Cadence Collaborates with Arm to Jumpstart the Automotive Chiplet Ecosystem
March 13 2024 - 9:03AM
Business Wire
ADAS chiplet reference design and software
development platform based on the latest Automotive Enhanced
technologies from Arm accelerate time-to-market for SDVs
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced a
collaboration with Arm to deliver a chiplet-based reference design
and software development platform to accelerate software-defined
vehicle (SDV) innovation. The automotive reference design,
initially for advanced driver assistance system (ADAS)
applications, specifies a scalable chiplet architecture and
interface interoperability to foster industry-wide collaboration,
enable heterogeneous integration and expand system innovation.
The solution is architected and built using the latest
generation of Arm® Automotive Enhanced technologies and Cadence®
IP. The complementary software stack development platform is
provided as a digital twin of the hardware that is compliant with
the Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge (SOAFEE)
initiative software standard, enabling software development to
begin before hardware is available and allowing subsequent system
integration validation. The combined solution speeds both hardware
and software development, accelerating time-to-market.
The growing prevalence of ADAS and SDVs is driving the need for
more complex AI and software capabilities, as well as greater
levels of interoperability and collaboration in the automotive
electronics ecosystem. Coupled with the need to quickly customize
3D-IC systems for a plethora of automotive applications, chiplets
are an increasingly attractive solution. However, it’s crucial that
chiplets from different IP providers work together seamlessly. In
addition, the rapid pace of automotive development necessitates
that 3D-IC system developers have a software development platform
to shift left in the process flow while the IP and chiplets are
still being designed.
The new solution architecture and reference design provide a
standard for chiplet interface interoperability, addressing a
critical industry need. The Cadence components of the solution
include:
- Helium™ Virtual and Hybrid Studio for the rapid creation of
virtual and hybrid platforms and Helium Software Digital Twin to
support deployment at scale for software developers
- I/O IP solutions for industry-leading interface and memory
protocols, including Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express™
(UCIe™) for high-speed chiplet-to-chiplet communication
- Comprehensive compute IP portfolio including advanced AI
solution, the Neo™ neural processing unit (NPU) IP, the NeuroWeave™
software development kit (SDK) for machine learning (ML) solutions,
and world-class DSP compute solutions
“The automotive industry is evolving rapidly and AI and software
advancements are emphasizing a greater need to speed up development
cycles,” said Dipti Vachani, senior vice president and general
manager, Automotive Line of Business, Arm. “Together with critical
ecosystem partners like Cadence, we’re enabling faster software and
hardware development by bringing together a complete solution of
design and verification technologies underpinned by the latest
Automotive Enhanced technologies from Arm, allowing developers to
start building for next-generation SDVs well before silicon is
available in the market.”
“Reducing the overall system design workload and shifting
hardware and software development left are both crucial to meet
shrinking time-to-market windows when developing today’s
increasingly complex SDVs. Virtual platforms and chiplets are both
key enablers for automotive 3D-IC SoC developers,” said Paul
Cunningham, senior vice president and general manager of the System
Verification Group at Cadence. “Working closely with Arm, we are
addressing key inefficiencies in both software and hardware
development and verification processes, while catalyzing the
multi-die chiplet ecosystem for automotive semiconductors.”
The virtual platform and component IP for the reference platform
are available now for early adopters. For more information, read
this blog or visit the software-defined vehicles webpage.
About Cadence
Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon
more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company
applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to
deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into
reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative
companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips
to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications,
including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications,
automotive, mobile, aerospace, industrial and healthcare. For nine
years in a row, Fortune magazine has named Cadence one of the 100
Best Companies to Work For. Learn more at cadence.com.
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