TECHNOLOGY — Technology

FPGA Design Services

From RTL architecture to production silicon — official partner of Lattice, AMD (Xilinx), Intel (Altera), and Microchip. 100+ engineers, 500+ projects, 20 years of FPGA delivery across video, telecom, automotive, and industrial domains.

OVERVIEW

Full-Cycle FPGA Development

Promwad delivers end-to-end FPGA design services — from system-level architecture and RTL coding through simulation, timing closure, and production handoff. We work across all major FPGA families and maintain active partnerships with silicon vendors, giving clients access to early silicon, reference designs, and priority technical support.

Our FPGA team handles projects ranging from simple glue logic and protocol bridges to complex multi-million-gate SoC designs with embedded processors, custom DSP pipelines, and high-speed serial interfaces. Every design follows a rigorous verification methodology: constrained-random testbenches, formal property checking, code coverage analysis, and hardware-in-the-loop validation.

RTL design in VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog
High-speed serial interfaces: PCIe Gen3/4, 10G/25G Ethernet, JESD204B
Real-time video processing: scaling, color space conversion, overlay, encoding
DSP pipeline design: FIR/IIR filters, FFT, modulation/demodulation
Protocol conversion bridges: SDI↔IP, HDMI↔DisplayPort, CAN↔Ethernet
Cryptographic acceleration: AES-256, SHA-3, post-quantum lattice-based schemes
FPGA-to-ASIC migration feasibility analysis and RTL preparation
IP core development and licensing for third-party integration
ANONYMIZED PROJECTS

Selected FPGA Projects

360-Degree Camera System for Automotive OEM

Designed a 6-camera surround-view system on AMD Zynq UltraScale+ for a European Tier-1 automotive supplier. FPGA handles real-time stitching, lens distortion correction, and object overlay at 30 fps across all six feeds. Integrated with ADAS ECU via Automotive Ethernet.

OUTCOMEASIL-B certified. Entered series production for commercial truck platform.

SDI-to-IP Gateway for Broadcast Equipment Manufacturer

Built an ST 2110-compliant gateway on Intel Arria 10 for a Scandinavian broadcast OEM. Converts 12G-SDI to ST 2110-20/30/40 with PTP IEEE 1588 synchronization. Supports 4 bidirectional channels with sub-frame latency.

OUTCOMEReplaced legacy third-party IP core, reducing BOM cost by 35%. Shipped in 8 months.

Crypto Acceleration Module for Network Security Appliance

Implemented AES-256-GCM and SHA-3 acceleration on Lattice CertusPro-NX for a European cybersecurity company. FPGA offloads encryption from the host CPU, processing 40 Gbps of network traffic with deterministic latency.

OUTCOMEThroughput increased 12x vs. software-only. Common Criteria EAL4+ evaluation initiated.

Client identities changed. Methodologies and outcomes are real.

ENGINEERING STACK

FPGA Technology Stack

FPGA Families
Lattice CertusPro-NX / CrossLink-NX, AMD Zynq UltraScale+ / Artix / Kintex, Intel Arria 10 / Cyclone V / Agilex, Microchip PolarFire SoC / IGLOO2
Toolchains
AMD Vivado / Vitis, Intel Quartus Prime Pro, Lattice Radiant / Diamond, Microchip Libero SoC, Synopsys Synplify Pro
HDL & Verification
VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM testbenches, Questa/ModelSim, Verilator, formal verification with JasperGold
High-Speed Protocols
PCIe Gen3/4/5, 10G/25G/100G Ethernet, JESD204B/C, SMPTE ST 2110, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, USB 3.2
Embedded Processors
ARM Cortex-A53/R5 (Zynq), Nios II (Intel), RISC-V soft cores, MicroBlaze
Board-Level Integration
DDR4/DDR5 memory controllers, LVDS/MIPI CSI interfaces, high-speed PCB design with impedance-controlled routing, signal integrity analysis (HyperLynx, Ansys SIwave)
REFERENCE ARCHITECTURES

Reference Architectures

Video Processing Pipeline

Application
Video Input (SDI/HDMI)
FPGA Processing (Scaling, CSC, Overlay)
Output Interface (IP/HDMI)
Display/Stream

End-to-end video pipeline on FPGA — from multi-format input capture through real-time processing to IP or display output. Handles 4K60 with sub-frame latency.

AMD Zynq UltraScale+Lattice CrossLink-NXDDR4 frame bufferHDMI 2.1 TX/RXST 2110 IP core

Protocol Bridge Architecture

Legacy Interface (SDI/CAN/RS-485)
FPGA Bridge
Modern Interface (Ethernet/PCIe)
Host System

FPGA-based protocol translation between legacy industrial or broadcast interfaces and modern networking. Zero-copy, deterministic latency.

Lattice CertusPro-NXIntel Cyclone VCAN-FD controllerGbE MAC/PHYPCIe Gen3 endpoint

Crypto Acceleration Module

Network Traffic
FPGA Offload Engine (AES/SHA)
Processed Traffic
Host CPU

Hardware-accelerated encryption and hashing offloaded from the host CPU. Deterministic throughput at 40 Gbps+ line rate.

Lattice CertusPro-NXAES-256-GCM IP coreSHA-3 IP corePCIe Gen3 DMA10GbE MAC
CREDENTIALS

Certifications & Partnerships

Lattice Official FAE PartnerAMD (Xilinx) Alliance MemberIntel (Altera) Solution PartnerMicrochip Design PartnerISO 9001:2015 CertifiedISO 26262 ASIL-B/C Project DeliveryClutch 4.8/5 Rating
FREQUENTLY ASKED

Which FPGA family is right for my project?

It depends on your requirements for logic density, power budget, I/O count, and cost at volume. Lattice excels in low-power edge applications. AMD (Xilinx) offers the broadest range from cost-optimized Artix to high-performance UltraScale+. Intel Agilex targets data center and high-speed networking. Microchip PolarFire SoC is strong for security-critical and mid-range designs. We help clients select the optimal family during the architecture phase.

Can you migrate our existing FPGA design to a different silicon vendor?

Yes. FPGA migration — whether driven by chip EOL, supply chain issues, or cost optimization — is one of our core services. We handle RTL porting, constraint migration, timing closure on the new platform, and regression testing against the original design. Typical migration projects take 3-6 months depending on design complexity.

Do you support FPGA-to-ASIC conversion?

We provide FPGA-to-ASIC feasibility analysis and RTL preparation — ensuring the design is synthesizable for ASIC flows, removing FPGA-specific primitives, and optimizing for area and power. For the actual ASIC fabrication, we partner with established foundry design houses.

What is your typical FPGA project timeline?

Simple protocol bridges and interface designs: 2-4 months. Mid-complexity video processing or DSP pipelines: 4-8 months. Complex SoC-class designs with embedded processors and multiple high-speed interfaces: 8-14 months. All timelines include verification and hardware validation.

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