ChipStart Corporate Overview
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ChipStart is a global semiconductor intellectual property (IP) solutions company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. ChipStart provides sales, marketing, and support engagement solutions for companies that commerce third party semiconductor intellectual property. ChipStart is also a developer of high-quality, highly-differentiated, pre-verified IP subsystem solutions, macros, analog/mixed-signal (AMS) foundry services, and related design services for ASIC and fabless semiconductor companies.
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- 1. TM Where IP Matters June 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIALVer. 14.2
- 2. TM Mission Statement ž To be the leading supplier of integrated, next-generation semiconductor intellectual property System-on-Chip subsystems and silicon solutions, accelerating the implementation and realization of our customers products 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL We Differentiate Your Core Competence
- 3. TM Chipstart Management ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL Director Position Background Howard Pakosh President & CEO Virage Logic, Magma Design Automation, Synopsys and TEAM Corporation Former co-founder of Xentec, a startup focusing on semiconductor IP sold to InSilicon (December 2000), then acquired by Synopsys (March 2002) Mark De Souza Executive VP & COO Virage Logic, Ikos Systems, ST Microelectronics and De Beers Former co-founder of Atinec, a VC-funded EDA Startup focusing on simulation acceleration Chris Keil VP Business Development RMI, Virage Logic, Novocell Semiconductor, LSI Logic and TEAM Corporation Jim Fleury Director, Architectural BU Intel, MIPS, ARC, Sonics, VAST Systems and Tensilica
- 4. TM ChipStart Global Northeast/Canada Boston, Toronto, Ottawa Silicon Valley San Jose Santa Clara Northwest Portland, Vancouver Central Austin, Dallas, Colorado Springs Israel Haifa, Tel Aviv North UK , Scandinavia South France , Italy, BeNeLux Central Germany, Austria 4 ChipStart Offices Key Customer Centers China Key centers: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen Taiwan Key centers: Hsinshu Japan Key centers: Tokyo, Yokohama Korea Key centers: Seoul North America Europe Asia SSM R&D Center Irvine, CA Memory R&D Center Kiev
- 5. TM ChipStart Strategic Solution Initiatives ž Objectives — Offer “Best-in-Class” solutions to its customers — Differentiated from other manufacturers reps because ChipStart is adding value to each customer engagement 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 6. TM ChipStart Strategic Solution Initiatives MemStart Memory Subsystem Solution TekStart© Sales & Marketing Development Services HMCC Hybrid Memory Cube Controller MemGen Low Voltage/Low Power Memory Compiler Solutions ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL SSM© SoC System Manager InterStart Interface Subsystem Solution
- 7. TM Architecture Tape OutRTL Design Physical Layout Architectural IP § System-level management § Processors § Register management § Bus fabric selection Typical Design Cycle ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL Verification Finalize Foundry Selection Digital / Security IP § RTL macros § Digital audio and/or video subsystems § Protocol selection § Various controllers § Memory scheduling and arbitration Foundation or Physical IP § Standard cells, embedded memories and various I/O § High-speed I/O § PLL/DLL § PHYs or SERDES § Various analog/mixed-signal macros Wherever IP is selected at various points in the design cycle… ChipStart is there! As an IP Developer, ChipStart enters the sales cycle here. As an IP Integrator, ChipStart enters the sales cycle here. As an IP Aggregator, ChipStart can enter the sales cycle anywhere.
