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Evatronix at a glance

We develop hardware blocks for implementations in both Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) and Field Programmable Gates Arrays (FPGAs) as well as software elements like drivers and software stacks for significant reduction of customer’s time-to-market. To reach this target, we also design hardware development environments to make testing and verification of delivered IP cores a straightforward task. Our customer-driven design services aim at facilitation of the SoC design flow and easier integration of our IP into more complex systems.

For over 14 years of providing Intellectual Property (IP) cores, we have licensed our products to more than 500 companies world wide.

Evatronix Mission

to enable our customers to shorten time-to-market with their new products.

Our Background

We developed our first IP core, the Intel® 80C51 replacement in 1997. Since then we have perfected the 8051 architecture and introduced three generations of the 8051 microcontroller. The most recent addition to the line, the R80251XC, is a true power horse ready to face a wide range of applications. The R8051XC2 is the fastest 8051 IP core in the market, while the T8051 is the smallest 8051 compatible microcontroller there is. The success of the 8051 microcontroller soon enabled us to open other product lines - USB and memory controllers. Improvements in the IP core design flow resulted in adoption of the latest standards in digital circuits verification and IP deliverables, which now include IP-XACT packaging and TLM or ISS models for selected products. We have a team of over seventy qualified engineers organized in a very flat company structure. This is why our customers can exchange information directly with the IP core developers, which is exceptional in this business.

Evatronix Management

wojteksakowskiWojciech Sakowski, Ph. D. - Evatronix co-founder and President, responsible for corporate planning and executive management of the Electronic Design Department. He got M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from the Silesian University of Technology in 1980 and 1990 respectively; co-founded Evatronix in 1991; in 1992 and in 1993 he worked at Joseph Fourier University in Grenoble (France) within the framework of the European CAD Integration Project as a manager of VHDL Standardization Logistics Team; he delivers lectures on EDA tools and high level design methodologies at the Silesian University of Technology. In 2011 he completed with honors an Executive MBA program at French Institute of Management in Warsaw.

wlodekwronaWlodzimierz Wrona, Ph. D. - Evatronix co-founder and President, responsible for finances, infrastructure and operation of CAD Systems Department. He graduated from the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice with MSEE degree in 1980, got Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from the same university in 1990; in the same year practiced in the American software company developing a simulation tool for hardware description languages; co-founded Evatronix in 1991; he is an author of the book on VHDL modeling (first one on the subject available in Polish).

carstenCarsten Elgert - Vice President Marketing and Sales. Carsten came from Mentor Graphics, where he served as European Marketing Director over the last 6 years. Before becoming European Marketing Director he served at Mentor as the European systems solutions manager. Since the spin-off from Intergraph Carsten was the managing director of VeriBest in Central Europe, until its acquisition by Mentor. Before that he gathered his sales and marketing experience in sales and management positions at Intergraph electronics, Cadence, SES and Caeco.

Technical Advisory Board

carl-dasCarl Das, Ph.D. - Director of ASIC Services at IMEC in Belgium. He started the MPW (Multi Project Wafer) service at IMEC and was Foundry Working Group Leader in the EUROCHIP project.  Since 1995 he is Chairman of the EUROPRACTICE project and recently he started with TSMC the Emerging Business Program in Europe offering access to TSMC technologies for prototyping and initial volumes for the European emerging start-up companies.  He holds an Electrical Engineering degrees, Master (1977) and PhD (1984), from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

jeanJean Mermet, Ph.D. - Chief Scientist at SAFEtronix. To undertake these functions, he left in March 2004 the two positions - the Directeur de recherches at the CNRS and the Director of the European Chips and Systems design Initiative (ECSI). Jean Mermet is also the founder of LEDA company, which he set up in 1990. LEDA became quickly a technology leader on VHDL, with most VHDL front-ends used by EDA companies to-day originating from LEDA solutions. In 2000, LEDA was acquired by Synopsys.

