About
Zarlink Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd was likely the Singapore operations of Zarlink Semiconductor, a Canadian fabless semiconductor company that specialized in communication and medical semiconductor integrated circuits for over 30 years. Before its acquisition by Microsemi in 2011 (later acquired by Microchip in 2018), Zarlink delivered semiconductor solutions for voice, enterprise, broadband, and wireless communications. The company manufactured products including analog switches, medical surge protection ICs, laser diode drivers, telephony ICs, packet processing ICs, timing and synchronization components, and wireless data products. Zarlink had significant presence in medical devices, with RF chips used in medical imaging systems and implanted defibrillators.