- 8. TM ChipStart IP Portfolio DDR or HMC PHY PLL Digital IP Foundation IP Architectural IPInterface IP ADC DAC AFE DDR Memory Scheduler FEC/ LDPC SoC System Manager AXI/AHBBusFabric/Interconnect H.264 HEVC VP9 SRAM OTP TCAM/ BCAM Low Power SRAM HDMI/ HDP HDMI PHY PCI MIPI MIPI PHY SATA USB Multiprotocol PHY DDR or HMC Re-Configurable or Hardened Processors Embedded FPGA Security IP
- 9. TM Semiconductor IP Platforms Memories Logic I/O Other Digital or Physical IP Components Portable & Handheld Consumer Computer & Graphics Communications & Networking Single Source for Best-in-Class Semiconductor IP Components
- 10. TM Integrated Subsystem Solutions Controller & PHY VIP HMC Late Q3/14 DDR 2/3/4 Available PCI II/III Semi-Integrated MIPI Semi-Integrated SATA II/III Semi-Integrated USB II/III Available
- 11. TM Subsystem Solution Map Controller PHY Verification HMC a. TekStart b. Northwest Logic a. Avago b. OmniPHY Pico DDR 2/3/4 a. Uniquify b. Northwest Logic a. Uniquify b. Dolphin c. SilabTech Avery Design PCI II/III Northwest Logic a. Mixel b. SilabTech Avery Design MIPI Northwest Logic a. Mixel b. SilabTech SmartDV SATA II/III a. ASICS WS b. Faraday a. SilabTech b. Terminus Circuits SmartDV USB II/III a. ASICS WS b. Faraday a. Faraday (UMC) b. SilabTech c. Terminus Circuits Avery Design
- 12. TM ChipStart Partner Map 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL Architectural SSM • A2 • Adveda • Argon Design • Digital Core Design • 8-bit (8051) • 16-bit • Peripherals Digital/Soft IP SecureStart • ADICSYS • Aizyc Technology • Coreworks • Chips&Media • IP Cores • Memoir Systems • Northwest Logic • Ocean Logic • Performance-IP • TekStart HMC Physical/Hard IP MemStart TestStart Analog IP EcoSystem • Berkeley Design • Chipus • Dolphin Technology • DXCorr • Mixel • Moortec • nSilition • Sankalp Semi • SilabTech • Silicon Basis • SOFICS • Terminus Circuits • Uniquify • Vivid Engineering Services IP Integration Physical Design Verification • Avery Design Systems • ChipStart Services • Memory Design • DELTA Microelectronics • Turnkey Services • Foundry • SmartDV • TeamEDA * 2014 Featured
- 13. TM ChipStart Strategic Solution Partners ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL SANKALP s e m i c o n d u c t o r avery design systems Berkeley Analog ocean logic!
- 14. TM 14 Single License Agreement ChipStart LLC CONFIDENTIAL ž Selling IP on technical merit only ½ the job ž License negotiation is PAINFUL for both buyer and seller — Warranty — Indemnification — Liabilities ž Insurance Broker Comparison — Do you buy car, home, life and medical insurance from 4 different underwriters? — Most choose to work with a broker ○ Broker’s value: Combining policies to create a lower price in a fraction of the time it would take to negotiate all separately ž By combining multiple IP’s on one agreement Chipstart offers: — Multi-product discount — Majority of ChipStart vendor partners participate — License Agreement underwritten by industry-leading insurance underwriter — Customer allowed to mitigate risk by adding higher liability amounts Our Number 1 Value-Add!
- 15. TM IP Cores and Embedded Software 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 16. TM 2014 – Embedded Solutions ž High-Performance HMC Controller ž Memory Request Optimizer ž L2+ Cache ž High-Performance DMA Controller ž Processors and Peripherals — Low Power 8051 — Configurable, royalty-free 16- and 32-bit CPUs — Low cost ARM-compatible CPU’s 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 17. TM 2014 - Micron HMC Memory Comparison to DDR4/3 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 18. TM 2014 - TekStart HMC Controller Core ž Availability — FPGA version ○ Available Now — Full ASIC release ○ Available October 2014 ž Validated on the Pico FPGA platform — Xilinx Ultrascale E800 Pico Computing Board — Altera Stratix-V EX-800 Pico Computing Board ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 19. TM 2014 - HMC Solution ž Complete ASIC (digital) core solution ž PHY Partners include: — Avago (available today) — OmniPHY (Q1 2015) ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 20. TM 2014 - HMC Key Features ž HMC Spec