Company News Contact Us EN-DE Custom ASIC Design Services Silicon IP Markets Home / Custom ASIC Custom ASIC Development and Supply The ever-increasing demand for product innovation is driving Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMS) and automotive Tier 1s to look for new ways to add differentiating features to their products while also driving down overall system costs, power and form factor. In the past, this would typically mean designing a board that used discrete, off-the-shelf components since the benefits of custom ASIC development, which can reduce the BOM cost by as much as 80%, was reserved for large companies who had the volume production required to justify the up-front NRE costs. Benefits Development & Supply Recent ASICs Markets Skills and IP ASIC Benefits Today, having your own ASIC is not just reserved for the likes of Apple. The barriers to entry are greatly reduced meaning companies with moderate volumes can realise the technical and economic benefits of developing custom ASIC based solutions. Reduced BOM Increased performance Lower power consumption Added functionality Enhanced security Smaller size and weight Improved IP protection Improved yields Reduced test and assembly costs Improved Reliability A custom ASIC can offer significant cost, feature and development benefits compared to traditional circuit board designs, but is it the right solution for your product? There are a number of factors to consider when evaluating the benefits of moving to an ASIC design, including: Would your product benefit from smaller size or lower power consumption? Are you looking to add more features? Are you spending $2M or more per product line p.a. on components? Can your product be copied easily? Do you need improved data security? If you answered yes to any of these then an ASIC design could be a good fit for your next project. To explore this option in more detail, request an ASIC Design Consultation. Article: The Economics of ASICs: At What Point Does a Custom SoC Become Viable? Request an ASIC Design Consultation There are some significant advantages to the ASIC model but if you’re not sure it’s the right choice for your next project, then get in touch. One of our ASIC consultants will be happy to review your requirements and provide a technical and commercial assessment, including a budgetary estimate of the economic benefits taking into account the NRE and licensing costs vs the potential BOM savings. Request your ASIC Consultation Custom ASIC Development and Supply Getting started on the path to developing a custom ASIC may seem like a daunting prospect, but you are not alone. The EnSilica team live and breathe ASIC development every day and our expertise, high-quality design methodologies and access to the latest EDA productivity tools help to ensure that our proven ASIC Development Flow delivers each ASIC project to the agreed specification, on-time and to budget. EnSilica manages the complete Supply Chain of your Custom ASIC that starts at the initial design specification stage and continues through prototype evaluation to final mass production and yield management. Our independence, years of experience and strategic relationships with the leading silicon foundries, packaging, test and qualification vendors ensure that we can deliver the optimum supply chain solution. Wafer sourcing and probe testing Packaging and assembly Final test Logistics and shipping Qualification to consumer, industrial and automotive standards Field returns and fault analysis Recent ASICs and Case Studies EnSilica has long history of helping its customers deliver successful ASIC designs. Explore some of our recent projects in the Customer Case Studies section. 40nm Ka-band transceiver and beamformer for satellite terminals 180nm BCD H-bridge controller for automotive chassis control 55nm low-power mobile phone sensor interface 180nm BCD industrial MCU for safety critical applications 180nm BCD multi-channel 2GHz phase controller 600nm gyro sensor amplifier 28nm audio processor for smart microphone 28nm multi-standard GNSS receiver 40nm multi-standard analog and digital broadcast receiver 40nm 60GHz Radar sensor 65nm medical vital signs sensor with 2.4GHz radio 40nm NFC energy harvesting processor Markets EnSilica has over 19 years’ experience helping its customers deliver innovative design and across a number of key segments: Automotive H Bridge Solenoid and Motor Controllers Advanced Radar processing Video & imagine processing V2X security and communication Gas, gyro, position, pressure, force sensor interfacing Driver monitoring / wellbeing Battery cell monitoring ISO 26262 Communications and Radar Signal processing for Radar and Communications