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ENSI Ensilica Plc

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Posted at 22/5/2025 09:20 by Ensilica Daily Update
Ensilica Plc is listed in the Computer Related Svcs, Nec sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker ENSI. The last closing price for Ensilica was 32.50p.
Ensilica currently has 96,600,000 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Ensilica is £31,395,000.
Ensilica has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of -171.05.
This morning ENSI shares opened at 32.50p
Posted at 14/4/2025 14:58 by double bubbler
An interesting report, especially Exhibit 16 comparing enterprise value to revenue. Part of my decision to invest more heavily in ENSI recently was based on my own research suggesting a significant discount in terms of Price to Sales for ENSI compared to various competitors.

My arguably more conservative findings in my research suggested fabless ASIC design competitors had an average PS of 3.04 compared to ENSI’s 1.5. I am hopeful that if ENSI has a good FY2026 its PS will come closer to the average and perhaps rise up beyond that given their specialism in space related comms.

I’m part way through writing an article for my blog about the PS comparison.
Posted at 27/3/2025 10:25 by hpcg
I don't understand why people are trying to look for hidden meaning in the share price reaction? Look at the trades today and there is nothing that says informed money. Equally, if there is going to be a raise, which is not out of the question, but doesn't look necessary based on the two recent RNS which feature cash revenue this year then aren't you prepared to put in? Also, how long does the hand wringing last? 1 month, 3 months, the whole of 2025?

People trusting the market to make an accurate measure of the future prospects of an equity are bonkers frankly. The market is almost 50% flows, almost 50% sentiment and about 1% discounted cash flow forecasting. The share prices of Natwest and Barclays went up 100% last year, no AI involved. How would that be possible if the market was in any way an accurate forecaster?
Posted at 11/2/2025 07:15 by multibagger
Good morning all :)

An RNS about Vela Tech selling 425,000 ENSI shares between 20 September 2024 to 07 Feb 2025....for a princely profit of £10,625 !

Pathetic.

This amongst other factors explains the weakness of a low liquidity AIM listed share.....


RNS Number : 5861W
Vela Technologies PLC
11 February 2025

11 February 2025

Vela Technologies plc

("Vela" or "the Company")



Update re. investment in EnSilica

The Board of Vela (AIM: VELA), an AIM-quoted investing company focused on early stage and pre-IPO disruptive technology investments, today provides an update on its investment in EnSilica plc ("EnSilica").

Between 20 September 2024 and 7 February 2025, the Company sold a total of 425,000 shares in EnSilica at an average price of 46p per sharegenerating aggregate net proceeds of approximately £196,864 for the Company ("the Disposal"). The Disposal is expected to generate a realised gain of £10,625 for Vela in the financial year to 31 March 2025.

Following the Disposal, Vela retains 241,707 shares in EnSilica, representing 0.25 per cent. of EnSilica's current issued share capital. The proceeds of the Disposal are being utilised by the Company for general working capital purposes.

The Company originally invested £750,000 in EnSilica in the form of convertible loan notes ("the Loan Notes") as part of a pre-IPO funding round in January 2022. The Loan Notes and interest accrued since the investment converted on the IPO of EnSilica in May 2022 into new ordinary shares in EnSilica and on admission of EnSilica's shares to trading on AIM. In March 2023, Vela invested a further £125,000 in EnSilica through the purchase of 178,572 ordinary shares. The investment was made as part of a £2.0 million placing undertaken by EnSilica, details of which were announced by EnSilica on 9 March 2023. On 13 May 2024, the Company announced that it had sold a total of 430,000 shares in EnSilica at an average price of 62p per share generating aggregate net proceeds of approximately £265,633 for the Company.

EnSilica focuses on the design and supply of custom mixed signal Application Specific Integrated Circuits ("ASICs") to system companies and original equipment manufacturers, managing the manufacturing process end-to-end. The fabless mixed signal ASIC supply model is a proven scalable platform to deliver both growth and profitability.

