Dialog Semiconductor is planning to close its Swedish subsidiary. The decision is designed to control both costs and headcount. The company says that it has decided to focus on its core competence, which is the design and manufacture of ICs. The Swedish facility has a staff of 40 people, the majority of whom are employed in auxiliary tasks such as development of evaluation boards and software. A company spokesman says that these activities can be covered at lower cost through staff at other company locations and through outsourcing.

Dialog Semiconductor is planning to close its Swedish subsidiary. The decision is designed to control both costs and headcount. The company says that it has decided to focus on its core competence, which is the design and manufacture of ICs.
The Swedish facility has a staff of 40 people, the majority of whom are employed in auxiliary tasks such as development of evaluation boards and software. A company spokesman says that these activities can be covered at lower cost through staff at other company locations and through outsourcing.
Only three or four staff members in Sweden were engaged in chip design. These were specialists in logic rather than the companys core activity, which is the development and supply of mixed-signal components with an emphasis on analogue signal handling. These designs often include analogue-digital conversion and power management functions.

Applications are aimed at the wireless communications, automotive and industrial markets. The products are developed in 100% CMOS. The company is headquartered near Stuttgart, Germany, with additional design facilities in the UK, the USA, Austria and Japan.