Adesto and Cadence Collaborate to Expand xSPI Ecosystem for Emerging IoT Devices
October 01 2019 - 10:45AM
Business Wire
Cadence provides first-to-market memory model
for JEDEC xSPI standard with support for Adesto EcoXiP NOR flash
memory
Adesto Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: IOTS) and Cadence
Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced they have
collaborated to expand the ecosystem around the Expanded Serial
Peripheral Interface (xSPI) communication protocol to enable higher
transfer rates and lower latency for flash memory in internet of
things (IoT) devices. The Cadence® Memory Model for xSPI is the
first commercially available model that allows customers to ensure
optimal use of the octal NOR flash with the host processor in an
xSPI system, including support for Adesto®’s EcoXiP™ octal xSPI
non-volatile memory (NVM).
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Adesto’s EcoXiP™ octal NOR flash supports
xSPI to enable higher transfer rates and lower latency for IoT
applications (Graphic: Business Wire)
Flash memory devices in IoT systems require increasingly higher
transfer rates and lower latency, especially as these products now
frequently run code-intensive wireless stacks and support local
artificial intelligence (AI) processing. Expanding the flash SPI
accesses from the traditional four I/Os (quad SPI) to eight I/Os
(octal SPI) with the xSPI serial synchronous protocol increases the
serial NOR flash throughput and provides a more efficient solution
for emerging applications.
“Support for new protocols, such as xSPI, is critical for
standard adoption and will help enable a new class of IoT devices,”
said David Peña, verification IP product management director,
System & Verification Group at Cadence. “Cadence worked closely
with Adesto and other JEDEC members to drive development of the
xSPI standard, and we’ve broadened our collaboration to facilitate
ecosystem development. The availability of the memory model for
Adesto’s EcoXiP and host controller design IP for xSPI devices
enables joint customers to quickly and easily adopt xSPI while
developing their products.”
One of the first NOR flash devices to support xSPI, Adesto’s
EcoXiP NVM eliminates the need for expensive on-chip embedded flash
in a broad range of emerging IoT applications. It hits the sweet
spot for power, system cost and performance, with significantly
lower power consumption compared to other octal devices, and offers
dramatically higher performance versus quad SPI devices.
“Moving intelligence to the edge can provide significant
advantages, but heavier local processing means that architects must
revisit their system’s memory architecture,” said Gideon Intrater,
Adesto’s CTO. “xSPI makes it easier for system designers to reap
the benefits of octal devices like EcoXiP for smarter, more
efficient and user-friendly designs. The new Cadence memory model
will help our EcoXiP customers to have even more optimized
systems.”
The Cadence memory model for xSPI is part of the Cadence
Verification Suite and is optimized for Xcelium™ Parallel Logic
Simulation, along with supported third-party simulators. The suite
is comprised of best-in-class core engines and verification fabric
technologies that support the Cadence Intelligent System Design™
strategy, enabling SoC design excellence.
To learn more about the Cadence Memory Model for xSPI, visit:
www.cadence.com/go/XSPIVIP
To learn more about the Cadence Host Controller IP for xSPI,
visit: www.cadence.com/go/XSPIIP
To learn more about Adesto’s EcoXiP™ octal xSPI visit:
www.adestotech.com/products/octal
About Cadence
Cadence enables electronic systems and semiconductor companies
to create the innovative end products that are transforming the way
people live, work and play. Cadence software, hardware and
semiconductor IP are used by customers to deliver products to
market faster. The company’s Intelligent System Design strategy
helps customers develop differentiated products—from chips to
boards to intelligent systems—in mobile, consumer, cloud, data
center, automotive, aerospace, IoT, industrial and other market
segments. Cadence is listed as one of Fortune Magazine's 100 Best
Companies to Work For. Learn more at cadence.com.
About Adesto Technologies Corporation
Adesto Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:IOTS) is a leading
provider of innovative application-specific semiconductors and
embedded systems for the IoT. The company’s technology is used by
more than 5,000 customers worldwide who are creating differentiated
solutions across industrial, consumer, medical and communications
markets. With its growing portfolio of high-value technologies,
Adesto is helping its customers usher in the era of the Internet of
Things. See: www.adestotech.com.
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