{"title":"EnSilica vs Honeywell Aerospace (space): Avionics compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/ensilica-vs-honeywell-aerospace-space","comparison":"EnSilica ranks 54 on the Space 100 with a score of 73; Honeywell Aerospace (space) ranks 76 with 67. EnSilica is ahead on deployment, commercials and progress. Honeywell Aerospace (space) is ahead on firepower. Level on production, technology, positioning and leverage. EnSilica is based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Honeywell Aerospace (space) in Phoenix, United States. Honeywell Aerospace (space): Subsidiary. EnSilica is named in 4 signals and Honeywell Aerospace (space) in 1.","companies":[{"name":"EnSilica","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/ensilica","city":"Oxfordshire","country":"United Kingdom","stage":null,"founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"EnSilica designs mixed-signal ASICs and has deliberately converted from a design services business into a design-and-supply platform, where the NRE design contract is the entry point and recurring chip supply revenue is the annuity. FY2026, to 31 May 2026, was a record: revenue up 51 percent to GBP 27.5 million with EBITDA of GBP 4.7 million. Lifetime supply revenues rose 50 percent to USD 375 million and the sales pipeline expanded to USD 600 million across space, industrial and automotive. Five ASIC products are in volume production. FY2027 guidance is GBP 32 to 34 million revenue with approximately 80 percent already contracted. It partners with TSMC and GlobalFoundries and markets an ITAR-free European supply chain, the specific reason SIAE Microelettronica named it as its ASIC design partner. The space business is scored separately as a second domain row because its contracts are funded but no silicon is flying and supply revenue sits at the end of the decade: the April 2026 contracts cover ASIC and ASSP silicon for satellite payload and user terminal, USD 6.8 million of NRE from FY2026 into FY2028 with up to USD 3 million of UK Space Agency matched funding, and potential user-terminal supply revenue above USD 50 million from 2030.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":54,"score":73,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":10,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":6,"commercial":5,"deployment":6,"production":4,"technology":8},"why":"EnSilica designs and supplies custom ASIC and ASSP chips for satellite payloads and user terminals, including development work for a European satellite operator.","segment":"Avionics","layer":"Components"},"signals_total":4,"facts_total":29},{"name":"Honeywell Aerospace (space)","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/honeywell-aerospace-space","city":"Phoenix","country":"United States","stage":"Subsidiary","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Honeywell Aerospace is a publicly listed U.S. aerospace and defense supplier whose space activity centers on flight-proven avionics, inertial navigation, radiation-hardened electronics, reaction-wheel assemblies, optical payloads and quantum-secure satellite communications. Its space ecosystem includes NASA, ESA, Redwire, Colt Technology Services, Nokia, Quantum Brilliance and Jagiellonian University; the company completed its separation from Honeywell Technologies on Jun-29-26 and began trading as HONA. The distinguishing point is deep installed space heritage and high-tier institutional reach, while standalone space revenue and the scale of its satellite-connectivity deployments remain undisclosed.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":76,"score":67,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":10,"position":8,"progress":8,"firepower":8,"commercial":4,"deployment":2,"production":4,"technology":8},"why":"Honeywell Aerospace supplies the HG3900 MEMS IMU as avionics for space and aerospace navigation systems.","segment":"Avionics","layer":"Components"},"signals_total":1,"facts_total":10}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}