Compliant — Full-width Link and Half-width Link support — 10, 12.5, 15 Gbit/s lane support ž ASIC & FPGA support — Delivered integrated with target PHY ž 1024 and 512 bit Core Width options — Enables clock frequency to be tailored to target technology, easing timing closure ž MultiPort AXI-4 Interface option — AXI-4 widths: 1024, 512, 256, 128, 64 bits — Up to 32 ports — AXI-3 Support provided with wrapper file ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 21. TM 2014 - HMC Spec Compliance ž All HMC Controller Abstraction Layers — Transaction Layer — Link Layer — Logical Sub-block of Physical layer ž Link initialization and training ž Retries ž CRC generation and checking ž Link management and monitoring ž Link layer flow control ž Support for HMC device chaining ž Low power mode support ž Atomic command support ž Bit write commands ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL Target Clock Frequencies (ASIC) Link Lane Rate (GB/ s) Core Width (Bits) Core Freq (MHz) Full 15 1024 234 Full 10 1024 156 Full 15 512 469 Full 10 512 313 Half 15 512 234 Half 10 512 156
- 22. TM 2014 - HMC PHY Support ž Third-party PHYs supporting HMC — Avago (30GB/s), available today — OmniPHY (30GB/s), available Q1/2015 ž HMCC is fully integrated and validated with the specified PHY — Licensing options available upon request ž Support & Maintenance — TekStart provides full support for the controller or the integrated controller/PHY solution — PHY vendor collaboration ensures all customer questions are addressed ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 23. TM www.Performance-IP.com – Company Confidential – NDA Required 2014 - Memory Request Optimizer ● Reduces Latency ● Reduces Bandwidth ● Works with multiple clients ● Widely divergent requests ● Programmable Optimization ● None, Low, Moderate, & Aggressive ● Dramatic reduction in read latency across all applications and all MRO modes ● Resulted in an increase in CPU IPC MRO Optimization % of IPC Improvement App1 App2 MP3 Decode Mode 1 11.1 14.0 8.8 Mode 2 13.0 14.0 14.1 Mode 3 14.4 15.5 15.7
- 24. TM 2014 - L2+ Cache ž Features: — Configurable Level2 Cache ○ Cache Size ○ Number of Ways ○ Cache Line Size — Memory Tracker TechnologyTM — Control Registers accessed via Processor I/F — Fully synchronous design, push button synthesis and static timing analysis — Written in Verilog-2001 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 25. TM 2014 - DMA Controller ž Features: — 8 Independent DMA Channels ○ Support AXI4 Protocol ○ Configurable AXI Bus Width ○ 32b, 64b, or 128b widths supported ○ Supported DMA Transfers ○ Memory to Memory ○ Memory to Peripheral ○ Peripheral to Memory ○ Peripheral to Peripheral — Processor Interrupt Support — Channel arbiter with two level round-robin arbitration — Integrated RAM Buffer — Control Registers accessed via AXI4-Lite I/F — Fully synchronous design, push button synthesis and static timing analysis — Written in Verilog-2001 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 26. TM 2014 – Low Leakage Memories ž 70% Lower Power — Includes both active (switching) & standby (leakage) — Bit cell is optimized for leakage in a given area target ž Enables Single-Rail Design — Vmin= Vlogic_min — No process cheats ○ Logic rules design ○ No waivers ○ Standard logic process — No additional DC-DC converters ž Robust Bit Cell — Only 2 compilers required (Single-Port, Dual-Port) ○ SP + DP = SP + DP + 1PRF + 2PRF + 2P ž Faster Performance Than Foundry HS Bit Cell ž Area Efficient ž Improved Yield — Variation tolerant, highly manufacturable 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 27. TM 2014 - Hardware/Software Development Platform ž Allows true multicore design ž Any number of CPU’s from any number of CPU vendors 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL Single or Multiple Processors + Modeled environment+ peripherals (RTL or Model) Subsystem
