Proactive Glitch Detection
See how our FPGA emulation and automated validation system detects memory corruption before experimental data is lost.
CHALLENGE
Data‑acquisition systems in multi‑layer FPGAs occasionally produced corrupt readings because memory chips retained previous values. Weeks of experiment data were being thrown away. Failures could only be detected after analysing a week’s worth of data, meaning glitches were discovered too late.
SOLUTION
We collaborated with a hardware algorithm designer to emulate the FPGA’s functionality in C, then wrote cron jobs to compare hardware results against the emulation. Discrepancies triggered immediate alerts and guided error correction.
Impact
The new error‑checking system identifies memory glitches right away, preserving data and accelerating root‑cause fixes. Rapid prototyping earned management buy‑in and extra engineering support.
