Synective Labs Aktiebolag

What Synective Labs Aktiebolag does

Synective Labs Aktiebolag is a Swedish FPGA and ASIC design services company founded circa 2003 and headquartered in Göteborg, operating additional offices in Stockholm, Linköping, and Västerås. It is a privately held subsidiary of Addtech, a Swedish publicly listed technology solutions group comprising approximately 150 independent companies serving customers in roughly 20 countries. Synective positions itself as a leading Nordic consulting and design house for FPGA- and ASIC-based systems, with a staff of roughly 25-30 senior engineers distributed across its offices.

The company's core technology stack spans FPGA/ASIC implementation, high-performance embedded systems, image and signal processing, machine learning / deep learning for edge computing, and server-based acceleration using FPGAs and GPGPUs (CUDA/OpenCL). Its proprietary CAN 2.0/CAN FD IP Core, compliant with ISO 11898-1:2015 and implemented across all major FPGA vendors, is a licenseable product. The company is also the originating contributor (Lars Asplund) of the open-source VUnit unit-testing framework for VHDL/SystemVerilog. Service offerings cover FPGA/ASIC design, image and signal processing, edge ML, high-performance embedded systems, server-based acceleration, and FPGA drop-in replacement to address semiconductor supply-chain shortages.

Synective operates a sales-led, professional services business model combining on-site consultancy, project work executed at its own lab-equipped facilities, and IP licensing. Customer engagement is concentrated across five verticals — telecom, med tech, finance, defense, and automotive — primarily in the Nordic region. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales, reinforced by conference presence (FPGA World, Embedded Conference Scandinavia, FPGA Forum, Elektronik) and academic partnerships with Chalmers and KTH. Long-standing partner status with Intel (DSN program) and AMD/Xilinx (Alliance program) provides vendor-tier access to tooling and roadmaps; additional vendor experience covers Lattice, MicroSemi, Achronix, and Efinix. Revenue bands, pricing, and customer concentration are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Synective Labs Aktiebolag

Legal name

Synective Labs Aktiebolag

Website

https://synective.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Synective Labs Aktiebolag is a Swedish FPGA and ASIC design services company providing consultancy, project work, and IP licensing — including a proprietary CAN FD IP core — to enterprise customers in automotive, med tech, finance, defense, and telecom across the Nordic region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Performance Engineering & Scalability Testing (BPAEAKAK)

Keywords

• FPGA design services
• ASIC design consulting
• Embedded systems
• Hardware acceleration
• Edge machine learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Göteborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Consultancy Services: Expert knowledge provided at customer premises. Includes systems design, FPGA/ASIC implementation, test/verification/debug, vision/algorithm development, and machine learning services.
2. Project Work: Customer solutions executed at Synective Labs facilities with three offices including lab facilities. Includes silicon implementation and electronic design.
3. IP Licensing: VHDL IP including CAN FD IP for FPGA and ASIC. Verified and packaged delivery for customer target device with IP integration support. Implemented for all major FPGA vendors.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Synective Labs Aktiebolag is a Nordic consulting and design house specializing in FPGA and ASIC design for embedded systems, delivering expert consultancy at customer premises, project work at its own lab facilities, and proprietary IP licensing. The company provides high-performance solutions in hardware acceleration, image and signal processing, edge machine learning, and server-based FPGA/GPGPU acceleration for enterprise customers in telecom, med tech, finance, defense, and automotive sectors. Its proprietary CAN 2.0/CAN FD IP core and VUnit open-source testing framework are commercially licensed offerings.

Product overview

Synective Labs is a consulting and design services company offering specialized FPGA and ASIC design services alongside proprietary IP products. The portfolio centers on the CAN 2.0/CAN FD IP Core (VHDL IP) for CAN bus integration and VUnit (open-source test framework for VHDL/SystemVerilog). Service offerings span six core areas: FPGA/ASIC Design Services, Image and Signal Processing Services, Machine Learning Services (Edge Deep Learning), High Performance Embedded Services, Server Based Acceleration Services, and IP Block products. The company also offers DART, a modular FPGA-based data acquisition tool. Services focus on hardware acceleration, signal/image processing, and embedded machine learning for customers in telecom, med tech, finance, defense, and automotive markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 10x or more speed-up for server-based computations using FPGAs and GPUs
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, minor and core.