EnSilica has ASICs developed or under development across the satellite communication, automotive, industrial and healthcare markets. Mixed signal and radio frequency ASICs play a key role in differentiating EnSilica's customers' products in these markets.

For the year ended 31 May 2024 EnSilica generated revenue of £25.3 million and an operating profit for the year of £0.9 million. As at 30 November 2024 EnSilica's unaudited net assets were £22.5 million....."
Posted at 10/2/2025 14:11 by simon gordon
Anthony Miller on LinkedIn - 10/2/25:

I remain a staunch cheerleader for Abingdon-based ‘fabless’; ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) chip maker, EnSilica.

I wanted to put that on record despite the fact that EnSilica’s shares dropped by over 12% to 43p this morning on release of its half-time results (six months to 30th November 2024), which saw revenues and gross margins decline and the company slip back into net loss.

EnSilica IPO’d on AIM in May 2022 at 50p per share, valuing the business at nearly £38m.

The semiconductor design-to-manufacture lifecycle is a long and arduous journey, heavily loaded with upfront cost.

The more successful you are in winning new contracts, the more diligent you need to be in managing the cash.

EnSilica has enjoyed considerable success winning new contracts thus far in 2025, five for design and supply and one for supply only. These offer the prospect of a long and fruitful revenue stream in the mid-term.

Meanwhile, the recent announcement of a £10.4m, three-year funding award from the UK Space Agency provides an important boost to EnSilica’s finances.

EnSilica earns its keep through a mix of NRE design services (non-recurring engineering revenue from the design and development stage of its contracts), consultancy design services and, to a very small extent, IP licencing. EnSilica also has a rapidly growing ASIC supply business.

The mix of these lines of business is volatile, accounting for unpredictable swings in both revenue and profit.

Cofounder and CEO Ian Lankshear, and CFO Kristoff Rademan will be taking the market through the detail on Friday. I will be tuning in.

Meanwhile, I will be keeping the faith!
Posted at 10/2/2025 07:14 by multibagger
Good morning all :)

Excellent progress being made !

10 February 2025
EnSilica plc 

Unaudited Results for the Half Year Ended 30 November 2024 

Chip supply revenue more than doubled and five design & supply contract wins, with more expected by year end

Successful implementation of strategy centred on exploiting high-growth and tech-driven markets

EnSilica (AIM: ENSI), a leading chip maker of mixed-signal ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), announce its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 November 2024 ("H1 FY25" or the "Period"). 


Financial Highlights 



· Revenue was £9.3 million (H1 FY24: £9.6 million)

· Chip supply revenue up 164% from £1.1 million in H1 FY24 to £2.9 million in H1 FY25

· EBITDA (£0.2) million (H1 FY24: £0.5 million)

· Operating loss of £0.8 million (H1 FY24: £0.0 million)

· Cash and cash equivalents at 30 November 2024 of £2.8 million (31 May 2024: £5.2 million)

· £6 million debt refinancing completed, unlocking £2.1 million of additional working capital

· Further investment in intellectual property ("IP") and tooling of £2.6 million (H1 FY24: £3.0 million)



Operational Highlights 



· EnSilica currently has four ASICs in production with supply revenue orders secured to deliver supply revenues, in aggregate, of £6 million in FY25, double compared to the previous financial year

· Five design and supply ASICs and one supply contract won, generating supply revenues from 2027 onwards

o Second industrial automation ASIC design and supply contract secured with Siemens;

o Timing control ASIC design and supply contract secured projected to exceed $30 million;

o Photonics Controller ASICs design and supply contract secured with Oriole Networks;

o Automotive and industrial controller ASIC design and supply contract secured in excess of $31 million over a seven-year period;

o Telecommunications ASIC design and supply contract secured with SIAE Microelettronica worth in excess of $30 million over a ten-year period; and

· Supply only contract for Edge AI chip forecast value estimated to exceed $50 million over the first five years of production

