FPGA verification services
We verify FPGA designs from simulation to the running hardware, including the evidence safety certification requires.
Verification before lab time burns
Failures show up as timing, CDC, and board integration — often after a long P&R cycle. We verify against those realities so bring-up is planned, not improvised.
What FPGA RTL verification covers
Testbenches and integration sims that match how the design is clocked on the board — including vendor IP boundaries that pure unit sims miss.
First-class checks for async domains, PLL/MMCM bring-up, and reset sequencing — the bugs that burn bitstream and lab time.
SVA and interface checkers that catch classes of bugs before you iterate P&R or sit on a scope.
Full UVM for complex or multi-release FPGA products. Lighter directed + coverage setups when that closes risk faster for a fixed board milestone.
Hardware-in-the-loop verification
Custom readback paths that pull raw memory out of the running device, so what the hardware actually did can be checked against what it was supposed to do.
Safety-certified verification
For aircraft, rail and industrial safety systems, verification has to produce certification evidence: requirements traceability, coverage closure and reviewed test results. We build verification to DO-254, IEC 61508 and EN 50129 expectations from the start, so the evidence comes out of the work instead of being reconstructed at the end.
Methods & tooling
What we optimize for
- CDC and multi-clock bring-up with vendor clocking IP.
- Integration across soft logic and hardened/vendor blocks.
- Sim depth vs. bitstream iteration cost — verify what the lab will punish.
- UVM when the product must survive multiple releases; lighter setups when the milestone is a fixed board demo.
Frequently asked questions
Do you always use UVM?
When reuse and scale matter, yes. For some FPGA blocks, a tighter testbench plus assertions and integration sims is the faster path — we pick the method that closes risk before lab time burns.
Can you verify designs that already have a bitstream?
Yes. Common work is hardening sim coverage around failing lab cases, CDC cleanup, and regression discipline so the next image is not guesswork.
Do you also write the RTL?
Yes when you want one team on both sides. See FPGA RTL Design Services .
Do you produce DO-254 verification evidence?
Yes: requirements-based tests, traceability and coverage, structured for the certification program.
Can you verify against the real hardware?
Yes, with readback paths that pull raw memory out of the running device and compare it against the expected behaviour.
Do you verify legacy chip replacements?
Yes. Compatibility is checked cycle by cycle against a reference model, then diffed signal by signal against the original chip on an FPGA rig.
Capabilities built on this work: legacy processor and chip replacement and packet processing & data capture.
Need FPGA verification?
Share the device family, DUT scope, current sim maturity, and board milestone. We’ll propose what to verify before the next bitstream.
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