Codasip Introduces New Low-Power Processor Core and Next Generation Design Automation Toolset
Munich, Germany, June 4, 2024 – Codasip, the leader in RISC-V Custom Compute, has announced the release of their latest innovations in processor technology. The company has introduced a new low-power embedded processor core, Codasip L110, and the next generation of their design automation toolset, Codasip Studio Fusion.
The new Codasip L110 delivers best-in-class performance for power-sensitive applications, with up to 50% improvements in performance per watt and 20% smaller code size compared to similar cores in the market. What sets the L110 apart is its extensive configurability, allowing for different area/performance trade-off levels, and support for standard RISC V code-size extensions. Additionally, the L110 is fully customizable, allowing designers to extend the processor to achieve massive improvements in Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) to differentiate their products.
Brett Cline, chief commercial officer at Codasip, comments on the benefits of customization, stating, “Customization allows designers to introduce new instructions specific to their software workload and significantly improve PPA. Our new core offers best-in-class performance for small-area and low-power applications accompanied by new possibilities for easy and quick customization with no risk to the core functionality. We offer all this in a flexible business model that will not cost you an arm and a leg.”
The L110 core is designed by the Codasip team using their Codasip Studio Fusion toolset, which introduces unique processor design and verification features with unparalleled productivity. For years, Codasip Studio has been the toolset to generate both the RTL and the software development tools from a single processor model. The new version, Codasip Studio Fusion, improves this fundamental capability and adds a segmentation layer, allowing customers to configure the core from set options, create custom instructions within set bounds, or design freely. The tools automatically generate an SDK (Software Development Toolkit) including a compiler, simulation models, debugger, and profiler, and an HDK (Hardware Development Kit) including RTL (Register Transfer Level), a verification framework, and more.
The latest version also introduces more design automation to make processor design even easier and faster. New design constructs allow for fusing the processor’s architectural and microarchitectural description, while the toolset can automatically convert declarative descriptions of common processor aspects into low-level logic.
The benefits of the Codasip Studio Fusion toolset are all reflected in the new L110 core, which can be used as a pre-verified starting point to achieve the right level of customization. For customers in need of a starting point with higher performance, Codasip offers other options such as the 64-bit RISC-V application core A730.
About Codasip
Codasip is a processor technology company enabling system-on-chip developers to differentiate their products for competitive advantage. Customers leverage the transformational potential of the open RISC-V ISA in a unique way through Codasip’s Custom Compute offering: Codasip Studio design automation tools and a fully open architecture licensing model combine with a range of processor IP that can be easily customized. The company is proudly European and serves a global market, where billions of devices are already enabled by Codasip technology. Learn more at www.codasip.com.
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