· As announced on 3 February 2025, EnSilica was awarded £10.4 million of matched funding from the UK Space Agency for a development project aimed at increasing competitiveness in the satellite broadband communications user terminals market

Ian Lankshear, Chief Executive Officer of EnSilica, commented: 

"We have made a solid start to 2025, securing a further five design and supply ASICs contracts, and we remain confident of securing additional mandates across the remainder of the financial year. Our NRE and chip supply revenues from these new contracts alone are expected to generate a further £100 million of revenues over their lifetime, starting from 2027 onwards, further cementing our growing financial base. In addition, and as a sign of ongoing confidence, our chip supply revenues are set to double to £6 million in FY25, a key performance indicator of the success of the Company's fabless business model.

Our diverse range of markets and high-profile customers is building both a robust portfolio and exciting future chip supply revenue streams.

Our ongoing progress has been further highlighted by the recently announced £10.4 million of funding from the UK Space Agency, a highly significant award for EnSilica as we aim to increase our satellite communications market footprint. This funding will enable our team to advance our position and competitiveness as a key supplier of silicon chips for user terminals across the various new satellite constellations, offering an alternative to SpaceX's Starlink service."

Investor Presentation

An online presentation of the half-year results will be held at 3.30 p.m. GMT on Friday, 14 February 2025 via the Investor Meet Company ("IMC") platform. Investors can sign up to IMC for free and add EnSilica via: hxxps://www.investormeetcompany.com/ensilica-plc/register-investor
Posted at 03/2/2025 07:08 by multibagger
3 February 2025
EnSilica plc

£10.38 million UK Space Agency Award

Advances EnSilica's chip development for the next generation of satellite broadband hardware

EnSilica (AIM: ENSI), a leading chip maker of mixed signal ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), is pleased to announce that it has been awarded £10.38 million funding over the next three years from the UK Space Agency for a development project under its Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit ("C-LEO") programme (the "Project").

EnSilica put forward in its application a compelling business case supported by letters of interest from potential lead customers to develop a family of semiconductor chips to support future generations of best-in-class, highly integrated, mass market satellite broadband user terminals. The terminals will be capable of connecting with various satellite constellations and will leverage advanced semiconductor technology. In addition, the Project will provide a resilient and secure source of chips which is independent and not tied to specific satellite service operators. Example target constellations include OneWeb and IRIS2, the planned European Union multi-orbit constellation.

The market potential for satellite user terminals is growing rapidly, as demonstrated by Starlink, and is projected to reach c. US$16.5 billion by 20311. Each terminal requires hundreds of specialist chips to create an electronically steerable antenna.

The cornerstone funding from the UK Space Agency followed a competitive application process and will fund up to half the cost of the overall Project. Payments will be made against milestones achieved over the three-year Project duration. The funding will enable EnSilica to secure partners and customers to deliver and commercially exploit the Project.

The UK Space Agency's C-LEO programme was launched last year and is designed to ensure that the UK space sector remains competitive in the rapidly evolving global market for LEO constellations. With a total funding pool of up to £160 million available over the next four years, the C-LEO programme supports the development of smarter satellites, enhanced hardware, AI-driven data delivery, and improved inter-satellite connections.

This new Project builds on EnSilica's successful history of collaboration with the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency, alongside other key satellite communications partnerships and the Company's own investment in the technology.

Ian Lankshear, CEO, commented:

"We are honoured and proud to have won this highly significant award from the UK Space Agency under the C-LEO programme, as we believe satellite communications is an incredibly important sector for EnSilica and one that is fast expanding globally.

This funding will enable us to advance our technology and bring innovative solutions to the satellite broadband market, with the project expected to be hugely beneficial to society, offering resilient internet connectivity in times of crisis, as well as providing high speed internet connectivity in remote communities not well served by terrestrial networks.

