MBSE · Semiconductor Engineering · Digital Thread

Traceability from system intent to silicon.

TraceSilicon bridges the gap between requirements, system architecture and semiconductor implementation—creating a continuous engineering thread for complex SoC, SiP and chiplet development.

TraceSilicon — MBSE for Semiconductor Traceability
Requirements & System IntentR1 · R2
SysML / MBSE ArchitectureModel
Logical & Physical ArchitectureTrace
IP · SoC · SiP · Chiplet ImplementationVerify
The TraceSilicon digital thread

Connect what the product should do with how the silicon implements it.

Semiconductor development information is distributed across requirements tools, system models, schematics, netlists and implementation databases. TraceSilicon creates structured relationships across these engineering domains.

System EngineeringRequirements · functions · interfaces · SysML
→
TraceSiliconModel · map · trace · check · analyze
→
Silicon EngineeringSoC · SiP · chiplets · schematics · netlists
Platform vision

Three capabilities. One engineering knowledge thread.

01

TraceSilicon Modeller

Explore existing semiconductor design data and generate structured physical architecture that can be transferred into SysML/MBSE environments.

02

Consistency & Traceability

Connect requirements, architecture and implementation; detect mismatches and support change-impact analysis across engineering domains.

03

TraceSilicon AI

Use structured engineering models as a foundation for AI-assisted reviews, engineering analysis, audit preparation and knowledge retrieval.

Business value

Turn engineering traceability into measurable business value.

TraceSilicon helps semiconductor organizations reduce development risk and the cost of late changes by connecting requirements, architecture and implementation in one continuous engineering thread.

01
Risk & cost reduction

Identify inconsistencies and missing links earlier, reducing the risk of costly late-stage rework, integration issues and avoidable engineering iterations.

02
Shorter time to market

Automate model creation, improve change-impact visibility and reduce manual information transfer across engineering disciplines.

03
Improved quality

Maintain consistent, traceable engineering information from system intent to silicon implementation and support more systematic reviews.

04
Engineering productivity

Reduce repetitive documentation work and help engineers find relationships, dependencies and relevant technical information faster.

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Change-impact transparency

Understand how requirement and architecture changes propagate toward semiconductor implementation before they become expensive.

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Compliance & audit readiness

Create structured traceability that supports evidence gathering, reviews and quality-driven development processes.

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Knowledge retention

Capture engineering relationships in reusable models instead of leaving critical product knowledge fragmented across documents and experts.

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AI-ready engineering data

Build a structured, machine-readable foundation for future AI-assisted reviews, analysis, FMEA support and knowledge retrieval.

Use cases

Designed for complex semiconductor products.

TraceSilicon focuses on engineering environments where architecture complexity, cross-domain collaboration and traceability have direct impact on development quality and efficiency.

SoC architecture & developmentLink system-level intent to complex hardware structures.
SiP & chiplet systemsModel dies, interfaces and package-level architecture as one system.
Automotive semiconductorsSupport structured traceability in safety- and quality-driven development.
Legacy engineering informationTransform existing design information into reusable system knowledge.
Why TraceSilicon

Semiconductor expertise meets Model-Based Systems Engineering.

TraceSilicon is being developed specifically for the semiconductor and electronics domain. The goal is not to replace established EDA or MBSE tools, but to connect engineering information across them and make the relationships accessible, traceable and machine-readable.

Pilot collaboration

Bring your engineering thread together.

We are looking for semiconductor teams and technology partners interested in evaluating TraceSilicon on real engineering workflows.

Discuss a Pilot →