Synopsys announced availability of the Bluetooth LE Audio LC3 Codec optimized for Synopsys’ DesignWare ARC EM DSP and HS DSP processor IP. The LC3 codec is an important feature of Bluetooth LE Audio, the soon-to-be-released next-generation audio standard defined by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) that enables system-on-chip (SoC) designers to efficiently implement high-quality […]
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The fundamentals of MCU-based hardware virtualization
Virtualization, a powerful technology concept commonly associated with high-end applications in servers, is coming to the microcontrollers featuring multiple execution domains via multiple CPUs with a lock-step mechanism. The microcontrollers that incorporate hardware-based virtualization-assisted functions mark a new integration milestone in the embedded design world. Moreover, by running multiple software components on a single MCU […]
DSP processor IP handles high-performance signal processing apps
Synopsys announced the new DesignWare ARC VPX5 DSP and VPX5FS DSP Processor IP that is based on an extended ARCv2DSP instruction set and optimized for a broad range of high-performance signal processing applications, such as RADAR/LiDAR, sensor fusion, and baseband communications processing. The new ARC VPX5 DSP processors implement a configurable, energy-efficient very long instruction word […]
Now available for SoC designs: 112G Ethernet PHY IP
Synopsys announced its DesignWare 112G Ethernet PHY IP on TSMC’s N7 process supporting true long-reach channels for up to 800G networking applications. The DesignWare 112G PHY, based on Synopsys’ silicon-proven 56G Ethernet PHY available in multiple FinFET processes, delivers PAM-4 signaling for more than 35dB channel loss across optical, copper cables, and backplane interconnects. The […]
SoC design software supports ASIL B, D safety levels in automotive apps
Synopsys announced new functional safety (FS) derivatives of its popular DesignWare ARC processor IP to simplify and accelerate the development of automotive system-on-chips (SoCs). The safety-enhanced processor portfolio, which includes the Synopsys DesignWare ARC EM22FS, HS4xFS, and EV7xFS processors, covers a broad range of automotive use cases from ultra-low power control modules to artificial intelligence […]
DSP processing IP accelerates highly parallel automotive, sensor fusion, comm apps
Synopsys announced the new DesignWare ARC VPX5 DSP and VPX5FS DSP Processor IP that is based on an extended ARCv2DSP instruction set and optimized for a broad range of high-performance signal processing applications, such as RADAR/LiDAR, sensor fusion, and baseband communications processing. The new ARC VPX5 DSP processors implement a configurable, energy-efficient very long instruction word […]
Development platform brings signoff closure to digital chip designs
Synopsys announced the Synopsys PrimeECO design closure solution, the industry’s first signoff-driven solution that achieves signoff closure with zero iterations. Signoff closure has emerged as one of the top challenges in digital design implementation, consuming up to 50 percent of the design schedule, mainly driven by rapidly increasing signoff scenarios and physical complexity at advanced […]
Software helps safety-critical SoC designs hit automotive ASIL levels
Synopsys announced its new native automotive solutions for more efficient system-on-chip (SoC) design. The accelerating evolution of vehicle technologies means that more automotive chips are required to satisfy higher automotive safety integrity levels (ASILs) for autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Synopsys’ native automotive design solutions enable designers to achieve their target ASILs by […]
Software platform speeds development of next-gen ARM processor SoCs
Synopsys announced that Synopsys, Arm, and Samsung have actively collaborated on solutions to enable early adoption of the next-generation Arm-based processor. Design-ready solutions are based on the artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced, cloud-ready Fusion Design Platform from Synopsys, along with Arm Artisan Physical IP and POP IP for Samsung Foundry’s advanced 5LPE process. These solutions will accelerate […]
Functional safety verification software speeds time-to-certification for IPs, SoCs
Synopsys announced the industry’s first and most comprehensive unified functional safety verification solution to accelerate time to ISO 26262 certification for automotive IP and semiconductor companies targeting the highest Automotive Safety Integrity Levels (ASIL D). As part of the solution, Synopsys introduced VC Functional Safety Manager, a FMEA/FMEDA and fault classification automation technology enabling architects, […]
