History

See how Sondrel’s journey has unfolded...

  • 2002
    Sondrel was founded, establishing its first design centre in the UK.
  • 2004-2009
    Sondrel expanded its client base and opened engineering offices in France, Israel and Italy.
  • 2008
    Our first Chinese design centre opened located in the ancient Chinese capital, Xi'an.
  • 2009
    Sondrel won the Queen’s Award for Innovation, recognising the value of its methodology and flow development, called Helium & Neon.
  • 2010
    A second office was opened in Shanghai, China, establishing a close link with loyal clients in the region. Graham Curren, Sondrel CEO, was voted on the board of the CBBC (China Britain Business Council), lending his expertise to strengthening the commercial relationship between the UK and China.
  • 2013
    In partnership with the University of Nottingham and Mentor Graphics, Sondrel embarked on an ambitious project to introduce an intense, industry post-graduate training course in China. The Shanghai team expanded and moved to a larger office in response to demand for our services and a growth in the number of concurrent client projects, and Sondrel House in Theale, Berkshire became our new UK headquarters.
  • 2015
    Our offshore facilities continued to grow. We opened a new Moroccan design centre in August. In September our operations in China were augmented with the opening of a new design centre in Xi'an.
  • 2016
    We became an ARM approved design partner.
  • 2017
    Sondrel acquired the IMGWorks SoC development team from Imagination Technologies, resulting in an enhanced engineering capability, with additional headcount and design centre locations.
  • 2018
    Sondrel opened a secure design centre in Hyderabad, India in the CyberPearl Building.
  • 2019
    Sondrel's executive team expands in line with growth across its 7 global locations. Sondrel taped out its second design at 7nm.
  • 2020
    Sondrel completed its largest chip design to date with 30 billion transistors.
  • 2021
    Sondrel launches Architecting the future™ family of IP platforms to reduce time to market for customers by up to 30%.
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