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A long company history

SGA has designed and manufactured custom mixed-signal ASICs since 1986. Starting with gate array technology, progressing to analogue arrays, and eventually arriving at today’s mixed-signal full-custom ASIC, our  aim to develop and manufacture best possible customized  components for our customers has always been our driving factor.

Customer first

Often, when we start working with a new customer, there is a vague product idea. Through a close and iterative dialogue with the customer, we aim to design a solution that exceeds expectations. Our motto says, “try to understand the customer application better than the customer.” This mindset has enabled us to help our customers develop state-of-the-art products that make them the best in the world in their respective areas.

Long production experience

SGA has supplied ASICs to customers since 1986. Regardless of die size and I/O requirements we have the ASIC and packaging solution for you. Delivering millions of units per year we are also well-equipped to manage and deliver to your volume needs.

Established supply chain

SGA works with well-established suppliers in the industry. We have worked with most of our wafer fab and packaging partners for over a decade. These long-standing relationships help ensure a smooth and predictable world-class supply chain. This paired with our in-house testing facilities ensures that we keep our promises and deliver what you need!

Policies and certificates

Svenska Grindmatriser AB (SGA) is a fabless manufacturer of analog integrated circuits. Components from SGA are custom designed for their specific applications. This is what we call Specific Components™.

Our success relies on being the best to understand each customer’s application-specific needs and to provide a long-term supply of Specific Components™. We offer a safe, and well-supported development and production flow together with a quality management system where continuous improvements ensure a satisfied customer and mutual profitability.

The quality and the strive the pursuit of excellence in every aspect of our company are in our culture, and we pride ourselves in being an ISO 9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015 certified company.

Own production

SGA designs and manages full production of the ASICs. We manage wafer manufacturing, packaging, and test. We normally align our production with our customer’s forecasts. While production is ongoing, our customers can usually buy components as they need them without ordering entire batches at a time.

We design the components and we support the products during their entire life cycle.

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A long-term supplier

In the fast-evolving semiconductor industry, end-of-life (EOL) and last-time-buy (LTB) situations are not uncommon. As an ASIC supplier, SGA takes pride in staying with our customers for the long haul. We have for example successfully managed customer lifecycles for products integrated into transportation infrastructure, where product life cycles will reach at least 20-30 years.

Also, for many customers, we have over the years designed and manufactured several ASIC generations, enabling a successful product roadmap with continued support and improved performance requirements.

Our experienced team

We are proud of the fact that many of our employees have chosen to stay with the company for close to 20 years. Combined with new talents that bring experience and knowledge from other companies in the industry, SGA hosts a world-class team with extensive experience in the design and production of high-end ASICs.

The management team also adds long experience from SGA and industry experience from other companies.

Management

Henrik Sjöberg, SGA’s CEO, joined the company in 2021. Previous positions include Sr VP Product Management at Thinfilm Electronics ASA, various director positions at Mycronic AB, and most recently a director position at the Swedish Air Navigation services. Henrik holds an MSc in Engineering and a PhD in Physics.

Andreas Marinus, Director of Sales, started at SGA in 2022. He brings 20+ years of experience from various industries working with sensor technology and embedded systems in roles such as business developer and product manager mainly serving customers within Europe. Andreas holds an MSc in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering as well as an Executive MBA.

Linus Ericsson, CTO, joined SGA in 2002 and has worked with analog ASIC design ever since. Linus holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering.

Lars Landelius, Development Manager. Lars has more than 25 years of experience as an analog ASIC designer and holds an MSc in Physics.

Jens Bergendorff, started as COO  in 2022 managing production and supply chain. He has more than 10 years´ experience of leadership in operational roles including operations manager at Element Metech AB and Production planner at STMicroelectronics Silicon Carbide. Jens holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering.

Eva Sandström, Financial Manager. She has been with the company since 2013. Eva Holds an MSc in Business Administration.

Senior advisors

Mikael Montelius, Previous CTO and R&D manager of SGA, is currently active as Senior Advisor supporting the technical management. Mikael has long and established contacts within the industry after 30+ years at SGA. Mikael holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering

Jörgen Sköld, previous CEO of SGA, is now an active Board member and Senior Advisor helping the management team of SGA. Jörgen brings vast experience and knowledge of SGA, the market and our customers and partners after 30+ years at SGA. Jörgen holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering

Company owner

Since the end of 2020 SGA is owned by the Swedish company Storskogen Group AB (listed on OMX/Nasdaq, STOR B).
Storskogen was founded in 2012, with a mission to acquire and operate well-managed and profitable small and medium-sized companies with leading positions in their respective markets.

Storskogen is divided into three business areas, consisting of about 100 business units with around 7,000 employees, by the end of the third quarter of 2021, predominantly in Sweden but also in the other Nordic countries, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK.

The following summarizes Storskogen’s philosophy:

  • We do not set any limits on our ownership horizon
  • We prioritize long-term results over short-term gains
  • We strive to run companies with a sustainable business model
  • We have a strong focus on professionalism and business ethics

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The people at SGA pride themselves in being a global provider of Specific Components™. Providing reliability with 35 years of experience and over 150 component designs worldwide.

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