The company has completed the design, manufacturing, packaging, and commissioning of a test chip, demonstrating its ability to manage the various stages of custom integrated circuit development. This demonstration is part of its turnkey ASIC engineering services offering, which covers everything from circuit definition and design to the production of a functional chip.
An ASIC with integrated microcontroller for monitoring and control.
The test chip architecture incorporates an integrated microcontroller that enables current and voltage monitoring, programmable intelligent control, and diagnostics. The design also allows for the configuration of certain functions via software. Integrating these capabilities into a single device reduces the number of components required and simplifies the circuit board architecture.
According to eInfochips, this configuration also contributes to improved system-level monitoring, protection, and control functions.
Comprehensive Development from Design to Commissioning:
The demonstration encompasses various phases of the ASIC development process, from initial design to manufacturing, packaging, and commissioning. With this project, eInfochips aims to demonstrate its ability to coordinate the activities necessary to develop custom integrated circuits.
Sumit Sethi, Vice President and General Manager of Engineering Services at eInfochips, points out that customers developing custom chips typically require coordination among different participants in the design, foundry, packaging, and manufacturing ecosystem. According to Sethi, the ability to manage these activities holistically reduces handoffs between stages and improves process coordination, from the initial concept to the final, functional integrated circuit.
Engineering Services for Integrated Circuit Development
: eInfochips has over two decades of experience providing engineering services for programs in the automotive, industrial, and semiconductor sectors.
Its capabilities cover various stages of integrated circuit development, including:
- Chip architecture and intellectual property (IP) development.
- Analog and mixed-signal design.
- Design for Testability (DFT) and verification.
- Physical integrated circuit design.
- Final validation and post-manufacturing engineering.
- Coordination of the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem.
These activities are part of the service offering through which the company supports custom integrated circuit development programs.
End-to-End ASIC Development Capability:
The completion of the test chip allows eInfochips to demonstrate its ability to handle various phases of ASIC development through a turnkey service model.
The company offers this service to clients who need to develop integrated circuits tailored to their technical requirements, coordinating design, manufacturing, packaging, and validation activities. With this demonstration, eInfochips expands its engineering services offering for custom ASICs, backed by its semiconductor design capabilities and its ability to coordinate the processes necessary to obtain a functional chip.
