MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Oct. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- NXP achieves significantly improved runtime with Synopsys'
native automotive design solutions on its 16nm high-performance
automotive network communications processing chip
- New native automotive technologies in IC Compiler II for
triple-mode redundancy register implementation significantly
alleviates routing congestion and wire length while achieving
substantially improved job-execution capacity
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that NXP, the
world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded
applications, plans to deploy Synopsys' native automotive design
solutions to improve quality-of-results (QoR) and time-to-results
(TTR) for its next-generation, safety-critical system-on-chip (SoC)
designs. The accelerating evolution of vehicle technologies means
that more automotive chips are required to satisfy higher
automotive safety integrity levels (ASILs) for autonomous driving
and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). To meet higher
ASILs, functional safety mechanisms, such as triple-mode redundancy
(TMR) and dual-core lock-step (DCLS), can be used. These mechanisms
mitigate random hardware failures in automotive designs, such as
single-event upsets (SEUs), but can present TTR, capacity, and QoR
design challenges which can be significantly alleviated using
Synopsys' native automotive design solutions.
"NXP's diverse automotive portfolio supports applications, such
as advanced driver-assistance systems, autonomous vehicles, and
high-performance communications. The goal of our chip creation team
is to extract the maximum potential from our designs while meeting
the desired ASIL in the shortest time-to-market," said Stefan Scharfenberg, manager of Chip Creation at
NXP. "We are pleased with these industry-leading quality-of-results
using this technology, and we plan to adopt Synopsys' native
automotive design solutions for our next-generation safety-critical
SoCs."
Using its 16-nanometer (nm) S32G274 automotive network
processing chip, NXP tested Synopsys' native solutions for
implementing TMR registers. Compared to its existing flow, NXP
observed significantly reduced IC Compiler™ II placement
and legalization runtime by more than 20 percent. This
functionality also markedly improved capacity of job execution,
which enabled NXP to leverage the most cost-effective compute farm.
In addition, the native automotive solutions alleviated routing
congestion and wire length in dense areas of the design, and
improved usability with simplified implementation and comprehensive
reporting to replace NXP's homegrown scripting solutions.
Synopsys' native automotive solutions enable designers to
achieve their target ASILs by providing the industry's most
comprehensive feature set to implement functional safety
mechanisms, such as TMR, DCLS, and failsafe finite state machine
(FSM). Synopsys' native automotive solutions comprise a complete
digital design flow incorporating functional safety (FuSa)-enabled
technologies.
"Automotive designers face enormous pressure to implement
functional safety solutions quickly with minimal impact to
quality-of-results. Synopsys continues to collaborate with industry
leaders such as NXP on innovative solutions to increase safety in
the automotive industry," said Shankar Krishnamoorthy, senior vice
president of design implementation for the Design Group at
Synopsys. "NXP's achievements demonstrate the strong success of
Synopsys' innovative automotive technologies and exemplify the
impressive productivity gains that automotive SoC designers can
achieve."
Availability
Synopsys' native automotive design solutions will be generally
available in December 2019. For more
information on Synopsys' automotive solutions, please visit
www.synopsys.com/automotive.html.
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the Silicon to
Software™ partner for innovative companies
developing the electronic products and software applications we
rely on every day. As the world's 15th largest software
company, Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in
electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and is also
growing its leadership in software security and quality solutions.
Whether you're a system-on-chip (SoC) designer creating advanced
semiconductors, or a software developer writing applications that
require the highest security and quality, Synopsys has the
solutions needed to deliver innovative, high-quality, secure
products. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
Editorial Contact:
James
Watts
Synopsys, Inc.
650-584-1625
jwatts@synopsys.com
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