


Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a California-based firm, addresses this challenge and helps businesses push the boundaries of the high-performance compute market by providing embedded Field Programmable Gate Array (eFPGA) solutions. With Speedcore™ eFPGAs, a new or more efficient algorithm can be easily downloaded and updated in the ASIC as required, avoiding the need to make a new chip. Historically, companies have either used standalone FPGAs (for flexibility, programmability) or ASICs (for high-performance, high-volume applications). But Achronix’s Speedcore eFPGA defines a new paradigm in data acceleration for HPC applications by combining the flexibility and programmability of FPGAs with the performance and specialized application implementation of ASICs.
“High-performance compute applications require new and innovative approaches, and Achronix is leading the HPC market with the Speedcore eFPGA solutions,” remarks Steve Mensor, Vice President of Marketing, Achronix Semiconductor Corporation.
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High-performance compute applications require new and innovative approaches, and Achronix is leading the HPC market with the Speedcore eFPGA solutions
Standalone FPGAs are a convenient solution for some applications, but Speedcore eFPGA takes the concept to the next level, supporting low-latency and high-throughput communications with cost savings for high-volume applications. Compared to separate standalone FPGA products, Speedcore eFPGA provides benefits that include ten times higher bandwidth, hundred times lower latency, ten times lower system cost and fifty percent lower power.
Speedcore eFPGA is linked to an ASIC through a wide parallel interface, providing higher throughput, with latency counted in single-digit clock cycles. Also, eFPGAs die size is smaller than standalone FPGAs. Traditional FPGAs have high pin counts packages, forcing designers to manufacture a printed circuit board (PCB) with many layers. Achronix’s eFPGAs eliminate the need for specialized PCBs, as well as support components such as power regulators, clock generators, level shifters, and passive components.
In its 14-years of the voyage, Achronix has already established itself as one of the fastest growing semiconductor companies in 2017 with revenues grew over 700 percent year-over-year and exceeded $100 million. Going forward, the company aims to expand its product portfolio with an investment in its next-generation FPGAs built on TSMC’s 7nm process technology.
Company
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation
Headquarters
Santa Clara, CA
Management
Steve Mensor, VP of Marketing
Description
Provides high-performance FPGA and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) solutions
