Metalware

Metalware, formerly known simply as ‘Metalware’, is a business-to-business (B2B) company located in San Francisco, CA, specializing in engineering, product, and design within the tech industry. With a small team of two, Metalware has participated in the Y-Combinator S23 batch and operates primarily in the United States and Canada. The company offers a range of software tools tailored for engineering needs, including the Metalware Reader, a free PDF reader, and specialized Visual Studio Code extensions for RTL linting and HDL code generation. Metalware’s notable product, the Metalware Server, is an on-premise GPU workstation that caters to data-sensitive enterprises, ensuring data privacy and intellectual property protection while being optimized for AI and ML workloads. Additionally, Metalware provides a demo for their HDL Copilot, which can run on Metalware Server to maintain IP privacy. The company also leverages Metalware AI to automatically generate hardware abstraction layers (HALs) and header files from datasheets, manuals, and other technical documents, facilitating plug-and-play implementation for target real-time operating systems or software development kits. Metalware maintains a blog that features articles on company news, product updates, and topics related to embedded development.