ULTIUM

PRE-SILICON → PLATFORM · BENGALURU

Get your silicon software-ready, months sooner.

Ultium is a hands-on engineering team for FPGA prototyping, SoC validation and firmware — from the first boot on an emulator to a stable reference platform. Senior engineers do the work, not just manage it.

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Since 2020
Focused on SoC programs
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Programs delivered
Pre + post
Silicon, one team
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WHERE WE FIT

We join your program where the risk is — and stay through bring-up.

Most delays happen at the hand-offs: RTL to prototype, emulator to silicon, silicon to platform. Our engineers work across those boundaries, so nothing is lost in between.

01 Architecture & RTL
02 Simulation & emulation
03 FPGA prototype
04 Tape-out → first silicon
05 Board bring-up
06 Platform & production
ASIC Prototyping
FPGA porting · partitioning · proof of concept
Pre-Silicon Firmware
ROM & boot code · firmware on emulators · HW–FW co-debug
ASIC & SoC Validation
Functional, performance & protocol validation — pre- and post-silicon
Platform Firmware
Board bring-up · device drivers · OS porting

SERVICES

Four services, one engineering team

Not sure which you need? Ask us →
01

ASIC Prototyping

Port your RTL to FPGA early, so software and validation teams start months before silicon arrives.

  • FPGA porting & partitioning
  • Proof-of-concept builds
  • Prototype bring-up & stabilization
Explore prototyping →
02

ASIC & SoC Validation

Functional, performance and protocol validation across emulation, FPGA and first silicon.

  • Pre- & post-silicon validation plans
  • Protocol verification & integration
  • Stress & performance characterization
Explore validation →
03

Pre-Silicon Firmware

ROM code, boot code and firmware written and proven on emulators — before tape-out.

  • ROM & boot code development
  • Firmware on emulators
  • Hardware–firmware co-debug
Explore pre-silicon firmware →
04

Platform Firmware

From first board power-on to a stable reference platform your customers can build on.

  • Board bring-up
  • Device drivers & protocol integration
  • OS porting & platform stabilization
Explore platform firmware →

WHY ULTIUM

A senior team that stays at the bench.

Ultium was founded in January 2020 by engineers who wanted a services firm where expertise goes into deliveries, not layers of management.

[Real photo: Ultium engineers in the lab — boards, scope, FPGA rig]

Leaders who engineer

Our leadership is hands-on in every project. You talk to the people debugging your silicon.

One team across the boundary

Validation and firmware engineers who work pre- and post-silicon, so knowledge carries from emulator to board.

Real-world scenarios, early

Middleware and product-level experience lets us simulate end-user workloads and measure stress and performance before launch.

Specialists, not generalists

SoC validation, FPGA platforms, ROM code, firmware and OS porting — that is all we do.

Meet the team →

HOW AN ENGAGEMENT STARTS

From first call to engineers on your program

  1. 1

    Share context under NDA

    Tell us about your SoC, platform and schedule.

  2. 2

    Scope with a lead engineer

    A hands-on lead maps the work, the risks and the team you need.

  3. 3

    Engineers on your platform

    Work starts on your emulator, FPGA or board, with regular status you can see.

FROM THE BENCH

White papers by our engineers

Practical notes from real programs. Free to download — join the discussion on each paper.

All resources →
WHITE PAPER · PRE-SILICON FIRMWARE

Booting ROM code on an emulator before tape-out: a practical checklist

[Engineer name], Firmware Lead · 12 min read · 4 comments

WHITE PAPER · ASIC PROTOTYPING

Partitioning an SoC across multiple FPGAs: lessons from the bench

[Engineer name], Prototyping Lead · 15 min read · 2 comments

WHITE PAPER · VALIDATION

First silicon, first 72 hours: a post-silicon bring-up playbook

[Engineer name], Validation Lead · 10 min read · 7 comments

Titles above are example topics — to be written by Ultium's engineers.

Want to work on first silicon?

We hire firmware, validation and FPGA engineers who like being close to the hardware — and learn fast working beside senior leads.

See open roles

CONTACT

Silicon on the way? Talk to an engineer.

Tell us where your program is. A lead engineer replies within [1 business day].

[contact@ultiumtech.com]
[+91 phone number]
[Office address], Bengaluru, Karnataka