At a time when governments worldwide are investing billions of dollars in production capacity, the semiconductor industry is also faced with consolidation. Simultaneously, there is a rapidly growing demand for new designs to meet the surge of applications driven by secure, energy optimised, machine learning applications.
Efabless looks to address this growing design gap by making chip design affordable, simple, and accessible. It provides a capital efficient path for new semiconductor companies and enables product companies to create chips that go into smarter and better products.
According to Efabless it is broadening the community of potential chip designers by 100x, fostering innovation, research, and development in new applications for semiconductors.
By democratising access to chip design and manufacturing, Efabless says that it is driving the creation of new industries and verticals that will shape the future of technology and innovation. From agriculture, industrial, infrastructure, smart home appliances to quantum computing, aerospace, security, autonomous vehicles, and medical devices, Efabless is enabling entrepreneurs and innovators to develop cutting-edge technologies.
Efabless achieves this by bringing software-style open-source and community models to chip creation, fostering a dynamic community of designers and engineers who collaborate, share designs and IP, and support one another.
Efabless provides a comprehensive, user-friendly platform that simplifies the entire chip design and manufacturing process.
- Marketplace: The platform includes an extensive marketplace of reusable IP blocks and reference designs allowing designers to quickly assemble and customise their chip designs.
- Access to Design Tools: Efabless provides design tools, code, and verification examples accessible through its platform, eliminating the need to develop from scratch.
- Supply Chain: Once a design is finalised, Efabless manages the supply chain for fabrication, assembly and testing processes, leveraging its partnerships with leading vendors to ensure high-quality production.
- Cost Efficiency: By streamlining the design-to-manufacturing pipeline, Efabless can significantly reduce the cost and time required to bring a custom chip to market, making it accessible to startups and small companies.
Recent customers utilising Efabless's platform include companies in sensor applications, IoT and industrial controllers, and security, all developing innovative solutions for various applications. Additionally, as part of research projects, chips for AI and medical devices are being created.
"Efabless chipIgnite has been an invaluable tool for broadening participation in chip design. The open-source foundation provides a transparent and accessible platform for users with varying levels of experience, allowing them to delve deeper into the core concepts and focus on design creativity and innovation. chipIgnite will continue to play a critical role in a mature ecosystem that needs new impulses for nurturing the next generation of chip designers," said Boris Murmann. Professor, University of Hawaii and Chair, IEEE SSCS Technical Committee on the Open-Source Ecosystem.
“With the chip industry consolidating, we are excited to reverse the trend by enabling the next generation of chip creators,” said Mike Wishart, CEO of Efabless. “This includes new startups achieving proof of concept to raise funds and secure initial customers, as well as product companies designing chips for new applications. Our platform lowers the threshold for new initiatives, empowering entrepreneurs to create their own chips, start businesses, and generate economic value.”
