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The Global Center of Custom Silicon.

Panache helps companies build chips faster, smarter and more cost-efficiently, with custom ASIC design, connected IoT products, and RTL-to-GDSII engineering services for startups, technology companies and global enterprises.

Who We Are

Pioneering semiconductor technology for a smart, sustainable tomorrow.

Panache is an Indian, ISO-certified, listed design and manufacturing company.

Serving advanced semiconductor solutions
Engaged across multiple industries
Flexible business models

Industries We Serve

Silicon for the systems
that run the world.

Our design methodology adapts to the constraints that matter most in each domain, whether that is power, thermal envelope, safety, or raw throughput.

Automotive

Consumer Electronics

Industrial IoT

Data Centre & HPC

Aerospace & Defence

Our Design Flow

Nine stages.
One accountable team.

Every engagement follows the same disciplined flow. You can join us at any stage, with a named technical lead from the first call through to production silicon.

01

SoC Spec

02

Architecture

03

RTL Design

04

Verification

05

Physical Design

06

DFT

07

AMS

08

Tape-out

09

Bring-up

Why Panache

Deep engineering,
built to be repeatable.

Engineering-first culture

Specialists at every stage of the silicon lifecycle. No generalists filling seats on a chip programme.

Structured, repeatable methodology

A defined flow with clear gates and reviews at each handoff, so schedule risk surfaces early rather than at tape-out.

Proprietary IP roadmap

Building a portfolio of Semiconductor IP and Verification IP that shortens future programmes for our clients and for us.

Global delivery, Indian engineering

World-class silicon capability built in India, serving clients across global markets.

Silicon wafer

Careers

Make your next big career move.

Bring your passion for silicon. Work on real chips from RTL to tape-out, and help build India's semiconductor future.

Semiconductor engineer at Panache

Engineering the future of silicon, from India, for the world.

Tell us about your programme: target node, application, and where you need support. We respond within 48 hours.

Home · Silicon Solutions · ASIC Design

You bring the idea.
We take care of everything else.

A standard part asks your product to live with someone else’s compromises. Custom silicon works the other way round: every block, interface and power domain is shaped around your workload, so the performance, power budget and die area are the ones your product actually needs, and nothing is paid for twice. We take that from a specification to a part you can hold.

Custom silicon on a circuit board

The ASIC Journey

True end-to-end custom silicon
solutions and services.

One team takes your idea all the way to silicon. You can hand off at the point that suits you, with support that runs from specification consulting and architecture planning through layout, tape-out and post-silicon bring-up. Select a stage to see what we deliver and the tools we use.

Engagement Models

Structured around
how you want to work.

Three commercial models. The right one depends on how much of the programme you want to own internally.

Ready to turn your idea into silicon?

Share your target node, application and timeline. We will come back with a proposed team and engagement model.

Home · Silicon Solutions · IoT Solutions

Connected products, from sensor to insight.

Large-scale IoT products built end to end: sensing, connectivity, cloud, data, applications and security, delivered by one engineering team.

Connected Products

One architecture,
five layers.

A single team owns every layer, from the sensor in the field to the dashboard your customer opens in the morning.

01

Product Strategy

Strategy and platform blueprint

  • Concept validation
  • Device-to-cloud architecture
  • Prioritised build roadmap
02

Device

Hardware, firmware and edge

  • Sensor nodes and gateways
  • PCB design and prototyping
  • Embedded firmware and over-the-air updates
03

Platform

Cloud, APIs and device management

  • Secure onboarding and device identity
  • Telemetry and event processing
  • Scalable APIs and integration
04

Intelligence

Applications, AI and analytics

  • Portals, dashboards and mobile apps
  • Anomaly detection and prediction
  • Decision workflows
05

Security

Secure by design, across the lifecycle

  • Device identity and encryption
  • Secure updates and access control
  • Monitoring and resilience

Solutions Delivered

Where our connected
products are working.

Each of these started as a device on a bench and now runs as a fleet in the field.

What Sets Us Apart

One partner,
device to dashboard.

Connected device hardware

Where to Start

Four ways to begin.

Short, focused engagements that give you a clear technical picture before committing to a full build.

