Custom Timing System Integration

We help companies to design, prototype and produce innovative electronic systems embedding timing capabilities.

Either start from one of our devices, like Felix or Felix-16, or give us the specification list of your desired TDC board, we’ll provide you with state-of-the-art timing solutions that can perfectly fit your specific need.

Our long-standing expertise in timing systems allows us to provide the most advanced support in the field, starting from the system requirements, to the PCB schematics and layout, to the FPGA firmware and software for device interfacing or data processing.

I - Kit or Bundle

Special combination of our Time Taggers and 1 or more products with competitive pricing discounts

Quantum Photonics Bundle (Flimlabs)
GEMINI TRES Starter Pack (Nireos)
Felix + CFD (Flimlabs)

II - OEM

Our Felix Family PCBs, without the enclosure: ideal for product embedding TDC capabilities

Lightweight
Flexible interfacing
Usual software support

Original Equipment Manufacturer

ACCELERATE YOUR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Start from a proven time-tagging platform and integrate it directly into your system. From PCB mounting and electrical connections to software integration, Felix simplifies the engineering of your complete instrument for applications such as LiDAR, QKD, FLIM, and more

III - TDC IP-Core

**Our Time-to-Digital converter IP-Core on YOUR current FPGA board**

Timestamping capabilities
AXI4-Stream-like interfacing
No additional hardware required

TDC IP-Core

TIMING CAPABILITIES ON YOUR FPGA’S FIRMWARE

A tested and validated TDC core, ready to be integrated into your FPGA design. Embed high-performance time-tagging directly into your product, reducing development effort and accelerating firmware integration and time-to-market.

IV - Custom hardware

**Our TDC IP-Core on YOUR new FPGA board, optimized for timing**

Low-jitter clock, Crosstalk control
Requires new hardware
We can assist you in the PCB design

New hardware with timing capabilities

Maximum integration, optimized for your application

Build the TDC directly into your own hardware platform, with the flexibility to optimize the complete system around your timing requirements. We can support the FPGA and PCB design, helping turn the proven IP-Core into a fully integrated solution.

V - Fully custom TDC board

The most advanced solution: a complete custom design to fit YOUR own needs

You choose the timing performance
Custom number of channels
Custom interfaces choice

Dedicated TDC Hardware

A TDC designed around your needs

If you need a complete custom solution, our dedicated TDC architecture provides maximum freedom in performance, channel count and system interfaces. Starting from our proven TDC IP-Core, we can support the development of a fully customized hardware solution tailored to your application.

What integration is the most suitable for your application?

TDC IP-Core - by FPGA family

Specification	7-Series	UltraScale	UltraScale+	Versal***
Single-shot channel precision * (r.m.s.)	12 ps	2.6 ps	1.5 ps	< 5 ps
LSB **	36.6 fs	30 fs	25 fs	30 fs
Dead-time **	9.6 ns	< 8 ns	< 6.5 ns	TBD
Global measurement rate **	100–200 Msps	150–250 Msps	150–250 Msps	150–250 Msps
Channel measurement rate **	98 Msps	> 120 Msps	> 120 Msps	> 120 Msps
Absolute DNL *	< 0.8 ps	< 0.6 ps	< 0.14 ps	TBD
Absolute INL *	< 19 ps	< 17 ps	< 2.6 ps	TBD

(*) This feature could be influenced by your hardware design.
(**) This feature could be influenced by the clock frequencies.
(***) Versal IP-core characterization is in progress — values may change.

Integration Summary

Integration type	Timing performance	Flexibility	Time to prototype
I — Kit	++++	+	immediate
II — OEM integration	++++	++	low
III — IP-Core	++	+++	mid-low
IV — Custom hardware	+++	++++	highest
V — Fully custom TDC board	++++	++++	medium