Vendor: Codasip Category: CPU

Dual-issue Linux-capable RISC-V core

The A730 is a dual-issue, in-order, 64-bit application processor capable of running Linux.

Overview

The A730 is a dual-issue, in-order, 64-bit application processor capable of running Linux. The core is compatible with the RISC-V RVA22 profile. The core includes a hardware floating point unit, L1 data & instruction caches, an L2 cache and an MMU. Tessent trace is available as an option.
The core supports wait for interrupt (WFI) and non-maskable interrupts (NMI) and works with a platform-level interrupt controller (PLIC). It has an AXI-5 128-bit bus interface.
The A730 core has a wide range of configuration options.

Key features

  • 64-bit RISC-V core
  • RVA22 profile
  • Linux capable
  • Dual-issue superscalar
  • In-order 7-9 stage pipeline
  • Interrupt controller options
    • WFI
    • NMI
    • PLIC
  • Dynamic jump prediction
  • FPU
  • L1 data and instruction caches
  • L2 cache
  • MMU
  • On-chip debugger
  • Optional trace

Block Diagram

Benefits

  • Standards compliance
    • RISC-V RVA22 profile
  • Code density
    • Zc extensions
  • High configurability with Codasip Studio

Applications

  • Communications
  • Industrial electronics
  • Automotive
  • Consumer electronics
  • Wearables
  • Advanced cameras

What’s Included?

  • Hardware development kit (HDK)
    • Human-readable System Verilog RTL
    • Synthesis scripts
    • Simulation testbenches
    • Debug support
  • Software development kit (SDK)
    • GCC C-compiler
    • Assembler
    • Disassembler
    • Linker
    • Instruction-accurate simulator
    • Cycle-accurate simulator
    • Profiler
  • Options for configuring A730
    • CodAL model for Codasip Studio
    • Full-feature Studio tool for configuring A730 core

Files

Note: some files may require an NDA depending on provider policy.

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
Codasip A730
Vendor
Codasip

Provider

Codasip
HQ: Germany
With semiconductor scaling failing, it is becoming necessary to design specialised cores optimised to a particular workload. With its open and modular ISA, RISC-V is a good basis on which to build a domain-specific accelerator. Codasip’s family of RISC-V cores covers the range from simple embedded applications to application processors capable of running Linux. The cores offer a variety of different pipeline lengths and computational options. These cores can be supplied in standard off-the-shelf configurations or can be extended using the Codasip Studio tool to achieve your unique processing requirements. Codasip Studio – used to develop the Codasip RISC-V cores – allows hardware and software design kits to be automatically generated from a high-level processor description language. Codasip began operations as a spinout from the Brno University of Technology/Faculty of Information Technology in 2014 based on 10 years of research. Codasip is a founding member of the RISC-V International and was the first company to offer a commercial RISC-V IP core in 2015. Today in addition to the original R & D centre in Brno, Czech Republic, Codasip has design centres in France and the UK. Codasip has sales offices in Europe, North America, China, Japan and Korea.

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