The Fidus and Lattice Semiconductor Partnership
Delivering advanced FPGA solutions with cutting-edge technology and decades of trusted expertise.
Your Trusted Partner in Low-Power, High-Performance FPGA Design
At Fidus Systems, we are a trusted Lattice Design Services partner, helping technology innovators accelerate development and meet the challenges of today’s complex product landscapes. With deep expertise in FPGA design and a track record of over 4,000 successful projects, Fidus brings cutting-edge Lattice FPGA solutions to life—delivering the low power, small size, and high reliability your projects demand.
Why Choose Fidus for Your Lattice FPGA Projects?
- Exclusive Access and Training: As a Lattice Design Services Partner, Fidus has access to exclusive training, certification, and early releases of tools, IP, and new silicon. This ensures that we deliver the most advanced solutions for your project needs.
- Comprehensive Project Support: From FPGA device selection to full hardware and software integration, Fidus offers complete project support, delivering turnkey solutions tailored to your requirements.
- Custom Solutions for Complex Problems: Whether you need MIPI video bridging, control system security, or low-power AI processing, Fidus creates tailored designs that reduce risk and accelerate time-to-market.
- Enhanced Market Responsiveness: With North American-based design centers and on-site engineering options, Fidus ensures rapid project turnaround and support to keep you ahead in competitive markets.
How Fidus Solves Challenges with Lattice FPGA Portfolio
Fidus Systems brings industry-leading expertise and state-of-the-art tools to provide complete FPGA and ASIC design solutions. From turnkey development to specific design challenges, we deliver robust, high-performance results tailored to your needs.
Core Capabilities
- Turnkey Design Solutions: Full-service FPGA and ASIC design, including validation, verification, and documentation.
- Device Selection: Expert guidance to identify the best device for your application.
- Device Retargeting: Seamless migration between FPGA devices for improved performance or cost efficiency.
- Programming Languages: Skilled in Verilog®, VHDL, and SystemVerilog.
Development Areas
- IP Development: Expertise in MIPI, HDMI, Video Aggregation, XAUI, and DisplayPort™.
- Multi-Gigabit Serial Links: PCIe® Gen4+, JESD204B/C, CPRI, and LTPI.
- Memory Interfaces: Proficient with (LP)DDR4/DDR5, SRAM, and NVMe™.
- Video Processing: DisplayPort™, MIPI, HDMI®, image scaling, overlays, and picture-in-picture (PiP) functionalities.
Discover Lattice’s Comprehensive FPGA Portfolio
Lattice Semiconductor’s FPGA portfolio delivers low-power, small-size, and highly reliable solutions, making it ideal for applications such as AI at the edge, embedded vision, IoT, and control systems.
- ECP5™ FPGA Family: Low-latency connectivity with dual-channel SERDES, advanced routing, and DSP optimization; ideal for consumer electronics and IoT applications.
- CrossLink™ and CrossLink-NX™: Revolutionizes MIPI video bridging with ultra-low power and 4K UHD processing; perfect for embedded vision and video aggregation.
- MachXO™ Family: Designed for secure control systems with unparalleled reliability and power efficiency; widely used in industrial and communication systems.
- iCE40™ UltraPlus: Optimized for AI and sensor processing in resource-constrained environments; a top choice for IoT devices and edge AI systems.
Lattice Case Studies
Consumer Electronics: Enhancing Connectivity with ECP5
- Challenge: A client needed USB Type-C hot-plug detection with minimized latency and seamless multi-device communication.
- Solution: Using ECP5, Fidus developed a custom interface that ensured high-speed data transfer and synchronization.
- Result: A reliable, high-performance solution that reduced time-to-market.
Industrial Systems: Video Processing for Motion Control
- Challenge: An oil and gas client required FPGA migration for a low-power, high-performance video board.
- Solution: Migrated to CrossLink-NX and optimized signal integrity for robust video processing.
- Result: Reduced development risks and faster project delivery.
Transportation: Troubleshooting MIPI Interfaces
- Challenge: A traffic monitoring system experienced errors in the interface between a CMOS image sensor and Lattice CrossLink.
- Solution: Fidus resolved MIPI CRC issues using CrossLink LIF-MD6000, ensuring smooth operation.
- Result: Delivered a validated system within 3 days.
Digital Audio: Improving Sound Quality
- Challenge: A client struggled to upsample audio from 16kHz to 48kHz using an ICE40 FPGA.
- Solution: Fidus redesigned the upsampler with verified FPGA implementation to ensure flawless audio quality.
- Result: A reliable, high-performance audio system.
Lattice Resources and Tools
- Diamond Software
- Radiant Software
- Neural Network Compiler
- iCECube2
- Lattice SensAI™
- mVision and Sentry
- High-Speed Interfaces: PCIe®, HDMI, MIPI, LVDS, and multi-gigabit serial links.
- Signal and Power Integrity: Optimized designs for high-reliability, low-latency systems.
- Thermal Management: Energy-efficient systems with effective heat dissipation.
- Embedded Vision: Image processing, scaling, and overlay functions for AI at the edge.
- Memory Interfaces: Expertise in (LP)DDR4/DDR5, SRAM, and NVMe™ integration.
- Verification and Validation: First-pass success with advanced UVM methodologies.
- Motion Control Video Boards: Leveraged CrossLink-NX (LIFCL-40-7BG256I) with Radiant to create low-power solutions for oil and gas applications.
- Virtual Reality Applications: Designed MIPI DSI input-to-output solutions with low-latency processing units.
- Surgical Robotics: Aggregated multiple MIPI camera feeds for position identification.
- Gaming Applications: Aggregated 4x MIPI cameras into a CrossLink FPGA for advanced video gaming systems.
- Streaming Solutions: Streamed live video and control information with MachXO5-NX and Lattice LTPI IP Core.
- Camera Integration: Developed FPGA IP to integrate three camera sensors using CrossLink LIF-MD6000-CSFBGA81.
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