•Full-Custom ASIC Design: Custom design solutions tailored to specific client requirements, from concept to final silicon.
•Semi-Custom ASIC Design: Design services using pre-existing IP cores or standard cells to reduce development time and cost.
•Turnkey ASIC Solutions: End-to-end design services including architecture, design, verification, prototyping, and production.
•System Architecture Design: High-level architecture design to define the overall system structure and component interaction.
•RTL Design and Coding: Register Transfer Level (RTL) design using Verilog or SystemVerilog.
•Design for Low Power: Low-power design techniques including multi-voltage, clock gating, and power gating.
•Design for Test (DFT): DFT insertion and strategy development to ensure testability and manufacturability.
•Micro-Architecture
•RTL Design as per the specification
•UPF development
•Lint/CDC/RDC/Low-Power checks
•Custom Digital design and timing characterization
•Timing Co nstraint development, Synthesis and time analysis
•STA-modelling between analog and digital
•Functional Verification: Comprehensive verification of the RTL design to ensure it meets functional specifications.
•Formal Verification: Mathematical verification of the design against its specification to ensure correctness.
•Testbench Development: Custom testbenches for IP or SoC verification using UVM/OVM methodologies.
•Post-Silicon Validation: Validation of the ASIC in a real environment to ensure it meets all performance criteria.
•Extensive UVM expertise on SoC and IPs
•DV architecture documentation
•DV attributes definition
•UVM TB and Testcase (Random and Directed) development
•Functional coverage and code coverage analysis
•Reworking of an existing Test env based on the delta changes
•Floorplanning and Partitioning: Initial layout planning to optimize chip area and performance.
•Place and Route (P&R): Automatic placement and routing of components, ensuring optimal performance and area usage.
•Timing Closure: Ensuring the design meets all timing constraints across different operating conditions.
•Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS): Designing and implementing clock distribution networks to minimize skew and jitter.
•Power and Signal Integrity Analysis: Ensuring robust power delivery and signal integrity throughout the design.
•Partitioning, floorplan, placement, routing
•IO Ring Planning, Bump planning
•Clock tree synthesis, STA, timing optimization
•Power & Signal integrity analysis
•Library and Flow development
•Our team has experience on planar and Finfet process
•Custom Analog Design: Design of analog circuits including amplifiers, converters, and filters.
•Mixed-Signal Integration: Seamless integration of analog and digital components in a single chip.
•RF Design: Design and integration of RF components for wireless communication.
•Analog Layout and Parasitic Extraction: Custom analog layout with detailed parasitic analysis to ensure performance.
•SRAM/DRAM Design: Seamless integration of analog and digital components in a single chip.
•Non-Volatile Memory Design: Design of Flash, EEPROM, and emerging memory technologies.
•Memory BIST (MBIST): Built-in self-test implementations to ensure memory reliability and testability.
•Prototyping and Emulation: FPGA-based prototyping and emulation to validate design functionality before tape-out.
•Test Development and Debugging: Developing test programs and debugging silicon to identify and resolve issues.
•Yield Optimization: Analysis and optimization of yield, ensuring cost-effective production.
•Failure Analysis: In-depth analysis of any silicon failures to determine root causes and solutions.
•Custom IP Development: Development of custom IP blocks tailored to specific application needs.
•Third-Party IP Integration: Integration of industry-standard IP cores into the design, ensuring compatibility and performance.
•IP Reuse: Design and management of reusable IP blocks for efficient design cycles.
•Architecture and Design Consulting: Expert advice and consulting services for complex ASIC projects.
•Process Technology Consulting: Guidance on choosing the right process technology (e.g., 7nm, 14nm) for your design.
•Design Optimization: Optimization of existing designs for power, performance, and area (PPA).
•DFM Analysis and Optimization: Ensuring designs are optimized for manufacturability to achieve high yield.
•Design Rule Checks (DRC) and Layout vs. Schematic (LVS): Comprehensive checks to ensure design integrity.
•Tape-Out Support: Final preparation and verification before sending the design to the foundry for production.
•Package Design: Custom package design to ensure optimal performance and thermal management.
•Wafer Testing: On-wafer testing to identify and sort functional dies before packaging.
•Final Testing and Qualification: Comprehensive testing of packaged ASICs to ensure they meet all specifications.
•Design Documentation: Detailed documentation of the design process, IPs used, and verification results.
•Post-Production Support: Ongoing support for design updates, bug fixes, and enhancements.
•ARF has team of automation Engineers.
•Our team have done several automation in cadence & synopsys environment through skill /tcl/python programming to speed up layout development / porting designs
•Our team is capable of developing various pcell for faster layout development