Silicon Labs (Nasdaq: SLAB), the leading innovator in low-power wireless, today announced the expansion of its key India facility in a ceremony attended by Laura E. Williams, U.S. Consul General in Hyderabad. The expansion increases the company’s existing footprint by 50% in the region and adds new labs and operational space to support continued growth in engineering and global wireless innovation.
The presence of the U.S. Consul General at the opening highlights the importance of cross-border collaboration in advancing technology innovation and strengthening economic ties between the United States and India.
“Hyderabad has become a critical hub in our global engineering and operations footprint,” said Matt Johnson, President and CEO of Silicon Labs. “This expansion is a long-term investment in talent, innovation, and global collaboration. It strengthens our ability to deliver secure, power-efficient wireless solutions to customers worldwide while deepening the collaboration of our teams across the United States, Europe, and Asia.”
Since establishing operations in Hyderabad in 2020, Silicon Labs has more than tripled its India-based workforce, broadening its technical and operational capabilities across R&D and engineering as well as product, operations, sales, technical marketing, and IT functions. The expanded facility is designed to support continued hiring and enhance advanced development capabilities across software, hardware, and wireless connectivity technologies.
“Scaling our Hyderabad site is about building more capacity for invention and execution,” said Manish Kothari, Senior Vice President of Software Development. “With new labs and collaboration space, this facility strengthens Hyderabad’s role as a core R&D center for Silicon Labs, including expanded work across hardware and wireless developme