- 28. TM 2014 - Hardware/Software Development Platform ž Features — Unified SW/HW co-verification in single environment — Fast cycle-accurate Instruction Set Simulators — Simultaneous multi-core simulations in single environment — Combining processors of different manufacturers — Ultra Fast Verilog & VHDL RTL simulation — Cycle-based RTL simulators — Static & Dynamic profiler and HDL design navigator — Start SW/HW co-verification without hardware target ž Benefits — Reduction of development time by 30% — Increasing “First time right” chance by 80% — Software & hardware engineers use the same tool — Mutual development and use of SW/HW test benches — New (and customer specific) processor types fit in the same tool — Splendid return on investment 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 29. TM 2014 - New Interface IP Solutions ž Interface Solutions — SD (Secure Digital) Controllers ○ SD4.0 Device (Host in 2014) ○ SDXC3.0 ○ SD3.0 Host ○ SD2.0 Host & Device — PCIe Controllers ○ PCIe4.0 ○ PCIe3.0 ○ PCIe2.0 — USB Controllers ○ USB3.0 Device ○ USB2.0 Host, Device and OTG 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL ž Interface Solutions — HDCP Security Controllers ○ HDCP2.2 (2014) ○ HDCP2.0 — MIPI Controllers ○ MIPI SLIMBUS (2014) ž Memory Interface Solutions — Under NDA DDR4 — DDR3 — DDR2 — LPDDR4 — LPDDR3/2 — Mobile DDR — RLDRAM 3 — RLDRAM 2 — MRAM
- 30. TM 2014 – SerDes/PHY IP Solutions 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL Segment Standard Data Rate (Gbps) PCIe – Graphics, embedded IO’s • PCI Express Gen 2 • PCI Express Gen 3 • 5 Gbps • 8 Gbps CEI – LR, SR • CEI 6.4G LR/SR • 6.25Gbps XFI / SFI • Optical communications • XFI: Specifications at the interface between SERDES and XFP module (electro-optical module) • SFI: Specifications at the interface between SERDES and SFF module (electro-optical module) • 9.95Gbps to 10.55Gbps Fibre Channel – Storage Area Network • 4GFC • 8GFC • 4.25 Gbps • 8.5 Gbps Ethernet – Local and Wide Area Network • XAUI • KR4: backplane applications • 10G Ethernet • KR: backplane applications • CR: copper cable interconnect • 4x 3.125Gbps . 10GBase-X • 10.3125Gbps . 10GBase-R SATA • SATA G2/G3 • 3 Gbps • 6 Gbps SAS • SAS 6.0G • SAS 3.0G • 6 Gbps • 3 Gbps
- 31. TM 2014 – SerDes/PHY IP Solutions ž High-Speed I/O — 2.5GB / 5GB serdes/PHY — 6GB / 10GB / 12.5GBPS Multi-protocol serdes/PHY — Multi-foundry support 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL TRANSMITTER C O N C O N 20dB loss 2-connector TX PKG RECEIVER f C P /2 /N FREF FREQ PLL RX PKG FF E 8: 2 DRV CL K VGA / PKA MP DFE5 2:8 De- Ser CDRPI
- 32. TM 2014 – Embedded Sensors ž Embedded Temperature Die Sensor — Temperature sensing an issue due to ○ Transistor leakage at low geometries ○ High gate densities ○ High clock frequencies ○ Wide process variations across wafer — Uses ○ Performance optimization ○ Thermal management ○ Silicon characterization and management ○ Failure management — Foundry Support ○ TSMC — 65LP, 40LP, 40G, 28HP and 28HPM — 20nm SOI (coming soon) ○ Global Foundries — GF28SLP 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 33. TM 2014 – Embedded FPGA ž Why Use eFPGA? — Embed programmable functions targeting functions of limited complexity — Prototyping — ECO’s or metal/mask fixes ž Benefits — Reduce costs — Reduce system chip count/board area — Reduce power consumption — Increase performance — Maintain cost effective Field Programmability in production volumes 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL Equivalent and re-programmable RTL block Prog. block bitstream + Soft IP re-useSoft IP re-use Soft IP re-use New HDL block Hard IP Hard IP Hard IP ASIC Prog. block Prog. block
- 34. TM 2014 – PLL Solutions ž High-Speed Digital PLL — Silicon proven (TSMC 65nm and 40nm) — Totally-integrated clock-driver and clock-multiplying-unit IP block ○ No off-chip components ○ Fractional-N division included for non-integer clock multiplication and spreading ○ Intended for applications such as: — CMU in a SERDES block at data rates as high as +15 GBPS — Clock-driver applications where the frequencies are not integrally related — Specs ○ Frequency: 200MHz and 7.5GHz over process corners ○ Temperature: -40 to 125 degrees C ○ Power: 32mW (@ 5GHz output) ○ Jitter: 1.0pS (accumulated) @ 5GHz ○ Area: 0.11 mm^2 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 35. TM 2014 – DDR Subsystem Solutions ž Integrated DDR Controller & PHY — DDR Controller ○ Includes Patented Self- Calibrating Logic (SCL) ○ Guarantees the best possible system-level timing margin ○ Ease of timing closure at high speed ○ Configures all system level timing parameters on the fly — SCL logic configures all necessary timing parameters every time system is reset ○ Increases chip/system yield at production 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL SSTL/HSTL I/O SCL/DSCL
