Cloud native EDA tools & pre-optimized hardware platforms
STMicroelectronics (ST), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is a leading semiconductor company that develops chips for a wide range of industries, including automotive, industrial, consumer electronics, and the Internet of Things (IoT). To meet the increasing demands for system-on-chips (SoCs) that adhere to functional safety (FuSa) and security standards, ST designs custom processors that implement mechanisms to satisfy these requirements. One of the key tools in their arsenal is the Synopsys ASIP Designer, which has been instrumental in accelerating the design and verification of application-specific instruction-set processors (ASIPs).
To address these challenges, STMicroelectronics extended the use of Synopsys ASIP Designer for their dual-core lockstep (DCLS) ASIPs:
The collaboration between STMicroelectronics and Synopsys led to significant improvements in designing and verifying ASIPs:
The partnership between STMicroelectronics and Synopsys has paved the way for more design teams to leverage the benefits of ASIPs. By automating many of the design and verification steps, the Synopsys ASIP Designer tool helps overcome the time-to-market challenges associated with hand-coding RTL. This collaboration demonstrates how specialized processing can be made more accessible and efficient, supporting the development of intelligent and connected devices.