Achronix

Achronix Semiconductor Corporation

Company type	Private
Industry	Semiconductor
Founded	2004 (2004) in Ithaca, New York, United States
Headquarters	Santa Clara , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Products	FPGA solutions, embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, system-level products, design software

Achronix Semiconductor Corporation is a fabless semiconductor enterprise headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with research and development operations located in Bangalore, India and a sales office situated in Shenzhen, China. Established in 2004 in Ithaca, New York utilizing technology licensed from Cornell University, Achronix moved its main office to Silicon Valley in 2006. The firm focuses on FPGA solutions, embedded FPGA (eFPGA) intellectual property, system-level products, and associated design software.

Originally funded by its founders, Achronix has subsequently secured financing through venture capital, private equity investments, and debt instruments. In July 2021, the company withdrew its proposed $2.1 billion public offering via a merger with the SPAC ACE Convergence Acquisition Corp, citing regulatory obstacles.

Products

• Speedster7t FPGAs – These are standalone FPGA chips fabricated using TSMC’s 7 nm FinFET process technology. Key features include a two-dimensional Network-on-Chip (NoC), GDDR6 memory interfaces, up to 72 transceivers operating between 1 and 112 Gbit/s, integrated 400G Ethernet MACs, PCIe Gen5 controllers, and as many as 1,760 machine learning processors (MLP) designed for variable precision tasks.
• Speedcore eFPGAs – Embedded FPGA IP cores that can be incorporated within SoCs or ASICs. These IP blocks provide configurable logic elements, block RAM, DSP units, and MLP components. Supported process nodes include TSMC 16FF+, 7 nm FinFET, with ongoing development for the 12FFC node.
• VectorPath Accelerator Cards – PCIe accelerator cards built around the Speedster7t FPGA family. They offer 400G and 200G network interfaces, eight GDDR6 memory modules, plus expansion ports for customized connectivity options.
• ACE – A suite of FPGA development tools designed to facilitate design implementation across all Achronix FPGA and eFPGA platforms.

See also

• Altera
• Xilinx

Further reading

• "Intel lets outside chip maker into its fabs. Achronix goes all red, white, and blue", The Register, November 1, 2010
• "Exploring the Intel and Achronix Deal", David Kanter, Real World Tech, November 8, 2010
• "22-nm-Chips von Intel heben Startup auf FPGA-Thron", Frank Riemenschneider, Elektronik Net, April 24, 2012
• "Intel’s First Factory Customer Touts Made-in-USA Chips", The Wall Street Journal, February 20, 2013
• "Breaking the Balance. Achronix FPGAs Disrupt the Status Quo", Kevin Morris, EEJournal, February 26, 2013
• "My Take on Achronix & Its Products", Paul Dillien, All Programmable Planet, March 11, 2013
• Alexander Bachmutsky, System Design for Telecommunication Gateways, chapter "3.5.2.1 Achronix FPGAs"