- 36. TM 2014 – DDR Subsystem Solutions — DDR PHY ○ Ultra low power design ○ Eliminates tough DDR timing issues such as data skew, clock skew, and setup/hold time ○ Highly automated porting process — Port time to new process nodes is 4-6 weeks ○ Reduces risk by eliminating variability across different byte- lanes ○ Highly configurable/flexible — Compiler is tuned for Industry standard library set — Supports rectilinear shapes ○ Supports industry standard 3rd party DDR SSTL I/O’s 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL Tech Process (nm) Speed (MHz) DRAM type DRAM Vendor Status GF 65 G 400 DDR2 Micron Silicon Proven GF 65 G 800 DDR3 Tapeout in Oct 2011 GF 65 G 600 DDR3 Tapeout Q3 2012 GF 65 G (Emerald) 400 DDR2 Silicon Proven GF 65G ? LPDDR2 SMIC 533 DDR3 Tapeout Date TBD SMIC 90 G 400 DDR2 Silicon Proven TSMC 28HPM 1066 DDR3 Test chip tapeout June 2012 TSMC 28HPM 666 DDR3 Tapeout Q1 2014 TSMC 40 G 900 DDR3 Tapeout in Q4 2012 TSMC 40 G 666 DDR3 Hynix Tapeout in May 2012 2.5V IO oxide TSMC 40 LP 800 DDR3 Hynix Silicon Proven TSMC 40G 1.8V IO oxide 1066 DDR3 Tapeout June 2012 TSMC 40LP 933 DDR3 TSMC 40LP 800 DDR3 Tapeout Q3 2012 TSMC 65 G 533 DDR3 Silicon Proven TSMC 65G 340 DDR3 Tapeout Date TBD TSMC 65G 800 DDR3 Silicon Q3 2012 TSMC 65G 800 DDR3 TSMC 65G 800 DDR3 TSMC 65nm LP 166 LPDDR Silicon Proven TSMC 90 G 800 DDR3 Micron / Samsung Silicon Proven TSMC 90 G (Topaz) 400 DDR2 Etron / Winbond Silicon Proven TSMC 90LP 333 DDR2 Tapeout Date TBD UMC 90 LP 166 LPDDR Micron Silicon Proven
- 37. TM 2014 – Custom Memory Design ž SRAM Memories — Great demand for low leakage memories or memories that operate at lower voltages — Optimized for standby power ○ Uses standard Vt and high Vt MOSFETs — Deep sleep mode shuts down the power to all peripheral circuitry and to selected banks of SRAM cells — Conventional row-column physical decoding — Segmented bitline architecture used to improve speed and reduce active power consumption — Foundry Support: ○ TSMC 0.18um down to 28nm HPM ○ GF 0.25um down to 28nm ○ Others available upon request 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 38. TM 2014 – CAM’s 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL ž Industry-leading compilable CAM at advanced process nodes — Allows customers to generate ANY size CAM ○ 40Mb monolithic TCAM done for a large networking chip ○ Near-custom CAM at minimal implementation cost ○ Various options — Multi-bank, pipeline and integrated 2- cycle CAM-RAM (lookup) ○ Multiple architectural trade-offs to achieve required PPA
- 39. TM 2014 – Turnkey Design by Delta ž Design services § Interface at any level from specification to GDSII § Experienced team (in-house and partners) § Flexible business model § IP sourcing and integration ž Manufacturing § Prototype and high volume test in-house § Wafer procurement and production at leading foundries § Package engineering and production at top assembly houses § Failure analysis and qualification § Logistics and supply chain management all from one source 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL ž Complete Turnkey Services — Total ASIC solutions — Design and development — Packaging solutions — Production & component supply — Test development & production testing — Component qualification — Materials & component technology — Complete Sensor solutions
- 40. TM IP Cores and Embedded Software 18 July 2014 ChipStart LLC - CONFIDENTIAL
- 41. TM Optimizing System Management in the Platform SoC Era ChipStart Embedded Solutions
- 42. TM Today’s Performance SoCs Require Complex System Management Samsung Apps Processor (iPhone3) OMAP 4 4+ Compute Engines 4-5 Memory Interfaces More than 1000 Applications How Do You Guarantee Proper Hardware State Changes for +1000 Applications?