Platform blueprintA device-to-cloud architecture and build roadmap for your product.
Architecture reviewAn independent review of the design you already have, with risks named.
AI analytics assessmentWhat your telemetry could tell you, and what it would take to get there.
Product gap assessmentWhere your current product stops short of the market you are chasing.

Have a connected product to build or scale?

Tell us about your devices, your cloud and your timeline. We will come back within 48 hours.

Home · Silicon Solutions · Design & Engineering Services

Front-end. Back-end. Wherever the gap is.

Specialist engineering capacity for teams already running a programme: RTL design and architecture, design verification, DFT, and physical design through to sign-off.

Front-End Design

RTL Design &
Architecture.

Our RTL design and architecture services cover the entire development lifecycle, from microarchitecture definition and RTL implementation through to seamless IP, subsystem and full SoC integration.

We prioritise energy efficiency through advanced low-power design techniques, including clock gating, power intent definition and UPF implementation.

To ensure design robustness and silicon readiness, we run rigorous linting, CDC and RDC analysis, reset integrity checks, formal logical equivalence, and synthesis preparation.

RTL Design & Architecture

Expertise
  • Arm / RISC-V based SoCs
  • Multi-million-gate SoCs, up to 400M gates
  • Microarchitecture for DSP cores and logic blocks
  • Integration of digital & analog IPs
  • Multi-power-domain design and DVFS
  • Low-power intent: clock gating and UPF
Domains
  • Mobile modems
  • IoT & connectivity
  • Servers & data centre
  • Consumer electronics
  • Networking & processors
  • Automotive & multimedia
Offerings
  • Microarchitecture & implementation
  • SoC and subsystem integration
  • Low-power design
  • Lint, CDC/RDC and reset integrity checks
  • Formal logical equivalence
  • Synthesis readiness
Tools and Languages
VerilogVHDLSystemVerilogSpyGlassSynopsys Design CompilerIP-XACT flowUPFCPF

Verification

Design
Verification.

Backed by a talented team, our world-class design verification group specialises in multi-million-gate SoC and IP verification.

Our technical leads deliver comprehensive solutions for digital and analog mixed-signal architectures, spanning functional, gate-level, power-aware and formal verification.

Partner with us to bring precision, innovation and peak performance to your next silicon design.

Design Verification

Expertise
  • Multi-million-gate SoC and IP verification
  • Digital and analog mixed-signal architectures
  • Functional, gate-level (GLS) and power-aware verification
  • Formal techniques
  • DFT DV and DFD
  • Coverage-driven, constrained-random methodology
Domains
  • Mobile modems
  • IoT & connectivity
  • Servers & data centre
  • Consumer electronics
  • Networking & processors
  • Automotive & multimedia
Offerings
  • SoC verification
  • End-to-end IP verification
  • Protocol verification
  • Niche verification: mixed-signal, GLS, formal, low-power
  • Testbench and verification environment creation
  • Environment updates for derivative chips
Tools and Languages
SystemVerilogUVMCadence XceliumSynopsys VCSFormal property checkingCadence Encounter Low PowerIP-XACT flow

DFT

Design for
Testability.

Panache delivers Design for Testability solutions built to raise IC test coverage, yield and overall quality.

Combining a strong ATE test team with world-class infrastructure, we help secure first-pass silicon success, from architecture development and scan methodology through memory BIST, boundary scan and RTL-level quality checks.

Our engineers work with tools including Modus, Tessent, SpyGlass and VCS to keep test structures precise and manufacturable.

Design for Testability

Expertise
  • DFT architecture for complex SoCs
  • Scan methodology and test compression
  • ATPG and fault coverage optimisation
  • Memory BIST and repair
  • Boundary scan (JTAG)
  • ATE test team and test infrastructure
Domains
  • Mobile modems
  • IoT & connectivity
  • Servers & data centre
  • Consumer electronics
  • Networking & processors
  • Automotive & multimedia
Offerings
  • DFT architecture planning & test strategy
  • Scan insertion, ATPG & fault coverage optimisation
  • Memory BIST & boundary scan (JTAG)
  • RTL-level DFT quality checks
  • DFT verification & post-silicon debug support
  • Manufacturing-ready test solutions for complex SoCs
Tools and Languages
Cadence ModusSiemens TessentSynopsys DFT CompilerSynopsys TetraMAXSpyGlass DFTSynopsys VCS

Back-End Implementation

Physical
Design.

