Design services
From specification to production silicon.
Design, tape-out and production support for application-specific chips, as a complete flow or one stage at a time.
In this section
Full-custom IC design
Transistor-level design for critical datapath blocks
Library characterization
Standard cell library characterization and re-characterization, including ultra-low voltage
Hand-crafted netlists
Custom gate-level netlists, designed with custom cells and hand placement
Custom clock trees
Clock distribution designed for pipelines and regular arrays
Manual place and route
Hand placement, custom clock trees and abutment
Standard cell libraries
Cells tuned for power, performance and area
ASIC design
Architecture, RTL, verification, DFT and physical design
Production and supply chain
Wafers, test, assembly and logistics under one plan
Engagement models
Spec-in, netlist-in, GDS-in or production transfer
Engagement models
Hand over as much of the flow as suits your team.
Four starting points. In each, Chipchain owns every stage from the hand-off onward.
| Specification | RTL | Verification | Physical design | Tape-out | Production | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spec-inYou bring the requirements; we deliver production silicon. | Chipchain | Chipchain | Chipchain | Chipchain | Chipchain | Chipchain |
| Netlist-inYou hand over a verified netlist; we close the design and build it. | Your team | Your team | Chipchain | Chipchain | Chipchain | Chipchain |
| GDS-inYou hand over signed-off layout; we tape it out and run production. | Your team | Your team | Your team | Your team | Chipchain | Chipchain |
| Production transferAn existing chip moves to us for production management. | Your team | Your team | Your team | Your team | Your team | Chipchain |
- Spec-inYou bring the requirements; we deliver production silicon.ChipchainSpecification, RTL, Verification, Physical design, Tape-out, and Production
- Netlist-inYou hand over a verified netlist; we close the design and build it.ChipchainVerification, Physical design, Tape-out, and Production
- GDS-inYou hand over signed-off layout; we tape it out and run production.ChipchainTape-out and Production
- Production transferAn existing chip moves to us for production management.ChipchainProduction
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