Silicon Engineering, Inc (SEI) is an IC design services and technology licensing firm located in Scotts Valley, CA. The company was started 8 years ago and has been consistently profitable. The company is entirely employee owned.
SEI is an IBM Microelectronics Division ASIC Design Center and an Authorized Design Center for AT&T Microelectronics, LSI Logic, and ES2. SEI also maintains excellent relationships with a number of other major ASIC and wafer suppliers.
There are currently 25 employees on staff, 20 of whom are engineers. Employee turnover rate is virtually non-existent. SEI provides a challenging, fast paced environment that talented individuals seek out and thrive in.
Scotts Valley is in Northern California at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains, 5 miles from Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay. San Jose, in the middle of Silicon Valley, is a 25 mile drive. San Francisco is approximately 75 miles north of SEI's location. Other local high tech companies include Seagate, Borland, Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), Creative Labs, and Watkins Johnson.
The location offers a unique combination. SEI is in close proximity to the hotbed of electronics activity, namely the Silicon Valley, but has the quality of life available from being right on the Northern California coastline.