FPGA and RTL Design Services

Custom digital logic, verified before it reaches silicon

When a workload will not meet its timing or throughput budget in software, we move it into logic. We design, verify and implement RTL for FPGA targets where determinism and parallelism matter more than raw clock speed.

Verification is treated as part of the design, not a phase bolted on at the end — functional simulation and timing analysis run alongside implementation so timing closure is not a late-stage scramble.

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What this covers

Custom RTL design

Logic designed from specification to implementation, optimised for area, power and timing.

FPGA prototyping

Rapid hardware prototypes for validating architecture and de-risking downstream decisions.

IP core development

Reusable, documented cores tailored to the application and its interfaces.

Verification and validation

Functional simulation, timing analysis and directed testing to catch defects before hardware.

High-speed interfaces

PCIe, DDR, Ethernet and comparable interface implementation and bring-up.

Optimisation and closure

Power, timing and resource optimisation to fit the target device with margin to spare.

How we approach it

  1. Specification and partitioning

    We establish what belongs in logic and what is better left in software, then set the throughput, latency and resource targets the design must meet.

  2. RTL design

    Synthesisable RTL written for clarity and timing closure, with clock domain crossings identified and handled explicitly rather than discovered during integration.

  3. Verification

    Testbenches and directed tests developed alongside the RTL, so defects surface in simulation where they are cheap rather than on hardware where they are not.

  4. Implementation and closure

    Synthesis, place and route, and timing closure with margin, followed by hardware validation on the target board.

What you receive

  • Synthesisable RTL source in your repository
  • Testbenches, simulation scripts and coverage results
  • Constraint files with timing and pin assignments
  • Timing closure and resource utilisation reports
  • Programming files and bring-up notes for the target device
  • Interface and register documentation for the software team

Platforms and standards

  • VHDL
  • Verilog
  • SystemVerilog
  • AMD Xilinx
  • Intel Altera
  • Lattice
  • Microchip
  • AXI / AMBA
  • PCIe
  • DDR interfaces
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IP core development

Industries we deliver this for

  • Telecommunications
  • Automotive electronics
  • Industrial automation
  • Aerospace and defence
  • IoT infrastructure

Common questions

Which FPGA vendors do you work with?

We work across AMD Xilinx, Intel Altera, Lattice and Microchip devices. Vendor choice is usually driven by the interfaces, resource requirements and long-term availability your product needs, and we are happy to advise on that selection.

Can you write RTL that we will maintain afterwards?

That is the default assumption. The RTL is written for readability, documented at the interface and register level, and delivered with its testbenches so your team can extend it. We will run a handover session to walk your engineers through the architecture.

Do you develop reusable IP cores?

Yes. Where the same function is needed across products we develop it as a parameterised, documented and independently verified core, so it can be reused without being re-verified each time.

How is verification handled?

Verification is developed alongside the design rather than bolted on afterwards. That means directed and randomised testbenches, coverage tracking, and timing analysis across process corners before the design goes near hardware.

Talk to the engineers who will do the work

No account managers in the middle. Share your requirement and you will get a technical response, with an honest view of scope and timeline.

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