Synopsys Ships Hybrid IP Prototyping Kits

Synopsys, a provider of IP solutions, has released its new DesignWare Hybrid IP Prototyping Kits. The kits, according to the company, enable designers to prototyped the ARM processor and memory elements of a design in a virtual environment. They also equip users with debug visibility and tools to develop software for the DesignWare interface IP in an environment based on FPGAs (field gate programming arrays).

The kits includes a virtual prototype of the ARMv8 Base Platform, an ARM Cortex-A57 plus a Cortex-A53 bit.LITTLE system.

"Our IP Accelerated initiative goes beyond the traditional approach of providing IP by helping designers manage the growing software content and increasing complexity of their chips," said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP and prototyping at Synopsys. "As part of the IP Accelerated initiative, the DesignWare Hybrid IP Prototyping Kits provide design teams with the benefits of both virtual and FPGA-based prototyping in one integrated solution, enabling designers to start software development and system integration much earlier in the project lifecycle."

Currently available are kits for USB 3.0 Host and Device. Other kits are under development.

For more information, visit Synopsys.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.