FPGA design

FPGA design services

FPGA design services at Promwad implies firmware development for FPGA and MPSoC/RFSoC. We design and integrate IP cores, interface controllers, data processing algorithms, processor cores, and custom specialized modules.

Our engineering team offers the best choice of FPGA/MPSoC/RFSoC for your project, according to the required budget, power consumption, and performance.

FPGA-project at Promwad

FPGA-project service at Promwad involves the following activities:

Specifications development.
Architecture definition, selection of IP cores.
SystemC modeling.
RTL descriptions development in VHDL/Verilog.
DSP cores in Matlab Simulink (DSP – Digital signal processing).
HLS — High-Level Synthesis. Logical and physical synthesis.
Topology verification.
DFT, test coverage analysis.
Adaptation of IP cores to various FPGA families.
FPGA based on AI-powered technologies.

What we do

We help our clients enter their target market with breakthrough solutions providing the following FPGA design services:

Datacom and Networking

Image and video processing

Video interface interconversion

SDR

Interfaces

RTL

Permanent support from the leading FPGA vendors

Xilinx

We have rich experience working with many Xilinx products, namely Xilinx FPGAs with integrated CPUs like Zynq-7000 series and Zynq Ultrascale+, Versal, and without integrated CPUs like Spartan, Artix, Kintex, Virtex, and XC-series. We also use Vivado Design Suit and Vitis AI. As a Xilinx partner program member, we are the first to access the new solution updates.

Lattice Semiconductor

We have gained comprehensive experience working with Lattice FPGAs. Here are just a few examples: the smallest form factor FPGAs iCE40 series, MachXO3 FPGA family for control & security applications, ECP5, and more. We offer you the fastest time to market using Lattice programmable logic devices and solution stacks in your FPGA design projects.

Intel

As an official Intel partner, we help integrate high-speed transceivers, logic blocks, high-speed I/Os, configurable embedded SRAM, routing, as well as intellectual property (IP). We work with Intel software tools to get the optimal development time, costs, and power. Here are the exampes of Intel FPGA we work with in our projects: Intel Agilex, Intel Stratix, Intel Arria, Intel Cyclone, and Intel Max series.

Microchip

We satisfy our clients' needs in high-data throughput and high-bandwidth connectivity working with the Microchip programmable logic devices, including FPGAs (PolarFire Mid-Range FPGAs, IGLOO and IGLOO 2, ProASIC 3, Fusion Mixed-Signal FPGAs), SoC FPGAs (PolarFire SoC FPGAs, SmartFusion 2 SoC FPGAs, SmartFusion SoC FPGAs), radiant-tolerant and anti-fuse FPGAs.

Proven expertise working with:

FPGA-based hardware accelerator

FPGA-based PCIe accelerator board is effectively optimized for Artificial Intelligence (AI), video processing and encoding, backbone network traffic analysis, simulation of physical processes, genome and DNA research. FPGA accelerator board is based on Xilinx UltraScale+ and Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ chips. It supports up to 32GB of external memory and 4 100 GE network ports.

Data processing modules

DSP cores modeling and synthesis in Matlab & Simulink. Digital signal processing algorithms: digital filters (FIR, IIR) and fast Fourier transform (FFT), modulators/demodulators. Specialized modules: DSP cores, multipliers, coders/decoders, ALU for operations with floating points. Implementation of video processing algorithms: filtering, zoom, image stabilization.

Interface modules

Development and integration of interface controllers, peripheral modules, system buses. Implementation of interface modules:high-speed DDR/QDR dynamic memory interfaces; NOR/NAND FLASH, CF/SD/MMC NVRAM controllers; low-speed controllers of interfaces UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, RS485/RS422; high-speed PCIe bus controllers; CSI, HDMI, DVI graphical interfaces; JESD204 high-speed DAC/ADC access units (digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters).

Processor cores

Selection of the processor core architecture: ARM or RISC-V. Integration of processor cores: MicroBlaze, PicoBlaze, Nios, and RISK-V by Xilinx, Intel/Altera and Microchip/Microsemi and building SoC upon them. Adaptation of processor cores: development, integration and implementation of interface controllers, peripheral modules, system buses, control logic (FSM). Division of IP blocks into hardware and software elements. Selection of the operating system (RTOS), application of libraries and programs, coding.

SoC/SoPC

Integration of digital and control elements on a single chip managed by RISC CPU, DSP, signal processing blocks, peripherals, memory interface.

Our tech map in FPGA

Specialized tools

Vitis AI, Vivado Design Suite, Quartus Prime, SDAccel, SDSoC, HDL Coder

Software platforms

Xilinx Deep Neural Network (xDNN), Alveo, OpenVINO, TensorFlow, Keras, Caffe

Tools & Languages

C++, Python, Matlab/Simulink, Verilog, VHDL, HLS, DSP, AI toolboxes

Hardware design

High-speed interfaces, DDR4, JESD204b, SI, PI, Thermo modeling, Video processing

Platforms

Zynq, Zynq US+, RF SoC, Xilinx Versal, FPGA

Transceivers

AD9361, AD9371, ADRV9009, Radars, Promwad AFE, Antenas

Network software

DPDK, UDP 10G, TCP 10G, TAPs, L1/L2 IP cores

Communications:

PCI-e, 1G, 10G, 25G/40G, 100G

"In case you are planning a project in complex data processing or high-speed throughput it’s the best way to choose FPGA programming. Our experts are ready to provide top-notch hardware design & firmware development services. Moreover, we are ready to give a hand with PCB & Schematic design – our experts have strong experience preparing projects of any complexity to mass manufacturing."

— Alex Maloshtan, the head of the Adaptive Computing Systems department at Promwad