Unlikely as it may seem, but Morocco is becoming a centre for IC design.

STMicroelectronics has had a chip design team in Rabat Morocco for ten years .

UK-based silicon design house Sondrel has design teams in the US, France, Israel and China, and now Morocco has been added to the list.

“After considering several European locations, Morocco delivered both on the quality of the engineering resources and the quality of the facilities and communications infrastructure,” said Graham Curren, CEO of Reading-based Sondrel.

Sondrel provides consultancy services across the full IC design cycle from RTL design, though verification, emulation and DFT to physical implementation. The team in Rabat, Morocco will carry out IC design verification and physical implementation.

Curren said he continues to see a demand from clients “for secure off shore design facilities, with the appropriate engineering expertise, continues to be strong.”

“In terms of engineering skills and capabilities we continue to add depth to our verification resources to meet the growing demand in this area in particular,” said Curren..

By: DocMemory
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