We welcome the ongoing support from the UK Space Agency, which provides the framework for EnSilica to develop the technology required to address a market worth many hundreds of millions."
Posted at 06/12/2024 11:50 by paraone3
Yump would love to see an very large share price , if it happens dividends are a by-product of the share price and represent a percentage of profit, larger the price , bigger the profit equals dividends , larger pension
Posted at 07/11/2024 11:26 by simon gordon
Anthony Miller - 5/11/24

I worry that Abingdon-based ‘fabless’ ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) designer EnSilica could become a victim of its own success.

Today’s FY results came with a guarded warning that EnSilica could run out of cash within the next 12 months without additional financing.

Cofounder and CEO Ian Lankshear attributed the problem in part to customer order and payment slippage, and in part to ‘complications’ in the global semiconductor supply chain exacerbated by the deteriorating relationship between the US and China.

The latter was already evident and beyond EnSilica’s control.

The former leans towards overoptimistic forecasting (see my recent post on Substack at In fact, EnSilica now has a new CFO.

In truth I think the problems are of a more fundamental nature.

First, EnSilica is both a semiconductor design and a supply business. The design is done in-house, the manufacturing by partner foundries.

While this business model has the advantage of long-term, recurring revenues (8-10 years is not unusual), it is also hostage to changing demand in customer delivery schedules, as has already happened.

Second, as I have said many times before, management chose to IPO far too early, in my opinion.

EnSilica listed on AIM in May 2022 when its revenues were under £10m and was losing money. Since then, management has had to go back to investors and lenders multiple times – all, of course, in the unforgiving spotlight of a public market. EnSilica’s shares currently trade around 4p below the 50p IPO price.

EnSilica is growing fast on the back of an impressive order book. Revenues last FY (to 31st May 2024) exceeded £25m, though the company is now back to a (small) net loss.

However, this rapid growth – along with the aforementioned challenges – means that the business spends more cash on capex than its operations generate. And this gap risks widening the faster EnSilica grows.

I would not want EnSilica to suffer the same fate as its ‘neighbour’, semiconductor design startup, Sondrel, which listed on AIM a few months after EnSilica.

Never having made a profit, Sondrel quickly ran out of cash, its shares crashed and Sondrel delisted from AIM in August at a fraction of its IPO valuation (see

For now, EnSilica is in a much better position than Sondrel ever was.

But Lankshear and new CFO Kristoff Rademan need to take a long, hard look at the best capital structure that will help the business achieve its proven potential in the long term.

EnSilica should be cherished as a jewel in the UK semiconductor industry crown. Personally, I think it will be in the best interests of its customers, employees and backers for EnSilica to go private on its own terms while it still can.

-Source: LinkedIn
Posted at 24/10/2024 16:56 by simon gordon
Growth Company Investor - 18/9/24

Question from the audience:

"What is the typical amount the customer pays, and how much do you cover?"

Mark Hodgkins:

"Well, it varies, and we have the option to refuse to pay anything if we choose. However, if we refuse, the customer might look for alternatives. On average, we cover around 15% of the cost. If the design cost is particularly high, we tend to contribute less. For example, we recently announced a large telecom order from a European company, valued at $17.5 million. About half of that will be recognized this year, with the other half next year. In that particular case, the customer is covering 95% of the cost. Now, just as a point of clarification, we evaluate each customer’s creditworthiness. A company like Siemens, which is very stable, would receive better terms. In this case, we might require around 20% up front. If we take on more of the financial responsibility, we can charge a higher price later in the supply stage, allowing us to recover the costs—though it may take some time."

ENSI RNS -2/9/24

This Contract finalises the preliminary terms of an agreement originally announced on 22 December 2023, with the total value, including NRE (non-recurring engineering) and supply, projected to exceed US$30 million over a ten-year period, based on quoted NRE fees and the Client's projected production volumes.

The NRE activities commenced in January 2024 with an initial specification phase, and have now progressed to the main design phase. The NRE fees for this phase are expected to significantly contribute to the Company's revenues for the current financial year, underpinning market expectations, with the production and supply phase of the ASICs expected to begin during 2027.

