Hello, I'm Lukas Vik

Originally from Sweden, a life-long interest in science and computers led me to a Master's degree in Applied Physics from Linköping University in 2014. Since then, I have been working with passion and hunger in FPGA, embedded software, development tools, signal processing and algorithms. In 2023 I moved to Austria, where I am currently based.

Alongside my professional work, I am also an active contributor in the open-source FPGA community. I am currently the author and maintainer of three FPGA-related open-source projects. Please see the GitHub link or my resume below for details.

I have been running my own company providing FPGA design services since 2017. I provide value and expertise for my clients both as an hourly consultant and through the in-house design of IP. I am available on-site in the Vienna area or worldwide.

In my free time, I enjoy reading, exercising and being in nature. The exercise of choice depends on the season, but you will usually find me strength training, ice skating or mountain biking. Since I live in Vienna, the world capital of classical music, I am of course also an avid concertgoer.

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I am the author and maintainer of hdl-modules, a collection of reusable, high-quality, peer-reviewed VHDL building blocks. See the website for more information: https://hdl-modules.com

I am the author and maintainer of hdl-registers, an HDL register code generator fast enough to run in real time. See the website for more information: https://hdl-registers.com

I am the author and maintainer of tsfpga, a flexible and scalable development platform for modern FPGA projects. See the website for more information: https://tsfpga.com

An FPGA design startup I founded together with some friends. I worked as an FPGA expert on some very advanced products with bleeding-edge high-speed design. Example projects from these years:

• Design lead and main developer for an FPGA-based Hi-Fi audio product
• FPGA project manager, design lead, developer for a video headend device
• Lead developer for an FPGA-based ethernet switch

FPGA development focused on signal processing. Also embedded software development, GUI development, etc. I worked here as a full-time contractor from my one-man consulting company.

Low-level embedded software development for the torpedo homing system. I worked here as a full-time contractor from my one-man consulting company.

My first job after university. I had a variety of roles and towards the end I was the lead developer. I mainly developed VHDL cores for image processing, but I also did team leading, pre-studies, CI, etc.