KPIT Cummins Infosystems and Dialog Semiconductor have announced that KPIT Cummins is to support Dialog Semiconductor as an additional offshore development centre. The ODC will provide an engineering support team primarily in the areas of audio and power management devices and display driver ICs (Integrated Circuits) for mobile phones and other portable consumer electronics applications.
As part of the new ODC model, KPIT Cummins will provide a group of ten analog and digital circuit design engineers to provide support in chip design, verification and testing.
According to Jalal Bagherli, CEO of Dialog Semiconductor, “We are pleased to be working with KPIT Cummins, who we believe are an excellent addition to our global engineering and development activities. The move to an ODC model with KPIT Cummins, working together with our established resources, will ensure that we maintain a strong market leading position in the development of mixed signal ICs.”
Commenting on the recent development, Girish Wardadkar, president and executive director, KPIT Cummins Infosystems, said, “Through this continued association, we will be investing in building semiconductor solutions’ capability in KPIT Cummins and fortifying our strategy as an extended engineering design team.”