Full Turn-key Custom ASIC/ROIC Design House
BFE is a leading innovator of mixed signal pixel-based sensor readouts and displays with extensive expertise in ROICs for IR, visible, and X-Ray detectors, and camera integration (including micro and nano sized IR camera design). BFE designs, tests, and provides consulting services for nonstandard ICs that are essential for systems to meet their requirements. Our broad and extensive experience make us a good fit for a multitude of applications, and above all we enjoy providing successful solutions to the most difficult problems. Often forging into the bleeding edge of innovation where few dare tread.
BFE can provide a fully customized chip design from spec to packaged part, including testing and qualification … or anything in between. Get a fixed price for a well defined project or hourly rates are available for supporting design work or consultations.
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We look forward to solving your most difficult problems.
BFE values quality and our customers’ success
- Highly capable and varied design staff
- State-of-the-art toolset
- Internal IP library for immediate use of porting between kits
- Foundry relationships
- Wafer processing supply chain
- Test capabilities on site including wafer probe
In addition to our commercial, academic/research and space exploration customers, we work with several U.S. departments and military contractors so we are registered with the DDTC and are compliant with the rules and regulations set forth by the ITAR and EAR controls.
LIDAR
Car automation
The accuracy and controlled field of view provided by LIDAR for ranging has made it a useful tool for military for many years but as our designs improve and processes become faster, LIDAR’s ability to provide ranging information for closer objects is becoming more popular for commercial applications and nothing speaks to our commitment to LIDAR’s future more than our association with Luminar.
(Un)Cooled Infrared
Automotive &
Firefighting
IR has long been a staple of military capabilities but as uncooled detectors become more prominent, commercial applications expand, and over the years BFE’s experience has allowed them to make some of the most capable Readout Integrated Circuits (ROICs) available. We have also designed micro and nano sized IR camera modules. View details about our Blackfire camera system here.
Visible Imagers
Cameras &
Cell Phones
We designed CMOS imagers long before they were a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives and we continue to innovate.
LCD & MEMS
Displays
IC control of LCD and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) provide fascinating possibilities for countless applications including micro-fluidics and light modulation (displays).