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Vendor:
Sondrel Ltd
Category:
Vision Subsystem
Quad channel ADAS IP platform
This IP reference platform has been architected with ISO26262 applications and the fast integration of customer IP in mind from t…
Overview
This IP reference platform has been architected with ISO26262 applications and the fast integration of customer IP in mind from the start. This simplifies and speeds up the creation of the required evidence bundle so the final product can swiftly achieve ISO26262.
Key features
- The SFA 350A IP platform has been specifically designed for ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) that are used to support driverless or automotive vehicle applications. It has four channels for sensors that can be either passive, such as optical via camera inputs, or active using LASER or RADAR. This is a very cost-effective solution compared to having a dedicated, one channel chip for each sensor. Uses can include collision avoidance, detection of crossing the central white line or gathering 3D information via a pair of cameras.
- The SFA 350A is designed to be scalable due to its framework architecture design. This enables the processor units for the chip’s four channels to be selected according to the processing power required by the application without requiring any changes to the interconnects and I/O to the rest of the chip. This modular approach makes the platform very versatile and scalable. Even more powerful solutions can be created by ganging identical, SFA 300 quad-core chips together to form a cluster, which is less expensive than creating a similar solution on one multi-channel chip. Communication to the vehicle’s central unit is via dual redundant links based on standard protocol such as Ethernet or PCIe.
Block Diagram
SFA 350A block diagram
Benefits
- The innovative, semi-custom platform approach, which Sondrel calls Architecting the future™, can cut design cost and time to market by up to 30%.
Applications
- ADAS and other high performance applications that require intensive data and signal processing
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Specifications
Identity
Part Number
SFA 350A
Vendor
Sondrel Ltd
Type
Silicon IP
Provider
Sondrel Ltd
HQ:
United Kingdom
Sondrel was founded in 2002, and is a privately held UK company, providing silicon chip design services. With design centres in China, Europe and Morocco, Sondrel provides engineering consultancy supporting an international client base, designing the technology products and infrastructure that we now all take for granted, for example in our cars, consumer products and communications networks. In association with industry partners we are also leading the creation of a new eco-system to support the growth of the connected world through the Internet of Things. Our engineers have substantial expertise and relationships with IP providers, EDA tool suppliers and foundries. We work with large multi-national companies and SMEs to achieve the quality, reliability and time to market targets required for today's increasingly complex technology applications. In 2021, we launched a pioneering new approach to ASIC design that can reduce design costs by up to 30% and bring products to market much faster. Called Architecting the Future, it is a family of IP platforms each designed for specific application areas. The platform is pre-designed to have the relevant IP and interconnects already designed, rather than starting from scratch for each new project, such that the customer's IP can be easily integrated to create the final bespoke ASIC.
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