• Chalmers University of TechnologystrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 January 2022Collaboration on FPGA project course (DAT096) for Master students implementing Deep Learning network accelerators into Xilinx FPGAs. Synective provides course assignments including algorithms, data sets, and systems architecture.
• KTH (Royal Institute of Technology)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2019Regular participation in KTH Degree Fairs and presentation of Master Thesis proposals within Embedded Deep Learning. Hosts master thesis students from KTH on projects like self-learning BRIO Labyrinth game.
• KvaserminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2019Joint presence at Elektronik 2019 fair presenting CAN FD IP portfolio. Also collaborated at CAN in Space workshop in Gothenburg.
• Accurate TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2019Joint presence at Elektronik 2019 fair presenting CAN FD IP portfolio alongside Kvaser.
• Intel (Altera)coreTechnology or IntegrationLong-time Intel DSN partner (formerly Altera DSN). Synective works with Intel FPGA tools and technologies, and has developed automation for Intel FPGA IP simulation using VUnit.
• AMD/XilinxcoreTechnology or IntegrationLong-time partner in Xilinx Alliance program. Synective provides FPGA design services using Xilinx technologies and participated in Xilinx-based project courses with Chalmers University.
• VUnit Open Source ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSynective supports VUnit, a free and open source unit testing framework for FPGAs. Company personnel (Lars Asplund) is the initiator and author of VUnit. Synective offers workshops, training and assistance for VUnit users.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Missing Link Electronics: Swedish FPGA/embedded design services firm offering IP cores, FPGA design and embedded systems consulting. Closest geographic and capability peer, competing for Nordic FPGA customers across telecom, automotive and industrial markets.
• EnSilica: UK-based fabless semiconductor company offering custom ASIC design services and mixed-signal IP. Comparable as a European custom silicon design services firm targeting similar customer segments (industrial, automotive, medical, communications).
• Hardent: Canadian FPGA design services and IP provider offering custom logic design, video processing IP (e.g., VESA DSC), and ASIC/FPGA consulting for video, display and AI applications. Direct peer in FPGA design services with proprietary IP product.

Broad incumbents

• Lattice Semiconductor: Low-power FPGA vendor (Certus, Nexus, Avant families) with strong presence in edge AI, automotive and industrial. Both a tooling/devices partner for Synective and a broader incumbent whose devices drive a portion of design services demand.
• Microchip Technology: Owns the Microsemi FPGA portfolio (IGLOO, PolarFire, SmartFusion) and provides the Libero toolchain. Listed as one of Synective's supported FPGA vendors and competes for design services work in aerospace/defense and industrial.
• Synopsys: Major EDA and IP vendor (DesignWare, Synplify) providing synthesis tools and IP for FPGA/ASIC design. Broader incumbent that overlaps with Synective's IP and design services work in ASIC and FPGA projects.
• AMD / Xilinx: Acquirer of Xilinx and major FPGA vendor with the Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group. Both a strategic partner (Alliance program) and broader incumbent in the FPGA ecosystem that competes for some services and supplies the design tools around which Synective's practice is built.
• Intel FPGA (formerly Altera / Intel PSG): Intel's FPGA business (originally Altera) offering Agilex, Stratix, Cyclone and MAX FPGA families plus Quartus tooling. Long-time DSN partner to Synective and broad incumbent supplying the underlying programmable logic devices.

Emerging players

• Efinix: FPGA startup with Quantum and Trion families targeting edge AI, vision and IoT. Smaller emerging vendor in the same FPGA ecosystem that Synective supports for drop-in migration work.
• Achronix Semiconductor: Independent high-performance FPGA vendor with Speedster and VectorPath lines focused on data acceleration, networking and AI workloads. Listed as a Synective partner for FPGA drop-in replacement services and an emerging alternative to AMD/Xilinx and Intel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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