FPGA SoC solutions for instrumentation

We build reconfigurable hardware platforms that give your instruments real-time processing, sub-microsecond latency, and the flexibility to evolve with your research.

From validated module to production system

Four pillars that let you ship faster without compromising on performance or control.

Accelerated Development

Start from a proven FPGA SoC module. Skip months of board-level bring-up and focus on your application logic from day one.

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Linux Interface

Run a full Linux environment on-chip: filesystem, networking, user management. Write your application in C, Python, or any language you prefer.

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Lego Modularity

Compose your system from reusable IP cores. Swap, extend, or add custom blocks without redesigning the full signal chain.

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Real-Time Performance

Deterministic, low-latency processing where it matters. FPGA fabric handles the time-critical path while Linux manages the rest.

Instruments deserve better control systems

Too many teams spend months wrestling with low-level hardware before they can even start working on the experiment that matters. We think that's backwards.

Fourier Instruments provides turnkey FPGA SoC platforms so you can focus on what you actually measure, control, and discover — not on writing yet another SPI driver.

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Fourier Instruments

Built by physicists, for physicists

We know your problems because we've had them ourselves — in the lab, on the bench, at 2 AM before a deadline.

Gustave Pariente

Gustave Pariente

CTO
PhD in Physics
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Arnaud Dumas

Arnaud Dumas

CEO
PhD in Physics
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Pierre-Olivier Guillaume

Pierre-Olivier Guillaume

Business Development
MSc in Management & MBA
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Working with leading labs and companies

From the lab bench

Technical notes, event recaps, and perspectives on the FPGA instrumentation ecosystem.

06 Jan 2026 📖

Red Pitaya CTO on why FPGA flexibility is key for photonics control

Črt Valentinčič explains how reconfigurable FPGA tools let photonics teams iterate at the speed of their experiments, not their hardware vendor.

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12 Jun 2025 💻

AMD Embedded Tour – Massy

Highlights from the AMD Adaptive SoC roadshow: what Versal, Zynq UltraScale+ and Spartan mean for next-gen instrumentation.

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04 Jun 2025 🤖

Edge AI on MAX 10 FPGA: defect detection at wire speed

How One Ware and Altera fit a CNN into a low-cost FPGA for real-time quality control on the production line.

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Let's build your next instrument together

Whether you need a turnkey module or a fully custom FPGA design, we'd love to hear about your project.