FPGA & SoC Design Services: From RTL to Production-Ready Platforms
FPGA logic is where your product’s latency, throughput and lifecycle risks meet. When FPGA development hits a technical or capacity bottleneck, the entire product schedule feels it — and senior FPGA expertise is rarely available in-house exactly when you need it.
Promwad takes engineering ownership of that critical part: a design review, a project rescue, a migration or a single IP core, delivered by 20+ FPGA engineers. When you need more, the same team extends into PCB and embedded software, minimizing integration risks.
FPGA & SoC Design Services: Start Where It's Critical
Most of our FPGA engagements begin with one critical task. Choose your entry point, and we expand into adjacent hardware and software layers only when you need it.
Five ways to start
FPGA Design Review & Feasibility
You have a legacy design, a draft architecture or a new idea, and you need an independent senior engineer view before committing budget. We assess the architecture, RTL, constraints, resource and power budgets, and the silicon choice. You get a written assessment.
FPGA Project Rescue
Timing won't close, bring-up is unstable or interfaces fail intermittently. We find the root cause, clean up constraints and clock-domain crossings, close timing and debug on real hardware with built-in diagnostics. You get a stable design and documented fixes your team can maintain.
Migration from End-of-Life Silicon
Your FPGA is reaching end-of-life or your BOM has outgrown its margins. We move proven logic to a current device family without starting from scratch. See how we migrate ↓
IP Core or Subsystem, Turnkey
Your team owns the system but needs one block delivered: a PCIe DMA engine, JESD204B data capture, an SDI gearbox or a 10G UDP offload. You get a verified core with testbenches, documentation and integration support.
New FPGA + SoC Platform
You are building a new product. We cover architecture, RTL, high-speed PCB, bootloaders, Embedded Linux and drivers, prototypes and production support. You get a production-ready platform with full source code and CAD files.
Explore Our FPGA Expertise
30+ short case studies on AMD, Altera, Lattice, Microchip and NVIDIA platforms.
Explore the library
motor control for BLDC, PMSM and ACIM, up to 6 servo drives on one FPGA, power conversion, EtherCAT, HSR/PRP and safety PLCs.
Explore industrial FPGA
low-latency inference and hardware acceleration for vision, broadcast, automotive and industrial edge devices.
Explore FPGA for AI
custom frame grabbers for CoaXPress, Camera Link, USB3 Vision and SD/HD-SDI, with Linux and Windows drivers.
Explore FPGA for video processing
FPGA-based prototyping, ZeBu and HAPS emulation, pre- and post-silicon validation, drivers and bring-up tests for RISC-V SoCs.
Explore ASIC verification
Need the rest of the system? Our High-Speed PCB Design, Embedded Linux, Edge AI and Embedded Security engineers work in the same delivery structure.
Why Product Companies Choose Promwad for FPGA Design
Most FPGA risks sit at the boundary between logic, board and software, and that boundary is exactly where our team is built to work
Our FPGA Tech Stack
We pick the stack to fit your performance, power and lifecycle targets
PolarFire, PolarFire SoC, SmartFusion 2, IGLOO 2
Versal, Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC and RFSoC, Zynq-7000, Kria SoM, Virtex, Kintex and Artix UltraScale+, 7 series, Spartan
PCIe, Mini-PCIe, FMC and FMC+ (VITA 57.1/57.3), PXIe, PC/104, MicroTCA/AMC, openGear, SoM
3G/12G-SDI, SMPTE ST 2110 with NMOS and PTP, HDMI, DisplayPort, MIPI CSI-2 and D-PHY, CoaXPress, Camera Link, USB3 Vision
Agilex, Stratix, Arria 10, Cyclone V and Cyclone 10, MAX 10
VHDL-2008, Verilog, SystemVerilog, HLS, MATLAB/Simulink with HDL Coder, C/C++, Python
Vivado/Vitis, Quartus Prime, Radiant/Diamond, Libero, cocotb, ZeBu and HAPS emulation
ARM Cortex-A and Cortex-R, RISC-V, MicroBlaze, Nios II
CrossLink-NX, Certus-NX, ECP5, MachXO3, iCE40, senseAI stack
PCIe Gen3 with multi-channel DMA, JESD204B, Ethernet 1G/10G/25G/100G, DPDK, RDMA, DDR4, LPDDR4, HyperRAM
Bootloaders, bare-metal, Embedded Linux and PetaLinux BSPs, Linux and Windows drivers, V4L2/GStreamer, CUDA
EtherCAT, PROFINET, HSR/PRP, IEEE 1588, IEEE C37.94, EnDat 3, HIPERFACE DSL
FPGA Solutions by Industry
The same engineering foundation serves very different products: wherever data rates, timing or lifecycle make a processor alone the wrong answer.
