“There is a word in the Chinese language called weiji which is made up of two characters - ‘wei’ denoting ‘risk’ and ‘ji’ denoting ‘opportunity’. “Our company epitomizes this” says N. Ramakrishnan (Ramki), President & CEO of Mandate Chips and Circuits. “Mandate started operations in the thick of the economic recession two years ago and in this period, we have focused on opportunities in the area of power semiconductors and pioneered cutting edge designs to become a strong player in this field” he adds.

Company Profile
Mandate (derived from Mixed, Analog, Digital and Advanced Technology) is a collaborative semiconductor product development company. Its charter is to provide semiconductor engineering solutions through an engagement model that fosters collaboration as well as co-creation. Mandate’s focus is in the area of mixed signal and power management semiconductors and it has strong background and expertise in these domains. Its team has good knowledge about semiconductors for the consumer electronics, mobile telecomm and automotive industry verticals and considerable experience in designing products for the same.

Privately held and ISO 9001:2008 certified, it has presence in India, Singapore, Japan, Hongkong, and the U.S. and its customer list includes leading hi-tech, electronics and semiconductor companies, primarily from the Asia Pacific region. The company’s suite of offerings consists of the following:
1. Project and Roadmap based Product / IP Development – New Designs
2. Sustenance and Maintenance of Mature Designs – example Derivatives / Variants
3. Engineering Solutions with Value Addition – example Increase NPI (New Product Introduction)
Mandate’s team of highly experienced and motivated engineers and managers are constantly striving for technological innovation and business excellence. Being a cutting edge technology company, Mandate organizes customized programs for its staff on a regular basis to keep them abreast of the trends and ahead of the curve.