Algotochip

Algotochip was a technology company that provided services for digital chip design, converting algorithms directly into System-on-a-Chip (SoC) semiconductor devices. Founded in 2009 by Satish Padmanabhan and Tak Shigihara, the company was headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Algotochip's patented technology was designed to automate the entire chip design process, translating a customer's behavioral C-code into a complete, foundry-ready GDSII file. This process included partitioning the C-code into optimized hardware and software components.

The company's primary offering targeted clients needing custom SoCs, ASICs, FPGAs, or IP Blocks, promising a significantly reduced time-to-market of as little as eight weeks. The business model centered on taking a customer's C-based algorithm and handling the entire backend process, creating a final digital solution and the necessary firmware owned entirely by the client. This allowed customers to procure custom hardware without needing internal expertise in semiconductor design. In October 2012, Algotochip joined the ARM Connected Community, gaining access to resources to better market and deploy solutions for ARM processor-based devices. According to market intelligence platform PitchBook, Algotochip is now out of business as of January 1, 2015. The company's website, algotochip.com, is currently being used for online gambling and casino content.

Keywords: high-level synthesis, C-to-GDSII, SoC design, algorithm to chip, digital chip design, fabless semiconductor, custom silicon, ASIC design, FPGA development, IP Blocks, electronic design automation, EDA, C-code to hardware, time to market, Satish Padmanabhan, Tak Shigihara, ARM Connected Community, Blue-Box technology