EnSilica (AIM:ENSI) has secured follow-on orders worth €1.1 million from a European satellite communications customer for its ENS92040 digital beamformer chip.
The AIM-listed fabless chipmaker, which designs microchips for the space, communications, industrial and automotive markets, said the sum splits into €350,000 for additional samples and €750,000 towards product enhancements. It builds on a longer relationship: the European Space Agency backed the chip's development with €5 million in February 2023, and the same customer placed an initial €2.5 million order that August.
The ENS92040 is a distributed digital beamformer designed for electronically steerable flat-panel satellite terminals, enabling scalable, low-power hardware for low, medium and geostationary orbit broadband constellations.
EnSilica said supply revenue is expected to grow significantly from 2029, as new satellite constellations enter service, and flagged the chip as one of the products earmarked for further investment under its recently announced equity fundraising.
The company pointed to a serviceable addressable market for satellite user terminals it expects to grow fivefold, from $650 million in 2025 to over $3 billion by 2030.
"These follow-on orders demonstrate continued commercial momentum for the ENS92040 and represent another important milestone as the device progresses towards production," said chief executive Ian Lankshear.
Production is expected to align with the new satellite constellations coming into service from 2029.
News Intelligence what this means for the company
EnSilica has secured €1.1 million in follow-on orders from its European satellite customer for the ENS92040 digital beamformer chip, split between €350,000 for samples and €750,000 for product enhancements. This extends a relationship that began with €5 million in ESA-backed development in 2023 and an initial €2.5 million order in August 2023, signalling sustained commercial traction for a product earmarked for investment under the company's recently announced equity fundraising; production is timed to align with new satellite constellations entering service from 2029.
The order validates the ENS92040's path to production and demonstrates repeat customer commitment, but the €1.1 million value is modest against EnSilica's reported sales pipeline of US$600 million (as of July 2026) and expected FY27 revenue guidance of £32–34 million. Material revenue from this product is not expected until 2029, leaving near-term earnings impact limited.
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