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Silicon Engineering Services

Precision Silicon.
First-Pass
Tape-Out.

From RTL architecture to GDSII sign-off — Silicon Patterns delivers complete ASIC/SoC engineering with zero-compromise quality. We specialize in performance-power-area optimization across every design layer.

5+Chips/Year
200+Engineers
98%First-Pass Rate
ARCHITECTURE Spec → Microarch → Budget RTL DESIGN Verilog/VHDL · SystemVerilog VERIFICATION UVM · Formal · Coverage RTL2GDSII Synthesis → PnR → Sign-off DESIGN FLOW DFT STA LEC
What We Deliver

Full-Stack Silicon Engineering — Spec to Silicon

Silicon Patterns brings 200+ engineers across VLSI, verification, physical design, and DFT — delivering production-ready chips for fabless leaders, IDMs, and high-growth semiconductor startups.

Architecture definition, microarchitecture planning, and PPA budgeting
RTL design in Verilog, VHDL, and SystemVerilog
Simulation, UVM testbench, formal verification and functional coverage
DFT: ATPG, scan insertion, boundary scan, MBIST
Synthesis, place-and-route, STA, power analysis, IR drop
LVS/DRC sign-off and GDSII delivery to foundry
Engagement Models
Full Project Ownership
Dedicated Engineering Pod
Staff Augmentation
Supported Technology Nodes
180nm130nm65nm40nm28nm22nm FD-SOI16/12nm FinFET7nm5nm
Core Services

Every Phase of the Silicon Lifecycle

Modular engagement — bring us in at architecture, verification, physical design, or full flow. We integrate seamlessly with your existing team.

Architecture & Microarchitecture

Chip-level partitioning, pipeline design, clock/power domain planning, and performance modeling with cycle-accurate simulation.

MicroarchPPASystemC

RTL Design & Coding

Production-quality RTL in Verilog, VHDL, and SystemVerilog with strict coding guidelines for synthesis and lint-clean delivery.

VerilogSystemVerilogVHDL

Functional Verification

UVM environments, constrained-random testbenches, coverage closure, assertion-based verification (ABV) and formal property checking.

UVMFormalABV

DFT — Design for Test

Scan insertion, ATPG pattern generation, JTAG boundary scan, memory BIST, and DFT sign-off for full production test coverage.

ATPGMBISTJTAG

Physical Design (RTL2GDSII)

Floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, STA, IR drop, EM analysis, and DRC/LVS-clean GDSII sign-off.

SynopsysCadenceGDSII

Pre & Post-Silicon Validation

Emulation-based validation using Veloce/Palladium, bring-up scripts, silicon debug, and performance characterization.

EmulationVelocePalladium
Our Process

How We Take Your Chip from Spec to Silicon

01

Discovery & Spec Review

Deep-dive into your functional spec, power targets, area budget, and schedule. We flag risks early and establish shared success criteria.

02

Architecture & Planning

Microarchitecture design, block partitioning, interface definitions, and cycle-accurate performance models validated against your requirements.

03

Design & Verification

RTL coding, UVM testbench development, regression runs, coverage closure, and formal verification — all with transparent weekly reporting.

04

Sign-off & Tape-out

Physical design completion, DRC/LVS clean, final STA, and full foundry-package GDSII delivery. Post-silicon bring-up support included.

Why Silicon Patterns

The Engineering Advantage You've Been Looking For

Zero-Defect Culture

Strict RTL coding guidelines, automated lint checks, and mandatory code reviews before every milestone sign-off.

On-Time Delivery

98% of milestones delivered on schedule across 35+ client engagements, with real-time dashboards for full visibility.

Full-Flow Expertise

One team covering architecture through GDSII — no handoff risk, no knowledge gaps between design and physical teams.

Tool Agnostic

Proficient with Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor, and open-source EDA stacks — we work with what your foundry requires.

Ready to Start?

Let's Build Your Next Chip Together

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