Development of energy-efficient FPGA platforms (Titanium, Topaz, Trion) and eFPGA licensing technology based on the Quantum architecture.

Efinix, Inc.

Cupertino, CA · Toronto, ON · Unterschleißheim · Tokyo · Hong Kong · Bayan Lepas, PenangNew on Amplifa

2012Founded (September 2012, by Sammy Cheung and Tony Ngai)

6Locations worldwide

Titanium up to 1M LELargest FPGA density in the portfolio

16 nmTitanium process node (TSMC)

About Efinix

Efinix is a privately held semiconductor company founded in 2012 by Sammy Cheung and Tony Ngai, headquartered in Cupertino, California. The company develops programmable logic solutions based on the patented Quantum architecture, whose XLR cells (eXchangeable Logic and Routing) serve as either logic or routing resources depending on configuration. This yields the FPGA families Titanium (high performance, 35K to 1M logic elements), Topaz (high volume) and Trion (compact, low-power edge and IoT solutions) as well as preconfigured RISC-V SoCs. The Quantum technology is also made available via the Reconfigurable Acceleration Platform (RAP) as a Known-Good-Die, SIP or licensable core for custom ASIC/ASSP designs. Manufacturing follows a fabless model at foundry partners such as TSMC (16 nm, 5 nm) and SMIC (40 nm); in addition, Efinix provides the free Efinity IDE covering the entire design flow. Target markets are edge AI and vision systems, industrial automation, automotive, consumer electronics, communications infrastructure and data centers. In addition to its headquarters in Cupertino, Efinix maintains offices in Toronto, Unterschleißheim (Efinix GmbH), Tokyo, Hong Kong and Penang (Malaysia).

Site: Cupertino, CA
Processes: FPGA design platform (Titanium, Topaz, Trion), Efinity software (free IDE), RISC-V SoC designs, eFPGA licensing (Quantum technology), Reconfigurable Acceleration Platform (SIP/Known Good Die/licensable cores), Technical customer support and FAE
Materials: Quantum architecture (XLR cells), Quantum Compute Fabric (2nd generation), RISC-V SoC designs, eFPGA licensing (Quantum)
Certificates: AEC-Q100 Grade 2
Founded: 2012
Industries: Semiconductors/FPGA, Edge AI and vision systems, Industrial automation, Automotive, Consumer electronics, Communications/infrastructure

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IC design and FPGA architecture development (Quantum/XLR)
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Software development Efinity IDE and RISC-V SoCs
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Tapeout at foundry partners (TSMC, SMIC)
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Qualification (e.g. AEC-Q100) and production
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Sales via direct sales and distributors (including Digi-Key, Future
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Technical customer support and FAE

Technology & Architecture

Quantum

Quantum architecture (XLR cells)

Patented FPGA fabric whose XLR cells can be flexibly configured as either logic or routing, enabling 2x–4x area savings and roughly halved power consumption compared with traditional FPGA architectures.

Quantum CF

Quantum Compute Fabric (2nd generation)

Enhanced XLR cells with embedded RAM and DSP blocks for computing and acceleration applications in the 16-nm process.

RISC-V

RISC-V SoC designs

Preconfigured SoCs with RISC-V cores (VexRiscv) for embedded computing performance from T8 to T120.

eFPGA

eFPGA licensing (Quantum)

Quantum cores as licensable IP, Known Good Die or SIP for custom ASIC and ASSP designs.

Locations

Cupertino, CA (US Headquarters)

Headquarters / Corporate Offices

Unterschleißheim (Efinix GmbH)

Europe office, c/o ACU GmbH; responsible for EMEA sales

Toronto, ON

Canada office

Tokyo

Japan office

Hong Kong (Kowloon)

Hong Kong office

Bayan Lepas, Penang (Efinix Technology (M) Sdn Bhd)

Malaysia office (among others IC design)

Products

**Quantum-40A silicon**40 nm foundry manufacturing (SMIC) · Programmable logic

**Trion T20 FPGA (F256)**FPGA · Edge AI and vision systems

Inside the production

Comparison: traditional FPGA architecture

Industries

Semiconductors/FPGAEdge AI and vision systemsIndustrial automationAutomotiveConsumer electronicsCommunications/infrastructureData center

Additional services

FPGA design platform (Titanium, Topaz, Trion)Efinity software (free IDE)RISC-V SoC designseFPGA licensing (Quantum technology)Reconfigurable Acceleration Platform (SIP/Known Good Die/licensable cores)Technical customer support and FAE

Reference customers

HCFANED Optics (GOOVIS)Samsung Electronics (RAP partner)

Quality & Certification

Efinix qualifies its products to AEC-Q100 (Grade 2) for automotive use, initially for Trion T13 and T20 in the F169 and F256 packages; ISO-26262 certification is cited as a goal of the automotive initiative.

Evidence	Trion T13/T20 (F169/F256)
AEC-Q100 Grade 2

History

2012
Efinix founded by Sammy Cheung and Tony Ngai in September 2012
2017
Completion of a USD 9.5 million financing round (including Xilinx, HKX, Samsung Ventures)
2017
First Quantum-accelerated silicon products in collaboration with SMIC (40 nm) in less than six months
2018
Trion T20 samples, expansion to 200K logic elements (T200); Ming Ng as well as Richard Sevcik and Christopher Norris strengthen team and board
2020
Availability of three RISC-V SoCs, announcement of the Trion Titanium family (16 nm), tapeout of the Ti60 at TSMC 16 nm and launch of the RAP initiative
2020
Expansion into Europe through partnership with ViMOS Technologies
2021
AEC-Q100 Grade 2 qualification (Trion T13/T20) and automotive initiative; Titanium expanded to 1M logic elements; Ming Ng becomes COO