Design house for FPGA development, ASIC prototyping, functional verification and electronics manufacturing of prototypes and small series.
El Camino GmbH
Landshuter Str. 1, 84048 MainburgNew on Amplifa
Design house for programmable logic and functional verification
El Camino GmbH is a service company and design house founded in 1999 and headquartered in Mainburg (Lower Bavaria), specializing in programmable logic and the functional verification of complex digital circuits. The company was founded by former long-time employees of Altera and is an official partner of the leading FPGA manufacturers Altera (Intel), Lattice Semiconductor and AMD (Xilinx). Its range of services covers FPGA design from partial design to turnkey projects (VHDL, Verilog, AHDL, Schematic), ASIC prototyping with individual FPGA prototype systems, and functional ASIC verification using state-of-the-art methods such as coverage-driven constraint-random, OVM/UVM, assertion-based and formal verification. In addition, El Camino offers electronics development including PCB layout and EMC optimization, as well as its own manufacturing facility for prototypes and small series with SMD placement down to 0.3 mm fine pitch or 0201 package size. More than twenty highly qualified employees work in design, verification, consulting and training, with over one hundred verification engineers trained to date. The portfolio includes proprietary IP products, distribution of Terasic development kits as an authorized distributor, and the replication of discontinued ASICs and ASSPs.
- Site
- Mainburg
- Processes
- FPGA development (VHDL, Verilog, AHDL, Schematic), Functional ASIC verification (OVM/UVM, MDV, assertion-based, formal verification, directed tests), ASIC prototyping / individual FPGA prototype systems, Electronics development / PCB layout / EMC, SMD placement (up to 0.3 mm fine pitch or 0201 package size), Vapor phase soldering, BGA reballing, Infrared rework
- Materials
- VHDL, Verilog, OVM/UVM verification, Metric Driven Verification, Assertion-Based / Formal Verification, SMD placement, Vapor phase soldering, BGA reballing
- Certificates
- ISTQB® Certified (software testing)
- Founded
- 1999
- Employees
- 20+
- Industries
- Semiconductor industry, Chip design / ASIC development, Embedded systems, Mobile communications / base stations, Industrial / electronics
- 01
Consulting and training
- 02
Electronics development / layout / EMC
- 03
FPGA design or ASIC verification
- 04
Component procurement
- 05
SMD placement and manufacturing
- 06
Testing of small series
- 07
Transfer and support for high-volume production
Processes and Technologies
VHDL
Hardware description language for the design and implementation of FPGA designs.
Verilog
Hardware description language with SystemVerilog for design and verification IP.
OVM/UVM verification
Open/Universal Verification Methodology for functional ASIC verification.
Metric Driven Verification
Methodology for verification-driven ASIC and system development.
Assertion-Based / Formal Verification
Formal verification and assertion-based approaches for complex digital circuits.
SMD placement
Automatic placement down to 0.3 mm fine pitch or 0201 package size for prototypes and small series.
Vapor phase soldering
Soldering process for reliable manufacturing of prototypes and small series.
BGA reballing
Renewal of BGA solder balls for rework and repair.
Locations
Mainburg
DEHeadquarters with design, verification and electronics manufacturing
- Lot size
- Prototypes, small series
- Materials
- PCBs, SMD components
- Stencil printer
- Automatic dispensing system
- SMD placement machine up to 0.3 mm fine pitch or 0201 package size
- Infrared rework station
- BGA reballing
- Drying oven
- Vapor phase soldering machine
Components and Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA development (VHDL, Verilog, AHDL, Schematic)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Functional ASIC verification (OVM/UVM, MDV, assertion-based, formal verification, directed tests)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| ASIC prototyping / individual FPGA prototype systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electronics development / PCB layout / EMCEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| SMD placement (up to 0.3 mm fine pitch or 0201 package size)Assembly | 0.3 mm fine pitch | – | – | Prototypes – Small series | PCBs, SMD components |
| Vapor phase solderingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| BGA reballingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Infrared reworkJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing and testing of small series (electronics)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMD placement machine | – | – | – | – | Mainburg |
| Stencil printer | – | – | – | – | Mainburg |
| Automatic dispensing system | – | – | – | – | Mainburg |
| Infrared rework station | – | – | – | – | Mainburg |
| Drying oven | – | – | – | – | Mainburg |
| Vapor phase soldering machine | – | – | – | – | Mainburg |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
ASIC verification is performed according to established methods such as OVM/UVM, Metric Driven Verification, assertion-based and formal verification. Engineers specialized in embedded software testing are ISTQB® Certified.
| Evidence | Mainburg |
|---|---|
| ISTQB® Certified (software testing) |
History
- 1999
Founded by former long-time employees of Altera
- 2000
Verification Alliance Partner; start of coverage-driven / constraint-random verification with well-known customers from the semiconductor industry