About chipai

We exist because handoffs are where designs slip.

chipai was built around one idea: front-end and back-end design shouldn't be two separate vendors reading the same spec differently. One team, one flow, fewer surprises at tape-out.

Our approach

Engineering-led, not sales-led.

Every engagement starts with an engineer reading your spec, not an account manager reading your budget. We scope what the work actually requires — one stage, a few, or the full RTL-to-GDSII flow — and staff it with people who've closed that exact kind of design before.

We report against real milestones: lint-clean RTL, coverage closure, DRC/LVS clean, STA sign-off — not vague percentage-complete updates.

Where we work

Engagements span 28nm mature nodes through advanced sub-10nm nodes, across digital, analog and mixed-signal designs.

Who we work with

Fabless semiconductor companies, IDMs, and product teams who need design engineering capacity without growing an internal team from scratch.

How we work

A five-step process, repeated on every engagement.

01

Scope the spec

We read your architecture spec or existing RTL/netlist and define exactly which stages need us, and what "done" looks like for each.

02

Staff the right engineers

We assign engineers with direct experience at your node and design type — not a generalist pool.

03

Execute against milestones

Work is broken into checkable milestones — lint clean, coverage targets, DRC/LVS clean — with weekly status against each.

04

Review and close gaps

Internal design and verification reviews happen before anything reaches you, so review cycles on your side stay short.

05

Hand off, documented

You receive the deliverable plus the documentation your team needs to act on it immediately — no reverse-engineering our work.

What we value

A few things we don't compromise on.

Sign-off discipline

A stage isn't "done" until it passes the same checks that would gate your own tape-out — not before.

Spec fidelity

We implement what the spec says, and flag it clearly when the spec and the silicon reality disagree.

Transparent status

If a milestone is going to slip, you hear it the week it becomes likely — not the week it happens.

Documentation as deliverable

Every handoff includes the notes and reports your team needs to pick the work up without a briefing call.

Want to see how we'd scope your project?

Share your spec or current design stage and we'll walk you through what an engagement would look like.