systems High resolution MIMO Radar processing High speed interfaces CSI-2, Ethernet, CPRI, PCIe and JESD204B mmWave RF IC development Satellite and cellular systems Digital beamforming and phases arrays Base stations and Remote Radio Heads Industrial and Healthcare Pressure and flow sensors Gas sensors Chemical sensors Movement and occupancy sensors Motor and Solenoid controllers Vital signs monitoring ( ECG, respiration, pulse and temperature) Motion and gait monitoring and analysis Hearing aids Neurological sensors and simulators Lab-on chip interfaces RFID and tags IoT and Consumer Designing & integrating; Bluetooth Classic, BLE, NFC/RFID, WiFi (802.11), LorRa and NB-IoT Firmware integrity and secure boot Secure, mutual authentication for device identification Secure Communication with end-to-end encryption Security life-cycle management Tamper and side-channel attack protection Core Skills and Capabilities The EnSilica team’s world-class digital, analog and mixed signal design capabilities ensure that your next ASIC project will deliver the competitive advantage you are looking while reducing product development costs, timescales and risk. Low Power Low-power SoC architectures Low-power oscillators and PLLs Power management –SMPS, LDO Voltage & frequency scaling Always-on block design Cryptography and Security Hardware encryption engines AES, ECC, ECDSA, TRNG, ChaCha, Poly1305, TDES Random number, device id, key storage Protected access of resources Secure boot & firmware authentication Side channel attack Attack and tamper protection Wireless and Radar Low power GHz and sub-GHz and mmWave BT Classic, BLE, Wi-Fi, 802.15, NFC Custom radio designs Systems modelling and BB design Radar signal processing Digital beamforming Sensing and Control Multiple sensor integration Processor integration Low-power signal processing High voltage BCD designs SAR and sigma-delta convertors MEMs and electro chemical Sensor interfacing Safety critical design Vital signs monitoring Functional Safety EnSilica’s high-quality processes for design and production are built around our ISO2001:2015 quality management systems. We offer an IEC61508 compliant flow for the development of ASICs and embedded software for industrial applications and we are experienced at working within our customer’s ISO 13485 certified environments to develop ASICs for medical devices. Our engineers are experienced in safety analysis, FMEDA, FTA, and on-chip safety mechanisms and our quality systems and design flow provide traceability through the full product life cycle. Technical Article: Developing Safety Critical SoCs In this article we outline an approach to functional safety that addresses the twin challenges of safety and growing SoC complexity, and which ensures SoCs comply with a wide variety of safety standards such as IEC 61508, ISO 26262, DO-178, DO-254 and ISO 62304 by having safety designed in from the start. Read Article Selecting the Right Silicon IP Selecting the right silicon IP is critical to the success of any ASIC project, EnSilica has a portfolio of in-house IP as well as established relationships with the industries key IP providers. Processor and DSPs including Arm, RISC-V, eSi-RISC, Tensilica and CEVA Cryptography and security including AES, ECDSA, SHA with and without DPA protection Connectivity including PHY and controllers for Ethernet, PCIe, USB , MIPI RF / Radio – BLE, Bluetooth Classic, Wi-Fi, GNSS, NFC Find out more If you are looking for an ASIC development and supply partner with the right expertise and experience to bring your next product to market quickly and efficiently then please get in touch for an initial discussion or to request ASIC Design Consultation Contact Us About Us EnSilica is a leading fabless design house focused on custom ASIC design and supply for OEMs and system houses, and IC design services for companies with their own design teams. The company has world-class expertise in supplying custom analog, mixed signal and digital IC’s to its international customers in the automotive, industrial, healthcare and consumer markets. The company also offers a broad portfolio of core IP covering cryptography, Radar and communications systems. EnSilica has a track record in delivering high quality solutions to demanding industry standards. Quick Links Contact Us Local Offices Custom ASICs Design Services Markets Case Studies Silicon IP Quality Certified to ISO 9001:2015 - Read More Twitter Tweets by EnSilica Checkout More Videos by EnSilica © Copyright - EnSilica | Privacy Notice | Call Us - UK General : +44 118 321 7310 - UK Sales : +44 118 380 5757 - USA : +1 855 642 1070 - India : +91 80 2258 4450 By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.