Industrial Automation & Robotics
Run many control loops in parallel with deterministic timing. Sensored and sensorless motor control, up to 6 servo drives per FPGA, power conversion and PFC, EtherCAT and PROFINET, HSR/PRP for IEC 61850 networks, and FPGA-based safety PLCs. FPGA for Industrial & Robotics →
Automotive & Transportation
Process camera and radar data in real time under safety requirements. A 360° vehicle vision system on one Lattice CrossLink-NX developed to ISO 26262 ASIL-B, a rail safety edge platform with a 10+ Gbit/s sensor pipeline, radar data processing on Zynq UltraScale+ and low-cost video pipelines for transport displays. Automotive engineering →
Telecom, SATCOM & RF
Turn RF and network data into packets at line rate. An RFSoC carrier board with 8 Rx/Tx channels at up to 6.5 GSPS, SDR satellite modems with DVB-S2(X) and MF-TDMA, hardware 10G UDP offload, and 38 Gbit/s FPGA-to-server transfer over 4×10G. Telecom engineering →
Broadcasting & ProAV
Move uncompressed video with frame-accurate latency. A 12G-SDI to SMPTE ST 2110 gateway for uncompressed 4K60, ST 2110-30 audio with sub-1 ms PTP synchronisation, openGear processing cards, 4K framebuffers and hot-swappable CFexpress storage for 8K+ RAW. Broadcast FPGA solutions →
Test & Measurement, Scientific & Medical
Capture fast signals without losing a sample. Nanosecond pulse analysis on six Kintex UltraScale boards with 3.2 GSPS ADCs, ultrasonic inspection architecture, X-ray imaging across 80 CMOS sensors and an IR laser controller with 3 GHz ADC/DAC sampling.
Not sure an FPGA is the right choice for your product?
One call with our engineer will show whether FPGA, SoC, GPU or MCU fits best.
FPGA Migration & Modernization
Your product works, but its silicon is ageing. We move proven logic to a current platform and keep what already works, instead of redesigning from scratch.
When migration pays off
How we migrate
Our FPGA Case Studies
Four projects, four industries, one pattern: we start at the critical point and own the result.
Lossless 12G-SDI ↔ quad-link 3G-SDI gearbox for Lynx Technik
Broadcasting & ProAV
Challenge. Lynx Technik AG, a German maker of professional broadcast and A/V equipment, needed a next-generation converter for real-time UHD signal exchange between single-link 12G-SDI and quad-link 3G-SDI. The conversion had to work in both directions without signal loss.
Solution. We designed the schematic, the PCB and the FPGA firmware for a 3G/12G-SDI gearbox on Altera Cyclone 10 GX. Semtech cable equalisers and drivers form the SDI physical layer, and 8 Gbit of DDR3L serves as the memory buffer. The firmware supports four conversion paths in both 2SI and SQD modes.
Result. The client got a compact building block for real-time UHD signal exchange in broadcast workflows, with lossless conversion in both directions. Issues were caught and fixed in testing before the product was released.