rosenstielProf. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel - director of the “System Design in Microelectronics” department at the Computer Science Research Center Karlsruhe and a professor for Computer Engineering at the University of Tübingen since 1990.
He is a member of the ITRS-Committee (International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors), the chairman of the German edacentrum, the editor-in-chief of the Springer Journal “Design Automation for Embedded Systems”, a committee member of DFG senate for Collaborative Research Centre affairs, a scientific member of the Authorising Committee for Collaborative Research Centres and a DATE fellow. He has recently received a Shared University Grant from IBM (consisting of an IBM mainframe computer) and an ERC Advanced Grant for the development of a bidirectional cortical communication interface (BCCI).

richardtobiasRichard Tobias - Vice President of Operations and Engineering at Samplify Systems, Inc. He has over 29 years of experience in corporate management, engineering management, business development and engineering for the electronics, embedded systems, IC development, DSP and CAD/EDA industries. Mr. Tobias previously worked as the CTO and Vice President of Engineering at Pixelworks, Inc. and was the Vice President of the ASIC & Foundry Business Unit at Toshiba America Electronics Components. He was also the founder of several startups including White Eagle Systems Technology, Inc., which was sold to Quick Silver Technologies.

Strategic Partner

castCAST, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Evatronix IP in the USA. The strategic partnership is aimed at serving IC designers a mixture of CAST sales and support experience along with state-of-the-art technology solutions developed at Evatronix.

Technology Partners

mipi-logo-memberMIPI is an alliance of nearly 200 member companies that actively participate by developing interface specifications which drive consistency in processor and peripheral interfaces, promoting reuse and compatibility in mobile devices.
LeCroy Blue webLeCroy is a leading provider of oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers and related test and measurement solutions that enable companies across a wide range of industries to design and test electronic devices of all types.
mixel-logoMixel is a leading provider of mixed-signal IP cores with a particular focus on mobile PHY such as MIPI D-PHY, M-PHY, and DigRF PHY. Together we provide customers with complete solutions for MIPI interface, combining the digital IP expertise of Evatronix with the mixed-signal IP competence developed by Mixel.
Ellisys-Logo smallEllisys is a Test and Measurement company committed to the design and timely introduction of advanced protocol analysis solutions for USB, SuperSpeed USB, Wireless USB, WiMedia Ultra-Wideband, and Bluetooth® technology.
lnkLnK has been dedicated to providing test and verification solutions for SLIMbus since 2007 and its founders have been a driving force behind the SLIMbus specification.
richnexThanks to Richnex USB High Speed transceivers tested and certified with Evatronix USB On-The-Go IP cores customer can easily take off with his project integrating elements from both companies without being worried about interoperability between Evatronix IP and Richnex transceiver.
ocp logo180Open Core Protocol Partnership (OCP-IP) Association, Inc. is an independent industry consortium focused on developing a common standard for IP core interfaces which considerably facilitates designing of "plug and play" System-on-Chip.
Xilinx allianceXilinx programmable chips are the innovation platform of choice for today's leading companies for the design of tens of thousands of products that improve the quality of our everyday lives.
logo acapAltera Corporation is the pioneer of programmable logic solutions, enabling system and semiconductor companies to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate, and win in their markets.
usb subThe USB-IF was formed to provide a support organization and forum for the advancement and adoption of Universal Serial Bus technology. The Forum facilitates the development of high-quality compatible USB peripherals (devices), and promotes the benefits of USB and the quality of products that have passed compliance testing.
SD CDThe SD Card Association aims to establish the technical and specification standards for SD Memory Card applications and to continuously promote the SD memory card as the de-facto industry standard.

Corporate Partners

CMP webCMP is a service organization in ICs and MEMS for prototyping and low volume production. Circuits are fabricated for universities, research labs and industrial companies.
mosis webMOSIS is a low-cost prototyping and small-volume production service for VLSI circuit development. Since 1981, MOSIS has fabricated more than 50,000 designs for commercial firms, government agencies, research and educational institutions worldwide.
ECSI-LOGO-ww The Electronic Chips & Systems design Initiative (ECSI) is a European non-profit association, established in 1993 by large industrial developers of electronic systems, manufacturers of integrated circuits in Europe and major EDA companies.