FPGA design services

Q: What IP cores do you use?

We work with paid and free IP cores provided by the manufacturers of FPGA (Xilinx, Altera). We also use open source IP cores from such sources as OpenCores that adapt to a particular FPGA family. Here are the IP cores we've worked with: Cortex-M MicroBlaze PicoBlaze Nios II processor FIFO controller DMA controller SPI Quad SPI UART I2C CAN USB 2.0 USB 3.0 PCI Bus SDRAM DDR DDR2 DDR3 SD/MMC controller HDMI Interrupt controller Ethernet.

Q: Do you validate FPGA firmware?

We apply different simulation and computer modeling methods to validate FPGA firmware. We also test the firmware on development kits.

Q: What FPGA chips do you work with?

The most common chips that we use for FPGA development include Xilinx, Altera (Intel), Microsemi, Actel, and Atmel.

Q: Have you worked with SoC systems that use both FPGA and CPU?

We have worked with chips produced by Xilinx and Altera (Intel). They feature the FPGA performance and the flexibility of CPU programming, providing a fast way to collect and process data.

Q: What is the main difference between ASIC and FPGA?

ASIC or Application Specific Integrated Circuit is designed to perform a specific function and cannot be changed or reprogrammed, unlike FPGA which is programmable and can be reprogrammed for different purposes.

Q: Could you help me choose an FPGA chip for my project?

As soon as we study the project specification, our FPGA design engineers will assist you with the choice of the appropriate FPGA chip that meets the requirements of your system. Depending on the requirements for the FPGA hardware design, we will help you select a chip with the relevant resources.

Q: Can you design a custom board for an FPGA?

Sure. We can either provide an FPGA board design from scratch or design an FPGA SoM board.

Unlike application-specific integrated circuits, FPGAs can be reprogrammed with hardware description languages. They are widely used in high-speed data processing systems, consumer electronics, telecommunication equipment, robots, systems that use neural networks, and more.

Our company designs FPGAs for systems with complex features and advanced technologies and provides CPLD design services for simpler logic applications.

What we do

We provide field-programmable gate array (FPGA) design services for systems that use sophisticated features and advanced technologies: video and image processing, machine vision, and industrial networking. Our FPGA designs can contain millions of tiny logic cells. We can program chips to do almost any digital function. We also provide Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD) design services for simpler logic applications.

What's included?

From initial concept to specification, through block-level design to implementation and verification, we have the right expertise to help you design integrated digital circuits for your embedded system. We provide the design for FPGA (RAM-based digital logic chips) and CPLD (EEPROM-based chips). As part of our FPGA design services, we also develop devices based on systems on a chip (SoC) that can contain digital, analog, mixed-signal, and radio frequency functions on a single chip. These SoC capabilities bring extreme flexibility to hardware designs.

Architecture development

The main goal of the architecture development is to configure both logic and interconnections according to technical requirements. The architecture consists of programmable logic blocks which implement logic functions, programmable routing that establishes a connection between logic blocks, and Input/Output blocks for external connections.

FPGA design

We use Hardware Description Languages (HDL) such as Verilog and VHDL to describe the device functionality. Embedded Development Kit (EDK) implementation tools and reusable IP cores help us save months of development time. With the help of C++, we compile the ‘logic function’ and define how the components should connect to each other, and what sort of logic they should perform as the data flows through.

FPGA verification

Once FPGA design is complete, it is loaded onto the FPGA simulation. We verify logical elements to make sure each block of code can correctly process simple stimuli and each signal interface is correctly connected. We use various debugging tools and instruments: signal generators, scope, spectrum and logic analyzers, etc.

The configuration of IP cores

We provide integration and connection of third-party IP cores or blocks of logic and customization of soft IP cores developed in Verilog or VHDL for custom FPGA and CPLD designs. The soft cores can include UART, CPU, Ethernet controllers, and PCI interfaces.

CPLD design

We suggest using CPLD for devices that use a conventional microcontroller or microprocessor but still require high-speed data processing for small tasks. CPLDs are much cheaper than FPGA, they operate at higher frequencies and enable high performance. They are also easier to route which means the compilation time is going to be faster than it would be with FPGA.

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How we work

To know exactly how our different collaboration models apply to FPGA design services, check out the table below:

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY	PROJECT-BASED OUTSOURCING	DEDICATED DEVELOPMENT TEAM	RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS	YOU	SHARED	YOU
FPGA DESIGN	INTEGRA	INTEGRA	INTEGRA
FPGA VERIFICATION	INTEGRA	INTEGRA	INTEGRA
TESTING	INTEGRA	SHARED	SHARED
DELIVERY MANAGEMENT	INTEGRA	SHARED	—

Frequently Asked Questions

Read this information to better understand the process of FPGA/CPLD design.

FPGA design services

What we do

What's included?

Architecture development

FPGA design

FPGA verification

The configuration of IP cores

CPLD design

Check out our recent case study

A USB Keylogger for Recording Keystrokes Typed on Any PC

How we work

Frequently Asked Questions

What IP cores do you use?

Do you validate FPGA firmware?

What FPGA chips do you work with?

Have you worked with SoC systems that use both FPGA and CPU?

What is the main difference between ASIC and FPGA?

Could you help me choose an FPGA chip for my project?

Can you design a custom board for an FPGA?

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