| Research and Development of Advanced Design Technology for SoC |
| New Energy & Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) |
| Contractor:Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center (STARC) |
Source: NEDO
| Research and Development Contents and Goal |
We are doing research and development of an advanced design technology
to increase SoC design productivity. An SoC (System on a Chip) is a very
large integrated circuit.
Our mission is to create a reuse based design methodology by introducing
the VCore concept, and to develop its design system (VCDS: Virtual Core
based Design System).
Our goals are:
| What is an SoC? |
| An SoC is an LSI which integrates various functions of a system into one chip. |
EX. Wearable Computer
| Social needs and roles of SoC in the future |
| The SoC will be the key technology for the infrastructure of the future social system |
Source: Professor Hiroto Yasuura at Kyushu University
| What is a VCore? |
A VCore is a reusable functional block described at a high-level of abstraction,
such as system and architectural levels, and whose internal functions and
interface specification are parameterized.
There are three types of VCores defined: function VCore (Function VCore),
hardware VCore (Hardware VCore), and software VCore (Software VCore).
| Influence on the SoC design |
When the VCDS is implemented, we expect drastic improvements in SoC's design
productivity and design time.
As a result the VCDS can contribute to the function and performance improvement
of information and communications devices carrying an SoC.
| Virtual Core based Design System (VCDS) |
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| Advantages of Virtual Core Based Design System |
| Improvement of design productivity by reusing VCores and high-level design methodology |
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Registration of new VCores |
SoC design productivity improvement by reusing VCores
Time-to-market reduction of new information and communications electronic devices
| Organization of Research and Development |
| Research and Development Schedule |
New Energy & Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Sunshine 60 Bldg. 3-1-1 Higashi Ikebukuro,
Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-6028, Japan
TEL:+81-3-3987-9388FAX:+81-3-3987-9396URL:http//www.nedo.go.jp/
Contractor
Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center (STARC)
6F Yusen Shin Yokohama Bldg.
17-2, Shin Yokohama 3-chome, Kohoku-ku,
Yokohama, 222-0033 Japan
TEL:+81-45-478-3300FAX:+81-45-478-3310URL:http//www.starc.or.jp/
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