Future Techno to set up centre for TOKO in B'lore

Future Techno Design (FTD) Pvt Ltd, an integrated chip (IC) design firm, will set up a dedicated design centre for TOKO Japan, to design and develop products for power management.

The Singapore-headquartered FTD has been engaging with TOKO (specialising in design and development of electronic components) for over a year and has successfully executed chip design projects.

Recently, FTD completed the entire system design, circuit design, layout, testing and verification of a DC-DC converter. The chip is being fabricated in TOKO's foundry in Japan.

Both the companies have signed a long-term agreement. "We have been focusing on analog and mixed signal design for the past six years. The tie-up with TOKO will further consolidate and strengthen our capabilities," FTD India President N Ramakrishnan said.

The company, founded in 1994 by a group of Indian techies, has offices in India, Australia and the US. It has more than 350 staff in the US, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, and Malaysia. It has a strong focus on end-to-end solutions in the areas of semiconductor design and embedded software development.

It has been a prominent player in this space in the Asia Pacific region, particularly Japan where more than 70 per cent of its business comes from.