dsilogic.com

What It Is

EBBM, Inc. is a custom logic and IP Core provider for the semiconductor industry. The company says it has served the semiconductor sector since 2004, with its core value proposition being synthesizable IP and engineering support that help SoC/chip teams shorten design cycles. Its products are not traditional software developer tools, but are closer to commercial hardware IP components used in ASIC/FPGA/SoC design.

Core Capabilities and Technical Coverage

The site lists several product areas: DCD Semi provides IP for infrared receivers, RISC-V, LIN, CAN, FuSa, legacy MCU peripherals, and more; Noesis Technology covers OFDM PHY, FEC, security, voice/data compression, communications DSP, networking, and baseband PHY; Crypt-One focuses on RSA encryption, OTP hardware root of trust, and anti-reverse-engineering/attack resistance; CFD-Semi targets hardware computing architectures related to computational fluid dynamics. The website emphasizes “synthesizable IP Cores” and 30 years of SoC design experience, but does not specify the HDL used, EDA toolchains, verification methodology, or PPA metrics.

Pricing and Licensing

The public content does not provide pricing, evaluation licenses, support packages, or procurement process details. It only mentions “royalty-free,” suggesting that its IP may be licensed for a one-time fee without runtime royalties. However, whether the IP is closed-source, what source code is delivered, the maintenance period, responsibility for bug fixes, and tape-out risk terms all need to be confirmed with sales.

Pros and Cons

The main advantage is its coverage of many niche hardware IP categories, especially lower-level modules such as communications baseband, infrared protocols, encryption, and MCU peripherals, along with an emphasis on engineering support and faster time to market. The drawbacks are also clear: the website is mostly marketing-oriented and lacks key evaluation materials for developers, such as datasheets, interface timing, register manuals, simulation environments, verification reports, and area/power/performance data. There is also almost no public information about APIs/SDKs or ecosystem integration.

Who It’s For and Access from China

It is suitable for chip companies, IP procurement teams, or hardware R&D teams that already have SoC/ASIC/FPGA projects or need custom logic acceleration. It is not suitable for developers looking for open-source libraries, cloud IDEs, or general-purpose software SDKs. Access from China, payment methods, and local support are not disclosed in the public content, so they should be treated as “unknown.” If procurement is restricted, consider comparing it with suppliers such as Arm, Synopsys DesignWare, Cadence IP, SiFive, CAST, and Rambus, with particular attention to export controls, payment, contracts, and the availability of technical support.