UK
Established for over 30 years, GFMicro are a supplier of world-class R&D, and end-to-end silicon design and supply services, with focus on high-reliability, industrial, space, and military-aerospace market sectors. We offer a turnkey service for all customers looking to produce a new silicon solution for their specific application, whether that require an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), mission critical firmware or software, or a complete system module including all these elements integrated onto a custom-designed Printed Circuit Board (PCB).
GFMicro has a proven track record in the design of ASICs for a broad range of end markets and have our silicon devices embedded within aero-engine, radiation detection, satellite, and secure navigation applications throughout the world. We service our customers from design centres in the South West of England and in Poland. Our services are ISO9001:2015 approved and are also JOSCAR accredited.
We work with leading foundries in technology nodes to offer a full range of digital and analogue ASIC design services
Feasibility Study
Specification creation and development
Analogue and Digital Design
Layout
Physical verification and GDSII Generation
Additional services included
Packaging
Device Bring Up
Preferred partners
Global Foundries Design Partner
ARM design partner
Project Management
From Feasibility to production
Regular updates / reviews Device assembly and test
Product validation
Scaleable manufacturing
Supply Chain management
Manage materials from tape out all the way to final test
Inventory control and management
Application for funding
IP blocks
Maintenance contracts
Software Development
The GF Micro ADC is a low power, 12-bit, successive approximation (SAR) Analogue-to-Digital Convertor (ADC) in the form of an IP block. The ADC mainly comprises a Capacitive Digital to Analog Converter (CDAC), a dynamic comparator, and an asynchronous SAR control logic.
Being compact and low power, it is designed specifically for battery powered systems. The sampling rate is 500 KSPS and both differential nonlinearity (DNL) and integral nonlinearity (INL) are < 2 LSB.
The IP block is designed in TSMC 40nm CMOS technology but can be retargeted to other processes and temperature ranges, allowing it to be used in design applications as diverse as biomedical imaging, industrial process control and high speed communication systems.
Perfectly suited for industrial applications, the GF Micro digital temperature sensor is available as a Licensed IP block.
It uses a low power 1.8V supply and has an operating range of -40°C to 125°C with an accuracy of ±1°C. Calibration points are conveniently placed at 25°C and 125°C – temperatures typically used for production test and wafer probe. The sensor produces a digital value accessible from a register location. Industry-standard digital interfaces are supported for easy product integration.
The IP has been developed using the Global Foundries 28SLP process and has a 273μm x 292μm footprint. It can also be re-targeted to other process nodes, making it a very flexible piece of IP for any design where space is at a premium.