• ASIC and SoC Design
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  • Networking Telecom Storage
  • Computing
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• Production Handoff
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• Analog ICs

ASIC and SoC Design

Derivatives and Spec Handoff (Turnkey) Designs

With derivative SoC designs, a company's core product team focuses on future roadmap development while leveraging an engineering partner to extend existing SoC development investment to meet market needs and derivative market opportunities.  With spec handoff designs, Open-Silicon leverages it's deep experience in Networking, Telecom, Storage, and Computing to take the lead in defining the SoC architecture and system design.

Spec Handoff

The starting point for a custom SoC can be an idea, concept, block diagram or specification.  Open-Silicon's technical solutions managers will work with the customer to review the available industry expertise and technology and select the best solution for each program.  Then, Open-Silicon's experienced systems engineers will work with customer to develop a full product plan including a microarchitecture specification suitable for RTL design and design verification.  From that point, Open-Silicon's program manager will provide a single point of ownership for all actions, managing the project through Open-Silicon's ASICView program management software.

Open-Silicon's teams have strong vertical expertise that enables them to make the right decisions for customers to minimize the amount of customer engineering needed to fully develop a new semiconductor product. From a detailed design flow and process, and a commitment to complete documentation, to a rigorous system of checklists, customer's can trust Open-Silicon to put quality first and execute to their satisfaction.

ASIC Design

Open-Silicon's roots are in traditional ASIC design, including both RTL and Netlist handoffs.  Open-Silicon continues to expand its ASIC offerings, including more IP partners, optimal foundry technology choice, and in-house technology solutions to design the best possible custom silicon.

Disciplined Methodology

Open-Silicon's design engineering teams are experts in handling complex ASIC designs, with the experience of over 10 20 million gate designs under our belts. Our disciplined approach, combines active feedback to customers throughout the design process and ensures that programs are executed to a predictable design timetable. Our innovative design methodology, combined with our deep design expertise and experience in the selection, qualification and integration of third party IP, enables the consistent delivery of reliable silicon.

Early analysis of each customer's design by our engineering team, including running Open-Silicon's in-house developed DesignScanner software, allows us to identify and resolve technical challenges even before the design is completed. Our rigorous and rigid design methodology then reduces any chances of design escapes, allowing us to deliver an industry-leading level of first-time silicon success.  Over two thirds of Open-Silicon's new design starts come from repeat customers.

Our OpenMODEL™ provides customers complete visibility into schedules and design issues. This fosters a collaborative approach to design. Full visibility regarding design, IP selection and integration helps customers make well-informed decisions, which are invaluable for architectural and design trade-offs.