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Comms chip developer, Phyworks, expands to support recruitment drive

UK Start-up, Phyworks have relocated to larger offices in Bristol’s vibrant city centre. Phyworks, who have recently celebrated their fifth year in the semiconductor industry, design physical layer ICs for optical communication modules.

Phyworks say the move is prompted by the need for larger design facilities and laboratory space with expansion capabilities to support their growing customer base. This growth is because Phyworks has recently captured significant market share in the rapidly developing FTTx market enabling deployment of FTTx technology worldwide. This is through Phyworks’ leading transceivers and TIAs in both the GPON and GEPON markets, which and are now ramping in production. The move was also instigated by the need to provide facilities for the new design engineers Phyworks is currently recruiting for developing projects in the company’s core Electronic Dispersion Compensation technology, currently being deployed in enterprise and metropolitan networks.

Speaking of the move, Phyworks’ CEO, Stephen King, said ‘The relocation is excellent for the growth of the company. Being based in the city centre complements the outward looking culture of the company. Also, as we are now recruiting analogue design engineers to support the company’s growth, we feel a city centre location will be really attractive to new employees.”