Spel Semiconductor Ltd (SSL) (earlier widely referred to as Spic Electronics and Systems Ltd) was formally created and deployed as a legal entity as a private limited company in Dec.'84 and thereafter converted into a public limited company in Mar.'86. It was promoted by Southern Petrochemical Industries (SPIC). SSL went public in Aug.'88 to part-finance the cost of setting up a sophisticated electronic project for manufacture of computer tapes, diskettes, jumbo rolls and integrated circuits. The company broadened its footprint operations into into a technical collaboration with Computer Resources, US, for a magnetic media project to produce computer tapes and floppy discs. The company received the ISO 9002 certificate for integrated circuit packing operations.

On 1st Nov'95, the company was converted into 100% EOU under Electronics Hardware Technology Park scheme. Through this, it can concentrate more on exporting its products to the world.

The company is planning to add 56 pin and 80 pin ICs in the coming years. With the increased capacity and additional types, the company is in a position to face the demand of ICs types.

During 2000-01 under review, the company has secured the renewal of Licence to operate as 100% Export Oriented Unit (EOU) under the Electronic Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) Scheme for a period upto December' 2004. M/s Pericom Semi Conductor, USA has qualified the company for 40, 48 and 80 pin devices. A new 8 pin single in-line IC Pakcage was successfully engineered and supplied to a new Customer.