Panache brings full-chip, IP and block-level proficiency to physical design, covering SoC full-chip designs, IP development and block-level implementation.

Our core strengths are area-critical low-power designs, high-performance architectures, PPA and run-time optimisation, and deep expertise in tools, flows and methods (TFM).

We specialise in PD-CAD design flow automation, delivering tailored solutions across industries while working closely with leading foundries, backed by extensive proficiency in EDA toolchains.

Physical Design

Expertise
  • Advanced technology nodes down to 3 nm
  • Full-chip, IP and block-level implementation
  • Multi-level hierarchical designs (3 to 4 levels)
  • Timing closure up to 3 GHz at 400M-gate scale
  • Area-critical low-power design
  • PPA and run-time optimisation
  • Mixed-signal STA
  • TFM and PD-CAD flow automation
Domains
  • Mobile modems
  • IoT & connectivity
  • Servers & data centre
  • Consumer electronics
  • Networking & processors
  • Automotive & multimedia
Offerings
  • Full-chip & block-level physical design
  • IP handling and IP / processor hardening
  • Low-power implementation (multi-voltage, multi-corner)
  • Consulting on timing closure
  • Sign-off: STA, IR/EM, DRC/LVS & power integrity
Tools and Languages
Synopsys Fusion CompilerSynopsys ICC2Cadence InnovusSynopsys PrimeTimeAnsys RedHawkSiemens CalibreSynopsys Design Compiler

Need a team, or a single senior specialist?

Tell us which phase needs support, your node and your timeline. We will propose a team structure within 48 hours.

Home · About Us

Building deep silicon capability, from India.

Panache is a semiconductor technology venture focused on world-class engineering, proprietary IP, and next-generation silicon solutions.

Our Story

Where intent
becomes silicon.

Panache is a next-generation semiconductor technology venture focused on building world-class silicon engineering capability, proprietary IP, and next-generation chip solutions for startups, technology companies, and global enterprises.

We deliver end-to-end semiconductor design and engineering, from architecture and RTL through verification, physical design, DFT, AMS, and tape-out, helping organisations accelerate complex chip development with greater speed and confidence.

Beyond services, we are building an R&D and IP portfolio, developing proprietary Semiconductor IP and Verification IP while exploring RISC-V and intelligent silicon architectures. Our ambition is to prove that deep silicon technology can be built in India, not merely assembled here.

Silicon engineering

Vision & Mission

What we are building,
and why.

Our Vision

To build India’s most trusted semiconductor execution company and a global partner for silicon innovation.

Our Mission

To enable companies to build chips faster, smarter and more cost-efficiently through execution-driven design solutions.

Panache engineers working on electronics and silicon

Leadership

The team behind
the chip.

AK

Ankit K. Srivastava

Founder · Panache

Ankit leads Panache with a focus on building India's next-generation semiconductor engineering capabilities. With deep expertise in silicon design and a vision for an IP-driven technology company, he founded Panache with the goal of delivering world-class chip engineering from India to global clients.

Want to work with us, or join us?

We are always open to conversations with clients, partners, and engineers who want to build silicon.

Home · Careers

Build the chips that build India.

We are assembling a team of semiconductor engineers who want to work on hard problems, RTL to silicon, and build something that matters for India's technology future.

Why Join Us

Early enough to shape
how this is built.

Joining a venture at this stage means your technical decisions become the foundation everyone else builds on.

Get in Touch

Tell us what you
want to build.

Send us your background and the part of the silicon flow you want to work on. We read everything that comes in and reply within 48 hours.

Response Time

Within 48 hours

What We Look For

Depth in one part of the flow, curiosity about the rest, and the judgement to know when something is not right yet.

Please also email your CV to ankit.s@panachedigilife.com so we can review it alongside your note. Your details are sent to Panache via Google Forms and used only to respond to you.

Home · Contact

Let's build the next chip together.

Whether you are a startup looking for a silicon partner, an enterprise with a complex tape-out, or an investor in India's semiconductor opportunity, we would like to hear from you.

Reach Us Directly

Talk to the people
who do the work.

Founder

Ankit K. Srivastava

Response Time

We respond to all project enquiries within 48 hours. For urgent matters, email us directly.

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