Design Services Partners
True Circuits recognized very early the growing importance of both highly differentiated third-party IP and quality ASIC design services to companies seeking higher levels of chip integration and faster time to market. In 2003, we created an IP partnership program that we extended to a select group of design services companies called the True Partner Program. We currently have about ten of the world’s largest and most respected ASIC design services companies who are members of this program. The True Partner Program offers our partners discounts on the quality IP that they license from us in exchange for the expected volume and support leverage across their large customer bases. Over the years, many fabless chip companies and IDMs all over the world have had their chips designed, developed and delivered by ASIC houses with deep experience in specifying, integrating and testing a wide variety of True Circuits timing IP.
“The increasing demand for performance-intensive handheld devices and rising time-to-market pressures heightens the need for design turnkey providers to endow ASIC customers with more predictable and robust SoC solutions. With True Circuits’ PLL and DLL at TSMC 55nm, we were able to achieve low jitter for DDR 800Mbps and enter into mass production with very stable yield.”
Yao Lee, Strategic Marketing Manager, Alchip Technologies
Alchip Technologies, founded in 2003, is a leading provider of silicon design and manufacturing services for companies developing complex and high-volume system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Alchip’s products are mainly used in current HDTV, mobile phones, networking, computers, entertainment and other consumer electronics devices. It provides ASIC design and manufacturing services intended to enable customers to cost-effectively address the technological complexity of silicon design and the need to reduce time to market. For more information, visit www.alchip.com.
ADTechnology Co., Ltd. is a leading provider of ASIC/SoC design services, Analog Full Custom design, Platform-based design, and IP Development. With its excellent engineers and advanced System on a Chip (SoC) technology, ADTechnology also provides professional turn-key services based on its production knowhow which was built with world class foundry, packaging and test companies. For more information,visit www.adtek.co.kr.
“With True Circuits’ silicon-proven PLLs and DLLs in our industry-leading design portfolio and flow, our ASIC customers benefit with exceptional performance and reliability. Combined with our custom chip design expertise, these hard macros enable us to quickly and cost-effectively implement ASIC designs with analog components for high-volume applications.”
Prasad Subramaniam, Vice President, Design Technology
eSilicon guides customers through a fast, accurate, transparent, low-risk ASIC journey, from concept to volume production. Explore your options online with eSilicon STAR tools, engage with eSilicon experts, and take advantage of eSilicon semiconductor design, custom IP and IC manufacturing solutions through a flexible engagement model. eSilicon serves a wide variety of markets including the communications, computer, consumer, industrial products and medical segments. Get the data, decision-making power and technology you need for first-time-right results. For more information, visit www.esilicon.com.
Faraday Technology Corporation is a leading fabless ASIC and silicon IP provider. The broad silicon IP portfolio includes I/O, Cell Library, Memory Compiler, ARM-compliant CPUs, DDR2/3/4, low-power DDR1/2/3, MIPI, V-by-One, MPEG4, H.264, USB 2.0/3.1 Gen 1, 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Serial ATA, PCI Express, and programmable SerDes. Headquartered in Taiwan, Faraday has service and support offices around the world, including the U.S., Japan, Europe, and China. For more information, visit www.faraday-tech.com.
GLOBAL UNICHIP CORP. (GUC) is the Flexible ASIC LeaderTM who provides the semiconductor industry with leading IC implementation and SoC manufacturing services. GUC provides an unmatched combination of advanced technology, low power and embedded CPU design capabilities and production knowhow through close partnership with TSMC and major packaging and testing companies that are ideal for advanced communications, computing and consumer electronics ASIC applications. GUC’s uncompromising performance provides the absolute best power, speed, quality, yield and on-time delivery. Based in Hsin-chu Taiwan, GUC has developed a global reputation with a presence in China, Europe, Japan, Korea, and North America. For more information, visit www.globalunichip.com.
“Our mission is to provide predictable, reliable and cost-effective ASIC solutions, while reducing risk at each step of the process and improving time-to-market. True Circuits PLLs and DLLs are feature rich, easily integrated and well supported, helping us to deliver quality analog IP and faster design implementations to our ASIC customers.”
Hans Bouwmeester, Director of IP
Open-Silicon transforms idea into system-optimized ASIC solutions within the time-to-market parameters desired by customers. The company enhances the value of customers’ products by innovating at every stage of design – architecture, logic, physical, system, software, and IP – and then continues to partner to deliver fully tested silicon and platforms. Open-Silicon applies an open business model that enables the company to uniquely choose best-in-industry IP, design methodologies, tools, software, packaging, manufacturing, and test capabilities. The company has partnered with over 150 companies ranging from large semiconductor and systems manufacturers to high-profile start-ups, and has successfully completed 300 designs and shipped over 110 million ASICs to date. Privately-held, Open-Silicon employs over 250 people in Silicon Valley and around the world. For more information, visit www.open-silicon.com.
VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Silicon Platform as a Service (SiPaaST) company that provides IP-centric, platform based custom silicon solutions and end-to-end semiconductor turnkey services for a wide range of applications across a wide variety of end markets including mobile internet devices, datacenters, the Internet of Things (IoT), wearable electronics, smart homes, and automotive. VeriSilicon’s silicon platforms include licensable ZSPR (digital signal processor) based HD audio, HD voice, multi-band and multi-mode wireless platforms, Hantro HD video platforms, wearable electronics platforms, IoT platforms, and mixed signal NUI (natural user interface) platforms for voice, motion and touch interface. VeriSilicon’s custom silicon turnkey services encompass design services that combine its technology solutions and value-added mixed signal IP portfolio targeted for a wide range of process technology nodes, including advanced nodes like 28nm, 22nm FD-SOI, FinFET, and provide product engineering service for System on a Chip (SoC) as well as System in a Package (SiP). VeriSilicon’s SiPaaS solutions shorten design cycle, enhance quality, and reduce risk. Founded in 2001 and head-quartered in Shanghai, China, VeriSilicon has over 500 employees with six R&D centers (China, US and Finland) and nine sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.verisilicon.com.