Green Mountain Semiconductor Inc

Custom analog, mixed-signal, and compute-in-memory silicon design

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About the firm

Green Mountain Semiconductor is a specialized semiconductor design services practice delivering custom analog, digital, and mixed-signal silicon solutions. Rooted in memory design and compute-in-memory architectures, it implements complex functionalities and algorithms into proven silicon. The practice supports demanding markets targeting optimized Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) performance, including aerospace, defense, medical devices, and high-performance computing.

Firm type
Electrical Engineering

Credentials

CMMC 2.0 certification

Capabilities

Custom ASIC & Mixed Signal Design

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Custom design services spanning analog, digital, and mixed-signal silicon, from transistor-level layout to full ASIC development.

  • Analog Design

    Transistor-level design of critical analog circuits including regulated internal voltages, charge pumps, level shifters, DLLs, PLLs, and A/D and D/A converters.

  • Mixed-Signal & Digital Logic Design

    Integration of analog blocks with digital control logic and high-speed interfaces, utilizing state-of-the-art digital tool flows.

  • Full Custom ASIC Development

    End-to-end ASIC design from initial technology development and prototyping up to test vehicle implementation and yield assessment.

Memory & Compute-in-Memory Design

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Advanced memory design and emerging non-volatile memory (NVM) development, specializing in ultra-low power in-memory neural networks.

  • In-Memory Computing & AI Circuit Design

    Development of custom compute-in-memory architectures and low-power hardware accelerators for autonomous edge AI inferencing.

  • Commodity DRAM & SRAM Design

    Design of standard memory architectures including LPDDR/DDR macro-designs, SRAM macros up to 128MBit, and memory PHY interfaces.

  • Emerging Memory Development

    Development and qualification of volatile and non-volatile emerging memories, including STT-MRAM, phase-change memory, and specialty low-temperature DRAM.

Advanced Packaging & Special Purpose Applications

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Specialized engineering for highly demanding environments requiring optimized size, weight, and power (SWaP) performance.

  • Aerospace & Defense ASIC Design

    Radiation-hardened design, ITAR-compliant workflows, and custom memory IP optimized for national security and space applications.

  • 3D Integration & Advanced Packaging

    Implementation of 3D-packaging architectures for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) products and advanced silicon integration.

  • Interface Solutions

    Development of high-speed interface PHYs based on JEDEC standards, including secondary LPDDR4/4X/5 PHY and SPI/QPI interfaces.

Industries

Aerospace · Defense · Medical Devices · Semiconductors · Data Centers

Projects

NV-1 ASIC AI Processor Co-Development

Semiconductors · 2024

Project details

Co-developed the NV-1, an ultra-low power ASIC AI processor featuring a non-von-Neumann architecture with parallel combined processor-memory units. This design reduces energy consumption by over 100x and accelerates parallel processing for edge-based untethered devices.