FPGA & ASIC

Custom solutions for all lot sizes

Our main focus areas are the design and development of system solutions.

One of our emphases is the definition and development of system solutions. The technology the designs will be realized in depends on your target price and the quantity required. Today, FPGAs are growing in complexity while steadily reducing in cost at the same time. Thus, they are being utilized in designs, which would previously have only been manufactured in an ASIC process or in a Gate Array. In the following table you can see technology vs. quantity for a good cost/performance ratio.

FPGA		1 - 10.000

ASIC	NEC Gate Array	1.000 - 100.000
	Altera Hardcopy	10.000 – infinitely
	NEC standard cell	50.000 – infinitely
	ATMEL	50.000 – infinitely

Yet there are other things to consider as well before making your choice. As regards power consumption, high frequency and special I/O behaviour, custom memory configurations or packages, the ASIC is superior to the FPGA. As we cover the whole portfolio, we can support you with

Feasibility studies
Choice of manufacturer and technology
Assistance during your developmentg
Implementation of your ideas

Due to our close working relationship with Gleichmann ASIC Design Centre and the manufacturers of semiconductors we have access to the following design tools

Synopsys
Synplicity
Mentor Graphics
Cadence

Sun workstations and Linux servers deliver the necessary computing power for these programs.

We are looking forward to cooperate with you!

S h o r t c u t s

FPGA and ASIC

Atmel

NEC Electronics