Silicon Solutions and Services

Your Trusted Partner in Semiconductor and Embedded Systems Development

At Mettlesemi, we partner with industry giants in the Semiconductor and Embedded Systems product development and prototyping space. We take pride in delivering best-in-class solutions and are a partner of choice for organizations seeking expertise across the frontend design, verification, and validation phases of the product development lifecycle.

Our reputation is built on deep domain expertise, collaboration with leading tool/platform vendors, and a commitment to delivering pre- and post-silicon validation services tailored to specialized requirements. Despite being a young startup, we have earned repeat trust from clients through our proven delivery capabilities and skilled team, which continues to grow as an industry leader in silicon development.

Solutions & Services

SoC Front-End Design, Verification, and Emulation

We support clients from RTL design through verification, simulation, and emulation with flexible and scalable engagement models:

RTL Design from specifications (Verilog, VHDL)
Block-level and SoC-level Verification using UVM and HDL-based flows
Test Plan Execution including black-box and white-box testing
Static Analysis: Linting, CDC checks using industry-standard tools
Methodology Development for emulation and pre-silicon validation
Porting of Testbenches and flows to emulation platforms
FPGA-based ASIC Prototyping in a SoC environment

FPGA-Based Design and Productization

Our team brings strong expertise in designing with both Xilinx and Intel (Altera) FPGAs:

Device Selection and RTL development
Simulation, Synthesis, and Place & Route with timing, area, and speed optimization
Embedded Processor Integration (ARM, DSP blocks)
Custom Board Development and prototyping
Productization of FPGA-based designs for real-world deployment

Post-Silicon Validation and Platform Development

From chip tape-out to lab validation, we enable robust bring-up and testing of silicon:

Development of Silicon Validation Platforms
Feature and Performance Testing
Characterization of Silicon Post-Fabrication
Software Stack Development for RISC, ARM, x86 systems
Embedded Software Support on RTOS and Linux
Support for SDK Development and silicon debugging

Expertise & Platforms

Expertise Highlights
Platform Experience
Verification & Methodology

Expertise Highlights

ASIC Prototyping and FPGA Emulation

ASIC, FPGA Design and Verification - RTL, UVM, System Verilog

Embedded Firmwar Development - ARM-based, Embedded C, Python

Multi-layer PCB Design for high-speed, RF, and complex systems

Static Timing Analysis (STA) and ASIC-on-FPGA implementation

Pre-Silicon and Post-Silicon Validation of SoCs

Platform Experience

Pre-Silicon Emulation: Zebu, Palladium, Protium

FPGA Prototyping: HAPS, Dini, Custom Platforms with Xilinx/Altera devices

Validation Platforms: Custom-designed for lab silicon bring-up and debugging

Verification & Methodology

UVM, SystemVerilog, Directed and Constrained Random Testing

Industry-standard tools simulation, Turnkey & Augmentation-Based Service Models

Custom Methodology Creation for Verification, Emulation, and Validation

Key Focus Areas

Embedded Hardware Design

SoC RTL Design & Verification

Platform Validation and Debug

Verification Methodology Development

FPGA Design, Prototyping, and Emulation

Firmware Development for ARM and RISC architectures

Mettlesemi Workflow

RTL translation

Preparation of RTL for emulation

TB Integration

Integration of DUT and Testbech

Verification

V2k Flow Simulation with C/UVM/Transactor based environ for RTL and TB Sanity

Back-end Flow

Synthesis
Integration for Synthesis of TB Transactors and DUT

Partitioning & Clustering
Clustering, partitioning and mapping RTL to multiple FPGAs

Place & Route
Place & Route & FPGA Bit Stream Generation

Platform bring-up and Validation

Platform bring-up BareMetal testing Debugging

Key Accomplishments

5G Base-Station Chip, ARM and RISC-V Based SoC

Owned and Executed on ASIC prototyping, emulation, and validation support for bare-metal testing on pre-silicon platforms.

Supported Software Development during various phases of validation and development on emulation and prototyping platforms.

Implemented Methodologies for effective simulations and model builds for Synopsys Zebubased emulation.

Wearables

Augmented Silicon and Software Product Development on multiple projects for global clients

FPGA-Based ASIC Prototyping on complex designs with custom DSPs, ARM Cortex-M
processors, FIR filters, LSIO – multiple instances of I2C, I3C, SPI, QSPI, I2S.

Prototyped and Interfaced to audio precision equipment, I2S playback with custom boards,handling complex timing and placement constraints using FPGA boards, Synplify Premier, and Vivado toolchain.

Mobile SOCs

Augmented Silicon and Software Product Development on multiple projects for global clients

Pre and Post-Silicon Validation of high-speed peripherals such as PCIe, UFS, USB (Host and
Device modes).

Pre and Post-Silicon Validation for Display Serial Interface (DSI).

Performance Validation of Security IP, GPU, and CPU.

Emulation Model Building using Zebu platforms, transactor (XTOR) integration, unified testbench development, and support for all XTORs across multiple projects

What Differentiates Us

Domain Expertise

We nurture top talent with best-in-class domain expertise, excelling in electronics hardware systems design. Top-tier talent, electronics hardware design excellence

Strategic Partnerships

We collaborate with industry giants in the semiconductor and embedded systems product development space. Alliances with semiconductor and embedded giants

Commitment to Clients’ Success

Mettlesemi prioritizes client needs, delivering custom-made products and solutions. Custom solutions, tailored success

Innovative Products & Solutions

We foster a culture of innovation, designing solutions that provide exponential benefits to our partners and customers. Exponential value through design innovation

Rapid Turnaround

Our domain, platform and methodology expertise, and top-notch talent enable record turnaround times. Fast delivery via expertise and platform familiarity

Cost Effectiveness

We have demonstrated capabilities in designing cost-effective products—Made
in India. Proven “Made in India” cost effective product

What Sets Us Apart

Early Functional Validation of RTL to catch bugs pre-fabrication.

Accelerated Software Development: Achieving software readiness before silicon arrival.

Shorter Time-to-Market through parallel validation and development.

Pre-Silicon Performance Tuning for architectural optimization.

Success Stories

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Silicon Solutions and Services