SmartNIC HFT

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The SmartNIC HFT Solution is a low-latency, FPGA/SoC-based Network Interface Card purpose-built for high-frequency trading (HFT) environments where nanoseconds matter. Designed to offload critical trading functions from the CPU, it accelerates packet handling directly in hardware using cut-through processing, custom protocol parsing, and kernel bypass techniques to achieve near-zero latency and highly deterministic performance.

With support for hardware-based order processing, feed handling, timestamping, and risk checks, the SmartNIC minimizes jitter and eliminates software stack bottlenecks. Its flexible FPGA architecture allows firms to implement proprietary trading logic, ultra-fast market data filtering, and custom networking stacks directly on the card.

Ideal for financial institutions, proprietary trading firms, and ultra-low-latency networks, the solution maximizes trading speed, enhances execution precision, and delivers a competitive edge...

Ideal for financial institutions, proprietary trading firms, and ultra-low-latency networks, the solution maximizes trading speed, enhances execution precision, and delivers a competitive edge in latency-sensitive markets.

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Key Features

Ultra-Low Latency Path (<1µs): Deterministic, hardware-accelerated path from market data ingestion to order execution.
On-Card Packet Parsing & Filtering: Custom parsers for FIX, OUCH, ITCH, and ARCA protocols for real-time market data extraction.
FPGA/SoC-based Acceleration: Offload computational and networking tasks with programmable logic—ideal for custom trading strategies.
Multi-Port High-Speed Ethernet: Supports 10G, 25G, 40G, and 100G interfaces with line-rate packet processing.
In-Hardware Time Stamping: Precise nanosecond-level timestamping for order auditing, synchronization, and PTP/IEEE 1588 compliance.

Offering Brief

Device Family	Agilex™ 7 FPGA F-Series, Agilex™ 7 FPGA I-Series, Agilex™ 7 FPGA M-Series, Stratix® 10 AX FPGA, Stratix® 10 DX FPGA, Stratix® 10 GX FPGA, Stratix® 10 SX FPGA, Stratix® 10 TX FPGA
Offering Status	Production
Integrated Testbench	No
Evaluation License	Yes
Design Examples Available	No
Demo	No
Compliance	No
Latest Quartus Version Supported	24.3.1
Development Language	Encrypted Verilog, Verilog

Synthesizable RTL source code

Directed/random/constrained-random sequences covering LTSSM, configuration, link training, FLIT mode, error injection (FEC/CRC scenarios), power states, reset

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