- 43. TM System Management Complexity Rises Exponentially with Logic Growth Source: Advance Tech Marketing SystemManagement Complexity High Low Basic SoC Type Value Performance SSM Adoption Range Based on Complexity (circa 2011)
- 44. TM System Management Complexity Has Past a Key Threshold IP Block (functional test) Interconnect/Dataflow (Performance Testing) Single Application Sequencing (Simple H/W State Changes) Multiple Application Sequencing (Complex (aka random) H/W state changes) 1995 2000 2005 2010 System Operation Verification Complexity (Logarithmic) Limited System Management for Multi- sequencing Means Complex System Operation Verification and High Risk Cost/TTM Tradeoffs When Using Traditional Methods 10X 100X 1000X Source: Advance Tech Marketing SoC System Operation Verification Tasks
- 45. TM High Risk Cost/TTM Tradeoffs Now Driven By Inadequate SoC Architecture ž TradiConal (Host CPU acts as System Manager) ž Interconnect Based (Adding Control to Data Flows) These Approaches Were Not Designed to Manage 1000+ Applications Using the Same Device Host CPU IP Core IP Core I/O IP Core IP Core Host CPU no longer has adequate visibility and control For complex Multicore SoCs Control functions complicate global interconnect design, experience execution delays, and degrades efficiency Of high performance data flows Host CPU IP Core IP Core I/O
- 46. TM Control Plan Architectures Reduce Complexity and Ease Tradeoffs System Controller Low Speed I/O Media Engine High Speed I/O DRAM Controller DSPCPU Global Interconnect Control Plane System Controller Low Speed I/O Media Engine High Speed I/O DRAM Controller DSPCPU Global Interconnect Control Plane • Separation of control and data planes make BOTH more efficient • Independent controller has adequate visibility for effective control • Programmable state management delivers new levels of software/hardware coupling and implementation flexibility required for high numbers of applications • Subsystem IP approach delivers new abstraction layers that enables system management development acceleration and high reuse
- 47. TM Semico Forecasts High System Management IP Growth $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180 2010* 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* MDollars $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 $900 $1,000 TotalMDollars Multi Media System Resource Mgmt. Memory Security Computing Communications Video Total
- 48. TM Transforming SoC Architecture Using System Management Subsystem IP ž Complexity levels now dictate that System Management become an architecture element not an implementaCon aKerthought ž Control plane architectures introduce new flexibility that improves system management effecCveness and promotes high reuse ž Subsystem IP approach introduces the abstracCon layers needed to cost effecCvely manage the system operaCon complexity explosion Make vs. Buy Rapidly Favoring Outsourcing
- 49. TM 49 SSM Advantages ž Simplifies accessibility and control of all managed IP blocks ž Guaranteed synchronization between hardware and software while executing complex sequences ž Virtualization of system management functions — Compartmentalizes instantiation dependencies — Improves software’s ability to control hardware Saves Time and Money Offers SoC Architecture Consistency
- 50. TM 50 SSM Subsystem Components ž Hardware (Soft IP) — SSM Controller — SSM Register bus connection ž Software — Microkernel API — Request translator — Drivers
- 51. TM 51 SSM Addresses Key System Issues ž Standardizes Management of Key System Functions — Power, security, error recovery, boot sequencing ž Eases Hardware Software Integration ž Provides A Reusable Architecture Across Many SoCs A Subsystem Suited for Universal Adoption
- 52. TM ChipStart Overall Summary ž ChipStart is the only, independent, one-stop semiconductor IP solution alternative to ARM and Synopsys ž Delivering value as an IP Developer — System Level Management IP Solutions — Low voltage/Low power Memory Compilers — Integrated, On-Chip Voltage Regulators ž Delivering value as an IP Integrator — Subsystem Solutions oriented ž Delivering value as an IP Aggregator — Single License Agreement for IP Solutions ž Talented team — >350 years semiconductor IP experience
- 53. TM ChipStart Contact Page www.chip-start.com ChipStart LLC 228 Hamilton Avenue 3rd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301 Toll-Free: (855) IP-MATTERS International: +1.650.204.7883 Email: info@chip-start.com ChipStart UK Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 4LZ Office: +44 16 2856 6596 Eastern USA/Canada Oakville, ON L6J 0A2 Office: +1.905.634.6688 Fax: +1.905.592.2048 Northwest USA Evergreen, CO 80439 Office: +1. 303.506.1088 ChipStart France 91570 Bievres Office: +33 6 82 65 28 08 ChipStart Japan Suite 405, 1296-2 Suenaga, Takatsu-ku Kawasaki Kanagawa 213-0013 Office: +81 90 3222 3085 ChipStart China - Shenzhen 15-18B, Hai Yin Chang Cheng, Nanshan District Shenzhen, 518048 China P.R.C. Office: +86 186 0300 6982 ChipStart Taiwan 5, No. 2, Lane 37, Jieyun Rd. Sanchong District New Taipei City 241, Taiwan R.O.C. Office: +886-955062842 ChipStart China - Shanghai 608R, building 6th, No.1050, WuZhing Rd. Shanghai, 201103 China P.R.C. Office: +86 13817105679 ChipStart Korea 1310,Daejong Bldg.143-48 Samseong-Dong Gangnam-Gu Seoul 139-090, South Korea Office: +82 10 2205 3760
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- On 45-nm will be better