Faraday FPGA-Go-ASIC? Service

Expert in FPGA Conversion

Faraday, a leader in SoC solutions, offers the comprehensive FPGA-Go-ASIC service designed to help customers convert FPGA design to ASIC design with long-term supply commitment. This conversion service has successfully been used on several projects including 5G base station/small cell, medical imaging, smart grid, and industrial robot, delivering remarkable power savings, enhanced performance, and effective system BOM cost reduction to meet customers' specific requirements.

Faraday provides a variety of options for FPGA conversions: Pin for Pin drop-in, multiple FPGA on a single die with single or multiple package bonding options, SoC + FPGA, etc. We are extremely familiar with FPGA technology and tools as we also use them in our development platforms, IP development, and verification flows. Our strength lies in our ability to work seamlessly with our customers throughout the specification, development, and integration phases. Customers can hand us a specification, RTL, or gate-level netlist, and we provide you with the finished IC. Hard/soft IP, included in the FPGA, can be replicated using our large list of self-developed IP and/or through our 3rd party IP partners. Typical blocks that we re-target are PLLs, ADC/DAC, SerDes, CPU/DSP, SRAM, eFlash, and advanced IO.

Typical FPGA-to-ASIC Decision Tree

Field Reconfigurable

Some customers require field reconfigurability in their systems. Many times only a small portion of the design needs to change, leaving a large portion that is fixed. Faraday can help to separate the fixed portion into an ASIC which can greatly reduce overall system cost and power plus increase system throughput. The reconfigurable section is then moved into a lower-cost FPGA or included as embedded FPGA (eFPGA) blocks within the ASIC.

Pin for Pin Replacement

Many customers request a pin for pin replacement so that the ASIC can be dropped into the exact footprint of the FPGA with no board or software changes. This is one of many solutions we offer. In addition, if you use the same FPGA & package for multiple applications (each with different codes), we can help to compile all into 1 die and use programmable switching to bring the selected code out to the package pins. Selection can be done using internal bonding when parts are ordered or externally using dedicated pins.

SoC and System in package (SIP)

Additional cost/area/power reductions are possible by integrating other system blocks, located on one or more PCBs, into a Faraday SoC. Example IPs that we can integrate are one or more FPGAs, CPUs, DSPs, SerDes, and Analog. Examples of KGD (Known Good Die) from our certified suppliers include DDR/2/3/4 & Flash memories.

These blocks typically require high pin counts which eat up your board space plus require additional PCB layers to support. We can bring these blocks inside the chip, as SIP, using standard packages up through 2.5D IC. Faraday can help you with the architecture and implementation phases to determine the right approach for your design.

How to Get Started

Our FPGA-Go-ASIC RFQ form can be used to help convey the information we need to make your conversion a success. Simply fill out the free consultation form today for more information. We will provide you with the guidance needed to seamlessly migrate your design into silicon and provide a competitive quote to allow the vision of your next IC to become reality.

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About Faraday

Faraday Technology Corporation is a premier fabless semiconductor company providing leading-edge solutions for customers seeking cost, size, and power reduction while improving performance and accelerating time-to-market. We achieve our customers' goals through the design, development, and production of SoC solutions, ASIC and silicon verified IP.

Faraday has been acknowledged by the industry for its innovative solutions, has taped out over 2,300 successful designs, developed over 3000 silicon verified IP blocks, and ships over 100 million ICs annually worldwide today. Faraday is the first ASIC company to achieve ISO26262 and AEC-Q100 certification.

Faraday is a public company and is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the symbol 3035:TT. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Hsinchu Taiwan, Faraday has offices in the USA, Japan, Vietnam, India, and China, with over 800 employees worldwide.

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