Stack: Altera Cyclone 10 GX · 12G-SDI / 3G-SDI (2SI, SQD) · SDI over SFP+ · DDR3L · Semtech SDI PHY
Read the 12G-SDI gearbox case →
360° vehicle vision consolidated into one Lattice FPGA
Automotive & Transportation
Challenge. A leading supplier of vision systems for commercial vehicles depended on discontinued components and several separate devices, which raised cost, power and assembly complexity.
Solution. We re-engineered the video architecture around Lattice CrossLink-NX: capture, per-channel mirror, rotate and scale, and display in one chip, for both MIPI CSI-2 and analog NTSC/PAL cameras.
Result. The same form factor with fewer parts, one hardware design for multiple SKUs through FPGA reprogramming, developed under ASPICE CL2 and ISO 26262 ASIL-B.
Stack: CrossLink-NX · MIPI D-PHY up to 2.5 Gbps per lane · NTSC/PAL
Read the 360° vehicle vision migration case →
FPGA security platform with post-quantum cryptography
Industrial & critical infrastructure
Challenge. Edge devices stay in the field for 10–20 years, so their firmware protection has to outlast today's cryptography and fit the EU Cyber Resilience Act.
Solution. A custom board pairing a Lattice FPGA with a SEALSQ QVault TPM. Every bitstream is checked against a post-quantum signature before it runs, with rollback protection and anomaly filtering.
Result. Unsigned firmware is blocked in hardware, cryptographic logic can be updated in the field without a recall, and the platform was demonstrated live at Embedded World 2026.
Stack: Lattice FPGA · SEALSQ QS7001 (CC EAL5+, FIPS 140-3 Level 3)
12 µs closed-loop correction for a satellite antenna on the move
Telecom & SATCOM
Challenge. A world leader in mobile satellite antennas computed phased-array correction factors on a CPU. At more than 15 µs per cycle, the system reacted too slowly to keep a vehicle-mounted antenna locked on the satellite while moving.
Solution. We moved signal analysis and correction-factor generation to a custom AMD Artix-7 board. Fixed-point algorithms recalculate phase, amplitude and their corrections, and exchange data with the host and the RF section over SPI. A tech lead and an FPGA developer worked in stages, with lab and field tests on the client’s side after each stage.
Result. Corrections reach the antenna in 12 µs, 3 µs faster than the target. The client can now tune the phased array remotely and keep a high-quality satellite link on moving vehicles in near real time.
Stack: AMD Artix-7 · fixed-point DSP · SPI · phased-array antenna control
Read the satellite antenna FPGA case →
How We Ensure Quality in FPGA Design
Predictable FPGA delivery means catching problems in simulation and on the bench, not in the field.
Our delivery process
Built around your team
You get access to our repositories and artefacts, weekly syncs and joint design reviews and acceptance tests, with key decisions logged. CI regression and hardware-in-the-loop test benches are available on request for programmes that need them.
Our Cooperation Models
Flexible approach to suit your current needs
Time & Material
Perfect for evolving projects. You control the budget and milestones, while we ensure transparency and fast team scaling.
Dedicated Team
Your long-term engineering capacity — a self-managed, domain-focused team integrated into your workflow for steady, predictable delivery.
Fixed Price
Ideal for well-defined tasks with clear outcomes. Scope, budget, and timelines are set upfront to guarantee predictable results.
Trusted by Silicon Vendors and OEMs
The companies that make the silicon work with us, and so do the OEMs that ship it.
What Our Partners Say
"Promwad has a solid grasp of AMD technologies — especially on the FPGA side. Their engineers go beyond the spec sheet: they understand the architecture, anticipate edge cases, and know where the real complexity lies.
In broadcasting and pro AV, that level of technical depth is hard to come by. Promwad delivers it consistently, and it shows in the quality of what they build."
— Robert Green, Senior Manager (Pro AV, Broadcast & Consumer), AMD.
Start Your FPGA Design Where It's Critical.
Scale with One Partner.
Tell us where your FPGA project hurts most: a design that won't close timing, a device going end-of-life, or a platform that has to ship next year. You will talk to an FPGA engineer.
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