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Enabling a New Era of Innovation through Open Collaboration?

17³Ô¹Ï is a premier member of  and is a supporter of the growth and development of RISC-V, an open standard instruction set architecture (ISA) that is changing the processor landscape. 17³Ô¹Ï provides comprehensive, ready-to-use design, verification, and IP solutions that enable designers to harness the full potential of the flexible ISA in every RISC-V-based design. 

Key Benefits

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Design, RTL Analysis & Optimization

17³Ô¹Ï Fusion QuickStart Kits (QIKs) for 17³Ô¹Ï ARC-V? and SiFive?Intelligence? X280 and?Performance? P550 processor IP include implementation scripts, reference guides, and a baseline floorplan so designers don¡¯t need to start from scratch. Utilizing QIKs and leveraging the 17³Ô¹Ï Fusion Compiler??RTL-to-GDSII design product and 17³Ô¹Ï Design Space Optimization (DSO.ai?) AI application for chip design can accelerate the development of RISC-V-based SoC designs. ?

RTL Architect is a multi-dimensional implementation prediction engine that enables RTL designers to predict the PPA and congestion impact of their RTL changes. 

Verification

17³Ô¹Ï is at the forefront of RISC-V verification with specialized solutions ImperasDV and STING for RISC-V processor and system-level verification. These combine with the industry-leading 17³Ô¹Ï VCS? simulation, VC Formal? and Verdi? debug tools for improved efficiency. 17³Ô¹Ï EDA flows, emulation, and virtual prototyping solutions further support RISC-V SoC verification. Additionally, 17³Ô¹Ï has published a reference methodology cookbook for Bluespec RISC-V cores and a related whitepaper about UVM coverage.  

Processor IP

17³Ô¹Ï ARC-V? Processor IP includes high-performance, mid-range, and ultra-low power RISC-V processor options, as well as functional safety versions, to deliver optimal power-performance efficiency for a broad range of application workloads. 17³Ô¹Ï ARC-V Processor IP is supported by the growing RISC-V ecosystem, giving developers a menu of choices to build a flexible environment with all the required development tools. Also supported is the trusted 17³Ô¹Ï MetaWare Development Toolkit, which includes all of the components needed to develop, debug and optimize embedded software for ARC-V Processor-based designs.

Custom Processors and Accelerators

ASIP Designer helps teams build a custom RISC-V processor through architecture exploration. Key capabilities include rapid exploration of architectural choices, generation of an efficient C/C++ compiler-based software development kit that automatically adapts to every architectural change, and automatic generation of power and area-optimized, synthesizable RTL.

Early Software Development

Early software development for RISC-V processors benefits from 17³Ô¹Ï virtual prototyping and hardware-assisted verification (HAV) solutions.

17³Ô¹Ï Virtualizer and VDKs enable developers to simulate hardware behavior and test software early, accelerating the development cycle and ensuring software readiness before physical hardware is available. 17³Ô¹Ï ZeBu? and HAPS? HAV solutions enhance this process by using hardware emulation and FPGA-based prototyping to validate software against real hardware behavior. This combination allows developers to perform extensive testing, ensuring robust and efficient RISC-V applications to reduce time-to-market and improve software quality and performance.

Related Products

17³Ô¹Ï Cloud

17³Ô¹Ï Cloud is a software platform that enables delivery of EDA tools, IP and infrastructure for end-to-end chip design through a browser.  With unlimited EDA software licenses by the minute plus features such as complete license management automation, enhanced analytics, and the availability of multi-vendor flows, the platform empowers you to design higher quality chips, faster.

17³Ô¹Ï Cloud offers a free trial of a RISC-V based sub-system reference design using rocket-core with 17³Ô¹Ï LPDDR and UART IP and access to industry-leading?17³Ô¹Ï VCS? simulation and 17³Ô¹Ï Verdi? debug.  Learn more

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