Aion Silicon Joins Intel Foundry Accelerator Value Chain Alliance to Design and Deliver Best-in-Class ASIC and SOC Solutions

Collaboration Underscores Aion Silicon’s Turnkey Capabilities for AI, HPC, and Other Market Segments

READING, United Kingdom, Aug. 27, 2025  — Aion Silicon (formerly Sondrel), a leading ASIC and SoC architecture partner, today announced its membership in the Intel Foundry Accelerator Value Chain Alliance (VCA). As a VCA partner, Aion Silicon expands its existing turnkey service offerings to deliver full-stack custom silicon—from architecture through packaged silicon—across multiple market segments and geographies.

This new alliance empowers Aion Silicon to act as a consolidated design and manufacturing partner. VCA members manage the entire silicon lifecycle on behalf of customers, including architecture definition, RTL development, foundry engagement, OSAT services, and even warehousing. The program is designed to simplify the development of advanced semiconductors by giving customers access to fully integrated, production-ready solutions without the burden of managing multiple vendors.

“Joining the Intel Foundry Accelerator Value Chain Alliance enhances our position as an elite design and manufacturing partner that delivers high-performance custom SoCs that are as operationally scalable as they are technically advanced,” said Oliver Jones, CEO of Aion Silicon. “By managing the entire development and supply chain—from design to packaged silicon—we help customers innovate, reduce risk, and bring differentiated products to market more efficiently.”

The Intel Foundry VCA program complements Aion Silicon’s high-touch engineering model, providing customers with a single point of accountability throughout the development process. Whether defining architecture, coordinating silicon tapeout, or handling downstream logistics, Aion Silicon offers customers a truly turnkey solution—fully aligned with Intel Foundry’s leading-edge process technologies.

“We’re pleased to welcome Aion Silicon to the Intel Foundry Accelerator Value Chain Alliance,” said John Zucker, Vice President and GM of Global Marketing and Business Development at Intel Foundry. “Aion Silicon brings deep SoC design expertise and proven execution capabilities to the program, helping customers deliver full turnkey, custom silicon solutions with confidence, efficiency, and scale. Together, we’re creating a more integrated and agile path to advanced silicon availability across multiple market segments.”

This announcement follows Aion Silicon’s recent inclusion in the Intel Foundry Accelerator Design Services Alliance and further strengthens its position as a trusted provider of full lifecycle SoC solutions.

About Aion Silicon

Aion Silicon is a trusted partner in high-performance semiconductor design, specializing in advanced System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions—including tailored ASICs—for AI, automotive, HPC, 5G, networking, and other applications. Its full-service, high-touch engineering model with consultative project leadership guides customers from SoC architecture and IP selection through design, foundry tapeout, and volume production. With over 20 years of experience in SoC architecture, front-end and back-end services, Aion Silicon reduces technical and economic risk for customers, accelerating time-to-market, while optimizing for commercial success. As a foundry-neutral and IP-agnostic partner with hundreds of successful tapeouts, Aion Silicon leverages a world-class ecosystem to deliver tailored solutions that meet each customer’s unique needs. To learn more, visit www.aionsilicon.com.