QuickLogic eFPGA Hard IP Selected by Chipus for High Performance Data Center ASIC on Proven 12 nm Process
The collaboration delivers a right sized, silicon efficient eFPGA fabric that reduces design risk, accelerates time to market and enables ongoing product differentiation through reprogrammable capability.
QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), a developer of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) Hard IP and ruggedized FPGAs, announced that its eFPGA Hard IP was selected by Chipus for a high performance data center production ASIC that will be fabricated on an industry-proven 12 nm process technology. eFPGA IP was a central requirement for this high-performance ASIC and underscores how QuickLogic's silicon-proven IP helps customers reduce design risk, accelerate schedules, and deliver competitive products to market.
QuickLogic worked closely with Chipus and its customer to ensure the eFPGA met strict performance and connectivity requirements while optimizing the fabric to minimize silicon area.
QuickLogic can deliver eFPGA Hard IP on any new process node within four to six months, supporting applications from high-performance data processing to low-power, battery-operated devices. Once a fab-specific Hard IP is established, customer-specific variants can be delivered in just weeks, enabled by QuickLogic's proprietary Australis IP Generator. QuickLogic eFPGA IP is supported by two FPGA tool suites: Aurora, a 100% open-source version, and Aurora Pro, which integrates Synopsys® Synplify® FPGA Logic Synthesis.
"When our customer stated they needed eFPGA as a key IP in their ASIC, we decided to partner with QuickLogic because of more than 30 years of FPGA expertise and adoption throughout the aerospace and defense community," said Murilo Pessatti, CEO of Chipus. "They have been instrumental in working with us and our customer to right-size the eFPGA fabric, helping us deliver a competitive, reliable ASIC to market more quickly and with reduced risk."
"We are excited to be partnering with Chipus on this ASIC which is a testament that eFPGA IP is becoming more critical IP for system companies," said Andy Jaros, VP of IP Sales at QuickLogic. "With our eFPGA Hard IP proven in many process nodes and used by many commercial and defense customers, we're able to deliver customer-specific variants quickly, reducing development risk and enabling ongoing product differentiation through reprogrammability."
