging every few hours...”
“Our new design centre will therefore be an essential part of our growth strategy: to recruit highly skilled design teams that will pave the way for developing even smarter system-on-chip (SoC) integrated circuits that can meet the need of tomorrow's convergent devices.”
Culture of innovation breeds commercial success
“When we decided to set up a substantial design centre for our mixed signal design activity, we had many choices and carried out an extensive search around the world,” said Dialog Semiconductor’s vice-president of engineering, Gary Duncan.
“We finally selected Edinburgh because of the combination of design skills, innovation culture and universities with relevant research programmes that exist there.”
“These ingredients are vital to ensure that we stay both at the leading edge of technology but also create products that bring us commercial success.”
Access to specialised knowledge
The firm has begun a recruitment drive to employ local engineers with specialised expertise in chip design.
“Our current business outlook anticipates a requirement to recruit over 50 engineers over the next three to four years in various disciplines ranging from analog and mixed signal circuit design to system-on-chip expertise…” said Bagherli.
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