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FPGA design & HDL development services

More than 20 years in FPGA and SoC technology and over 200 engineer-years of expertise. We cover every stage from concept design through implementation to on-site commissioning. Under our "we develop, you own" policy all source code and IP rights are delivered to you, and every project to date has been completed successfully.

HDL design capability

VHDL is our main language and we are equally fluent in Verilog. We also have extensive experience migrating legacy ABEL and AHDL designs to current FPGAs and CPLDs in VHDL. In-house HDL libraries, proven across many projects, keep development short and quality high.

VHDL / Verilog

VHDL is our primary language and we are equally fluent in Verilog, choosing whichever suits the requirement.

Legacy migration

We reimplement legacy ABEL and AHDL designs in VHDL for current devices.

Verified IP library

We draw on in-house components proven and verified across many real projects.

Supported FPGAs, SoCs and CPLDs

We have delivered real customer projects across a wide range of devices from all four major vendors.

AMD (Xilinx)

  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC
  • Versal
  • Zynq-7000
  • Kintex-7 / Artix-7
  • Virtex 6/5/4
  • Spartan 6/3A/3E/3
  • CoolRunner II / XC9500XL

Altera (Intel)

  • Arria 10 / Stratix
  • Cyclone V / V SoC
  • Cyclone IV / III
  • MAX V / MAX II

Microchip (Microsemi)

  • PolarFire FPGA
  • ProASIC3

Lattice

  • ECP2 / XP2
  • MACHXO2 / MACHXO
  • iCE40

Development tools we use

We use industry-standard tools daily, from design modelling through synthesis, place and route, and timing analysis.

Design modelling

MathWorks Matlab / Simulink、AMD System Generator for DSP

Design entry

VHDL / Verilog、Altera Platform Designer、AMD Vivado IP Integrator

Verification

Mentor Graphics ModelSim PE (with code coverage) and QuestaSim

Synthesis, place and route, and timing analysis

Altera Quartus II、Lattice Diamond / iceCube2、Microchip Libero、AMD Vivado ML Design Suite、AMD Vitis

What our design services cover

We cover every stage of development, from concept design through implementation to commissioning on site. All source code and IP rights belong to you - we develop, you own.

System design

  • FPGA and SoC system design from scratch
  • Optimising an existing concept
  • Partitioning between embedded software, processing and FPGA logic
  • Designed for maintainability, portability and long-term supply

FPGA firmware

  • Logic design in VHDL and Verilog
  • Timing closure and floor planning
  • Optimising resources, power, speed and latency
  • Integrating third-party IP

Digital signal processing (DSP)

  • Architecture and algorithm design
  • Custom algorithm implementation in RTL or HLS
  • Early verification with bit-true models in Python or MATLAB
  • Weighing up filter structures and numeric formats

Embedded software

  • Bare metal or OS based
  • Linux / PetaLinux and FreeRTOS
  • Libraries for efficient CPU-to-FPGA connection
  • ARM, RISC-V and soft processors

Hardware design

  • FPGA board design and implementation
  • High-speed hardware design and simulation
  • Altium Designer and Mentor PADS
  • We can also arrange prototype manufacturing

FPGA migration and EOL handling

  • Migrating from EOL devices such as Spartan-6
  • Migration to Zynq-7000 / UltraScale+
  • Reducing cost (Lattice, Microchip, Efinix and others)
  • Reducing power consumption and extending product life

Why customers choose Enclustra

More than 20 years in FPGA and SoC technology and over 200 engineer-years of expertise, covering every generation from the latest devices to long-established ones.

100% success rate

Every project completed successfully to date, with bit-true modelling keeping risk low.

Vendor neutral

AMD, Altera, Lattice, Microchip and Efinix. We select the best fit without being tied to one vendor.

We develop, you own

All source code and IP rights are delivered to you, and know-how is transferred at the end of the project.

Quality process

Regular peer review and automated regression testing. The tests are delivered alongside the production code.

Application areas with a track record

We have delivered successful customer projects in the following fields.

Communications and networking

  • Wired and wireless communication
  • Software-defined radio and mobile communications
  • Ethernet MAC/PHY, packet switching and routing
  • Profinet RT/IRT (industrial fieldbus)

Signal processing and instrumentation

  • Filtering, modulation and demodulation, FFT
  • Audio processing
  • Test and measurement equipment, high-speed data acquisition
  • Custom ASIC test systems

Video and imaging

  • Camera Link、MIPI CSI-2
  • Pattern recognition and video controllers
  • DVI、HDMI
  • Image capture, processing and display

Control and motion

  • DC, BLDC and stepper motor control
  • Vector control and space vector PWM
  • Control systems
  • Reliable data transport (retransmission and forward error correction)

Talk to us about a design project

From clarifying requirements through HDL design, verification and production ramp-up, with consistent support throughout.