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ASIP Designer comes with an extensive library of example processor models provided as nML source code. They can be used as a starting point for architectural exploration and customer-specific production designs, or just be partially leveraged as reference implementation for selected architectural features. All these models come with a fully working toolset, SDK and synthesizable RTL, but are not to be considered as verified IP.
Compact 16-bit RISC microcontroller
Compact 16-bit RISC microcontroller with reduced hardware
Trv (Family)
Variants of microcontrollers with RISC-V ISA
DLX (Family)
Variants of Hennessy & Patterson 32-bit RISC microcontroller DLX
16/32-bit DSP with single MAC unit, dual load-store units with post-modify addressing, and 3-way instruction-level parallelism in 16/32-bit variable-length instructions
Tvec (Family)
Variants of wide SIMD processor, with per-lane predication controlled by predicate registers, and gather/scatter-based vector addressing. Additional family member supports compilation of OpenCL C kernels
Tvliw (Family)
Variants of a 4-slot VLIW processor, with predication of VLIW slots and instruction compaction
Tutorial model used in basic processor modeling hands-on laboratory
Workshop model: Matrix multiplication on a RISC-V scalar core (Trv32p5x) with SIMD vector and ILP extensions
Historic educational model used in manuals
Video accelerator for motion estimation
Accelerator for gaussian image filtering
SIMD vector processor for communication kernels, supporting complex-type operations
Scalar accelerator for block matrix inversion
Scalar FFT accelerator
Accelerator for 5G New Radio MMSE equalization using Cholesky decomposition
Accelerator for SHA256 hashing by extension of a RISC-V scalar core
Accelerator for the Kyber key encapsulation mechanism (post-quantum cryptography) by extension of a RISC-V scalar core
AI accelerator for MobileNet Convolutional Neural Network
Medium-throughput AI accelerator supporting TFLM
Primecore *
ASIP for FFT and DFT computation in 4G/5G mobile devices, supporting:
Tcrypt *
Accelerator for AES encryption and decryption
Tvox *
Accelerator for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM)
JEMA/JEMB *
Dual-ASIP design for JPEG encoding
* Available on demand. For more information, please contact Synopsys by sending your request to asipinfo@synopsys.com
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16-bit microcontroller with reduced hardware (based on Tmicro) |
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The Trv family is a collection of RISC-V processor models combining different data path widths, pipeline depths, and optional extensions. The base models, supporting integer and multiplication instructions, are labeled Trv<ww>p<n>[f][x][c], with <ww> denoting the data path width (32 or 64) and <n> denoting the pipeline depth (3 or 5). Optional extensions are indicated by additional suffixes:
A separate model, Trv32p3sdx, with ¡°sdx¡± denoting ¡°simple data path extensions¡± contains a low-barrier modeling skeleton for custom data path extensions and comes with a set of example implementations for different application domains, such as FFT, SHA256 encryption, and a neural network for keyword spotting.
The following table lists the features of the available Trv family models in detail.
Trv32p3 (base model): 32-bit RISC-V microcontroller with with 3-stage pipeline
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Trv32p3x (variant): Trv32p3 with DSP extensions |
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Trv32p3f (variant): Trv32p3 with floating-point hardware support |
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Trv32p3fx (variant): Trv32p3f with DSP extensions |
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Trv32p3c (variant): Trv32p3 with compressed instruction support |
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Trv32p5 (variant): 32-bit RISC-V microcontroller with 5-stage pipeline |
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Trv32p5x (variant): Trv32p5 with DSP extensions |
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Trv32p5f (variant): Trv32p5 with floating-point hardware support |
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Trv32p5fx (variant): Trv32p5f with DSP extensions |
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Trv64p3 (base model): 64-bit RISC-V microcontroller with 3-stage pipeline
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Trv64p3x (variant): Trv64p3 with DSP extensions |
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Trv64p5 (variant): 64-bit RISC-V microcontroller with 5-stage pipeline |
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Trv64p5x (variant): Trv64p5 with DSP extensions |
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Trv32p3sdx (variant): Trv32p3c with skeleton for custom data path extensions |
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DLX (base model): 32-bit microcontroller (Hennessy & Patterson DLX)
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FLX (variant): DLX with HW floating point unit |
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TLX (variant): DLX with reduced register file and exposed shallower pipeline |
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ILX (variant): DLX with multi-threading support, exposed pipeline |
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PLX (variant): DLX with multi-threading support, protected pipeline |
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VLX (variant): DLX with SIMD vector extensions |
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BLX (variant): DLX with simple branch predictor |
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16/32-bit DSP with single MAC unit, dual load-store units with post-modify addressing, and 3-way instruction-level parallelism in 16/32-bit variable-length instructions |
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Tvec1 (base model): Scalar microcontroller with additional SIMD vector data path |
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Tvec2 (variant): Tvec1 with vector predication |
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Tvec3 (variant): Tvec2 with vector-based vector addressing |
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Tvec4 (variant): Tvec2 with scalar-based vector addressing |
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Tvec5 (variant): Tvec4 support for multiple vector types on shared vector ALU |
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Tvliw1 (base model): 32-bit microprocessor with 4-slot VLIW instruction level parallelism |
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Tvliw2 (variant): Tvliw1 with variable-length instruction level parallelism |
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Tvliw3 (variant): Tvliw2 with additional 2-cycle program fetch pipeline |
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Tutorial model used in basic processor modeling hands-on laboratory |
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Workshop model: Matrix multiplication on a RISC-V scalar core (Trv32p5x) with SIMD vector and ILP extensions. |
Features on top of/different from Trv32p5x:
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Historic educational model used in manuals |
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Video accelerator for motion estimation |
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Accelerator for Gaussian image filtering |
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SIMD vector processor for communication kernels, supporting complex-type operations |
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Scalar accelerator for block matrix inversion |
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Scalar FFT accelerator (minimal core optimized for FFT application kernel, without support for C built-in types or arbitrary C code) |
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Accelerator for 5G New Radio MMSE equalization using Cholesky decomposition, with FLX processor as scalar base | Features on top of FLX:
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Accelerator for SHA256 hashing by extension of a RISC-V scalar core |
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Accelerator for the Kyber key encapsulation mechanism (post-quantum cryptography) by extension of a RISC-V scalar core (Trv32p5x) |
Features on top of Trv32p5x:
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AI accelerator for MobileNet Convolutional Neural Network, with Trv32p3 RISC-V processor (RV32IM ISA) as scalar base | Features on top of Trv32p3:
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Accelerator for medium-throughput CNN applications, based on RISC-V scalar core (Trv32p5x) | Features on top of Trv32p5x:
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