Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ stock code: SNPS) recently announced the expansion of its ARC ® Processor IP product portfolio, launching the all-new RISC-V ARC-V ™ Processor IP provides customers with a range of flexible and scalable processor options, helping them achieve industry-leading power performance efficiency for their target applications. Based on decades of experience in processor IP and software development toolchain, Xinsi Technology has successfully developed this new ARC-V processor IP. This IP is built on the mature microarchitecture of Xinsi Technology's existing ARC processors and will benefit from the continuously expanding RISC-V software ecosystem advantages.
Xinsi Technology ARC-V processor IP provides high-performance, mid-range, and ultra-low power options, as well as corresponding functional security versions, to meet the workload requirements of a wide range of applications. In order to accelerate software development, Xinsi Technology's ARC-V processor IP is also equipped with a powerful and validated MetaWare development toolkit that can generate efficient code. In addition, Synopsys.ai ™ The full stack AI driven EDA solution can be co optimized with the ARC-V processor IP, providing an out of the box development and validation environment that helps improve productivity and quality of results (QoR) based on ARC-V systems on chip (SoC).
Thomas Boehm, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Automotive Microcontroller Product Line at Infineon Technology, stated: "The increasing number of chips in the automotive system requires the semiconductor ecosystem to be more flexible, so the industry is promoting the adoption of open standards such as RISC-V. Through the development of safety certified RISC-V processor IP, Synopsis Technology supports us to expand our architectural choices and use open standards to build high-performance auto drive system systems with high functional safety levels. We look forward to continuing to cooperate with Synopsis Technology to create a common face Towards future products
Calista Redmond, CEO of RISC-V International, stated: The open standard RISC-V ISA is widely adopted globally and continues to define the future of semiconductor design. It is through the commitments and actions of global leading technology innovation enterprises such as Xinsi Technology that RISC-V will drive the future development of accelerated computing. Xinsi Technology's ARC-V processor IP and its coordinated optimized EDA and verification solutions help improve the flexibility and selectivity of the RISC-V ecosystem, and benefit chip designs from various industries
Leading processor IP development for decades, continuously meeting segmented market demands
Xinsi Technology has provided multiple generations of high energy efficiency and highly scalable ARC processors, applied to billions of cars, storage, consumer, and IoT SoCs. Based on its leading experience in commercial processor IP development, delivery, and support, Xinsi Technology continues to expand its product portfolio to support RISC-V ISA. Through ARC-V IP, Xinsi Technology provides highly configurable and scalable processors to help developers design SoCs with differentiated advantages and optimize the balance of industry-leading power consumption, performance, and area (PPA).
John Koeter, Senior Vice President of IP Marketing and Strategy at Xinsi Technology, stated: More and more developers need greater design flexibility and more choices, making RISC-V processors increasingly popular. Xinsi Technology has followed this market trend by upgrading the ARC processor IP combination, providing our customers with a wider range of choices and helping them cope with different workload needs based on the validated and scalable RISC-V ISA
Xinsi Technology ARC-V Functional Safety (FS, Functional Safety) processor IP integrates hardware security features, can detect system failures, supports ASIL B and ASIL D security levels, and accelerates ISO 26262 functional security certification and ISO 21434 automotive network security certification. The ARC-V FS processor IP is developed based on the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS) of Xinsi Technology, which can assist developers in meeting challenging ASIL D system development standards. In addition, the MetaWare security development toolkit can help software developers accelerate the development of code that meets the ISO 26262 standard.
Xinsi Technology ARC-V SoC Design and Comprehensive Verification Solution Portfolio
Xinsi Technology provides a wide range of globally leading tools and technologies to accelerate SoC design and verification using RISC-V ARC-V processor IP, including:
• Synopsys.ai fully stack AI driven EDA solution that optimizes power consumption, performance, and area (PPA) and shortens time to market through the power of AI from system architecture to design and manufacturing;
Xinsi Technology Fusion Quick Start Implementation Kit, providing scripts, reference guides, and baseline layout planning to help customers maximize their PPA based on ARC-V design;
• Xinsi Technology verification solutions, including architecture design for system level analysis and power consumption and performance optimization, virtual prototyping based on Xinsi Technology ARC-V model, hardware assisted verification, and verification IP for accelerated verification and software development;
The new Cisco Cloud SaaS platform provides browser based access to unlimited EDA usage authorization and pre optimized computing resource permissions. Help developers deliver higher quality chips in advance.
At the same time, Xinsi Technology also announced its membership in the RISC-V International Board of Directors and Technical Steering Committee, supporting the industry's adoption of the RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) and participating in the development of future computing architecture standards.
