The office, its fourth in the UK, opens with a staff of 14 engineers and will have a particular focus on advanced node ASIC design.
The new office opens following a period of significant growth for the business and Bristol was chosen due, in part, to its links with Bristol University.
The company is now looking to expand both in Bristol and its other offices across the UK, initiating a recruitment drive at both graduate and senior levels in analogue, physical, system-level design, DFT and verification.
The design centre joins EnSilica’s existing headquarters and design facility near Oxford, and a design centre in Sheffield. The company also has a specialist centre in Bangalore, India and a design facility in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil.
Commenting EnSilica’s VP of SoC Engineering and head of the Bristol office, Davide Sarta said, “The city was a natural choice for us as we go through this period of significant growth. The city is home to one of the UK’s largest electronics hubs. The university is a leading centre of excellence for electronics. And the quality of life that the city offers means that many of those we’re hoping to employ will want to be there.”