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ChatGPT:

The cost of designing a microchip can vary widely depending on its complexity, technology node, and application. For the most advanced microchips, such as those designed using cutting-edge process nodes like 3nm or 5nm, the cost can be extremely high due to the complexity of the design and the need for state-of-the-art fabrication technology.

Here’s a breakdown of the highest cost scenarios:

1. Advanced Technology Nodes (3nm, 5nm, etc.):

-Cost range: Designing a high-performance microchip at these nodes can cost $500 million to over $1 billion.

-Key factors: These costs come from design complexity, verification, testing, and the need for advanced electronic design automation (EDA) tools. Additionally, licensing IP (intellectual property) blocks for specific functionalities, and the expensive prototyping and manufacturing costs associated with advanced fabs contribute significantly.

2. High-end ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits):

-Cost range: For custom ASICs designed for specific industries (such as autonomous vehicles or 5G infrastructure), costs can be in the range of $50 million to $200 million.

-Key factors: ASICs often require significant custom design work and verification, as well as a long development cycle, contributing to the high cost.

3.FPGA to ASIC conversion:

-Cost range: If converting a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) design to an ASIC for mass production, costs can range from $10 million to $50 million depending on the complexity of the chip.

-Key factors: This type of conversion requires design refinement, additional testing, and specialized production methods.

4. Older Technology Nodes (28nm, 65nm, etc.):

-Cost range: For chips designed at older technology nodes, which are still widely used in some industries, design costs are significantly lower, ranging from $10 million to $50 million.

-Key factors: These chips are less expensive to design because the tools, IP, and manufacturing processes are well-established and cheaper.

The most expensive designs typically come from industries that demand extreme performance, like data centers, AI processors, GPUs, and advanced mobile processors. The costs will also increase depending on the number of design iterations, testing cycles, and level of customization.

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The EU may be helping fund some of the chip design:

ENSI RNS - 26/9/24

This partnership between EnSilica and SIAE MICROELETTRONICA is the base of a successful project output, representing a very critical part of the overall IPCEI EMISPHERE project, which is a key element for SIAE MICROELETTRONICA's plan for growth of technological solutions and expansion into new markets", said Stefano Poli, SIAE MICROELETTRONICA Group Managing Director.


SM press release - 11/4/24

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA OFFICIALLY SIGNED THE CONCESSION DECREE ISSUED MIMIT (ITALIAN MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY) ON EMISPHERE PROJECT

On 11 April 2024 SIAE MICROELETTRONICA officially signed the concession decree issued by the Italian authorities (MIMIT, Italian Ministry of Industry) on EMISPHERE project, part of IPCEI ME/CT - Microelectronics and Communication Technology – the Italian IPCEI Microelettronica 2 program. The milestone represents the successful conclusion of the award process and formalizes the start of operations on one of the most significant future development program for SIAE MICROELETTRONICA.

The program, sponsored by the European Community to support research, innovation and the industrial diffusion of microelectronics and communication technologies, will be financially supported by the company with 180 million Euro investment plan over the next five years.

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA is one of the four Italian companies selected as recipients of the IPCEI funds, being able to receive state aid to sustain the multi-years program aimed to develop a new generation of radio products for the mobile communications industry.The company is improving the European value chain with in-house development of innovative modem chips, microwave components and the antennas to enable the next generation microwave radio links to reach 100 Gbit/s transport capacity in the W and D band.
Posted at 22/8/2024 10:29 by paraone
Peterr3 Check out the LSE site on ensi share prices . Allenby have an up to date report with forecast revenues for 25 f 26 . Forcast £30m for 25; & £38m for 26; and profit for 26 off £9m plus , if this is achieved you will see a share price of between £1.50 & £2.00, so I suggest that at 45p current they are a excellent buy and long term hold , Good Luck
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