Achronix Semiconductor

Achronix Semiconductor Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, specializing in high-performance field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP solutions. The company's flagship product line includes the Speedster7t FPGA family, which utilizes advanced 7nm silicon technology to deliver high-bandwidth performance for demanding processing workloads. Achronix's FPGAs are designed to address high-performance, compute-intensive, and real-time processing applications, particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, networking, and data center infrastructure.

The Speedster7t FPGA architecture features a revolutionary 2D network-on-chip (NoC) that provides 20 Tbps of total bandwidth, enabling high-speed connectivity between the FPGA fabric and various high-speed interfaces. These interfaces include 400 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), PCIe Gen 5.0, GDDR6, and DDR4/5. Additionally, Speedster7t FPGAs incorporate machine learning processors (MLPs) distributed across the FPGA fabric, supporting various integer and floating-point formats for AI and machine learning applications.

Achronix also offers the Speedcore eFPGA IP, which allows customers to integrate FPGA technology directly into their ASICs or SoCs. To complement its hardware offerings, the company provides the Achronix Tool Suite, enabling customers to develop custom applications quickly. In collaboration with Bluespec, Inc., Achronix expanded its product portfolio by introducing Linux-capable RISC-V soft processors for the Speedster7t FPGA family, allowing for software programmability and easier integration of one or more RISC-V cores into the FPGA fabric.

Key customers and partnerships

Achronix has established partnerships with several companies to enhance its product offerings and market reach. In March 2024, Achronix partnered with Bluespec, Inc. to integrate Linux-capable RISC-V soft processors into the Achronix Speedster7t FPGA family, aiming to simplify system integration and increase designers' productivity. In May 2022, Achronix collaborated with Silicon Creations to optimize the data path from SerDes interfaces to and from Achronix eFPGA IP, targeting high-frequency trading applications. Achronix has also worked with Ansys, leveraging their multiphysics simulation solutions to develop and signoff on their latest FPGA designs, as announced in July 2022.