Service Details

Post Silicon Validation and Emulation

Terusemitech is globally recognized for its expertise in FPGA prototyping, emulation, functional validation, characterization (PTE/ATE), and system performance debugging.

Our team excels in validating analog and digital IPs on high-end multicore mixed-signal SoCs, ensuring seamless integration and superior performance. With in-depth experience across all phases of silicon design, we provide comprehensive support tailored to meet project-specific requirements.

Our FPGA-based emulation solutions enable precise evaluation of critical-path timing, optimizing validation plans while maintaining area and timing overheads within acceptable limits. Leveraging this expertise, we have helped businesses in mobile telecommunications, automotive, wireless connectivity, and storage industries enhance their operations and gain a competitive edge.

Our Service Offerings

Functional Validation

  • Requirement Analysis
  • Validation Plan Development
  • Test Suite Development
  • Test Environment Automation
  • Board Bring-up
  • IP/SOC Level Validation
  • Processor Validation
  • Low Speed Peripherals
  • High Speed Peripherals
  • 4G/5G Modem Validation
  • Firmware Development
  • Firmware Validation

Characterization

  • Digital Characterization
  • Analog Characterization
  • Jitter Measurements
  • Eye Diagrams
  • Waveform Validation
  • Waveform Validation
  • ATE Measurements
  • Test Automation

System Performance

  • PVT Characterization
  • Power Validation
  • Compliance Testing
  • Interoperability Testing
  • Test Automation
  • Benchmark Testing
  • Stress Testing
  • Stability Testing
  • HW/SW Subsystem Testing
  • OS-wise System Performance Testing

System Debug

  • Board Bring-up
  • Resolve System Boot Issues w.r.t Specific Chipset/Platform
  • Resolve Linux Related Issues on Specific Chipset/Platform
  • Analyze Crash Issues
  • Analyze Core Dump
  • Fix Memory Leaks
  • Identify Cache Issues

Emulation

  • Emulation, Validation & Prototyping on FPGA & Processor-Based Platforms
  • Board Bring-up & Device Planning
  • Design Partitioning, Integration, IO & Memory Handling
  • Implementation & Timing Closure
  • Configuration & Hardware Debug

Post Silicon Validation Expertise

Domains

  • Mobile
  • Automotive
  • Wireless
  • Mutlimedia
  • Connectivity
  • IOT
  • Ethernet
  • Storage
  • Networking

IPs/Technology

  • PU cores- ARM, X-86, PowerPC, Tensilica
  • DDR 4 / 3 / 2
  • USB2.0, USB3.0, OTG
  • PCIE 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
  • Ethernet – RGMII, SGMII, QSGMII
  • SATA 1.0/2.0/3.0
  • SDIO
  • MIPI – DSI, MIPI- CSI
  • WLAN 802.11 a/b/p/g
  • H264 Decoders
  • SPI, UART, I2C, I2X,CAN,LIN
  • AXI, AHB, APB
  • PLLs, ADC, LCO, PMU

Tools & Automation

  • C, C++, Embedded C, Visual Studio
  • CMM, Python, PERL & Labview, Tcl
  • Various Logic Analysers
  • USB, SATA Protocol Analysers
  • Oscilloscope – DPO71254C, with 4 trimode differential channels
  • Votsch Thermal chamber
  • DDR Analysis Software.
  • FPGA platforms – Altera. Xilinx
  • Emulators – Veloce, Zebu, Palladium
  • Debugger – Trace 32, RVDS

Emulation Expertise

Platforms

  • Processors- ARM, X86, Tensilica, Microblaze, Picoblaze
  • Boards- Altera, xilinx based multi-FPGA boards
  • Emulators – Zebu, Veloce & Palladium

Interfaces

  • AXI, AHB, APB, PLB
  • PCIE, SATA, DDR
  • MAC, USB
  • SDIO
  • MIPI – DSI, MIPI- CSI
  • WLAN 802.11 a/b/p/g
  • H264 Decoders
  • CAN , I2C, SPI, UART
  • DMA, CRYPTO, PRNG

Tools

  • Synthesis Tools – Xilinx Vivado, Xilinx ISE, Altera Quartus, Mentor Precision, Cadence Quiclturn
  • Partition Tools – Synopsis Certify
  • Simulation- Modelsim, Questasim, Cadence NCSim & Quickturn
  • System Debug – ARM realview ICE, Xilinx chipscope, Altera signaltap, Synopsis Identify, Debussy, J-Link, Trace-32