Prime Circuits Inc

Custom ASIC Design & Space-Qualified Electronic Systems

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About the firm

Prime Circuits Inc specializes in the design and development of ultra-low power, space-qualified analog, digital, and mixed-signal ASICs for government and commercial applications. Serving as a contractor to NASA, it provides mission-critical electronics and integrated systems for space science instruments. Its capabilities also encompass detector electronics and custom digital platforms integrating FPGAs, digital signal processors, and microprocessors.

Established
1995
Firm type
Electrical Engineering · Aerospace Engineering · Defense Engineering · Software Engineering

Capabilities

IC Design Services

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Comprehensive integrated circuit design services for space-qualified and high-performance applications, spanning from initial architecture through back-end physical implementation.

  • Ultra-low Power Analog ASIC Design (Space Qualified)

    Development of specialized radiation-hardened and extremely low-power analog circuits for space environments.

  • Mixed Signal ASIC Design

    Integration of precise analog front-ends with robust digital control circuits on a single chip.

  • Digital ASIC Design

    Logical synthesis, verification, and timing analysis for fully custom digital integrated circuits.

  • SoC Design

    Consolidation of complex system architectures, processors, and memory blocks into single-die system-on-chip solutions.

  • Back-end IC Design

    Physical layout, routing, DRC/LVS verification, and tape-out preparation for silicon fabrication.

  • FPGA Design

    Prototyping, logical design, and optimization for field-programmable gate array deployments.

  • Analog Circuitry and Digital Electronic Design

    Board-level circuit design blending discrete high-performance analog and high-speed digital subsystems.

  • FPGA to ASIC Conversion

    Migration of verified FPGA designs to highly optimized, lower-power, and radiation-hardened custom silicon.

  • Board to ASIC Conversion

    Miniaturization of complex discrete printed circuit boards into high-density integrated ASIC designs.

  • Software to FPGA or ASIC conversion

    Acceleration of software-defined algorithms into high-throughput hardware logic architectures.

Detector Electronics and Systems

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Development of custom front-end readout ASICs and electronic systems for radiation detector and sensor applications, created in collaboration with research laboratories.

Contract Engineering Services

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Technical support services for federal research laboratories and other commercial clients needing design and development assistance across multiple domains.

  • Software Engineering Support

    Development of low-level software, embedded firmwares, and application suites.

  • Information Technology Support

    Network, systems, and infrastructural engineering assistance for technical projects.

  • Mechanical Engineering Design Support

    Drafting, modeling, and physical assembly packaging support for electronic instrumentation.

Industries

Aerospace · Defense · Research Facilities

Projects

GLAST Calorimeter ASIC

Aerospace · Client: GLAST

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A mixed-signal calorimeter ASIC featuring dual gain ranges to pulse height analyze signals in the range of 2 Mev to 100 Gev for the Cesium Iodide Calorimeter.

POEMS ASIC

Aerospace · Client: POEMS

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A silicon strip detector readout ASIC featuring 32 channels of front-end electronics, utilizing HP 0.5 micron CMOS technology with a 50 micron pitch for detector connection.

SWIFT ASIC

Aerospace · Client: SWIFT

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A 32-channel front-end electronics ASIC developed using HP 0.5um CMOS technology, featuring multiplexed shaping amplifier and peak hold outputs.

Gas Microstrip Detector ASIC

Research Facilities

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A 32-channel front-end electronics ASIC developed using 2 micron CMOS technology from Orbit Semiconductor for microstrip detector applications.