Vendor: Dolphin Semiconductor Category: Power Management Unit

Software tool for the automatic building of Power Management Unit (PMU)

PowerStudio is an software developed by Dolphin Semiconductor to speed up the architecture, design and integration of complex, au…

Overview

PowerStudio is an innovative software developed by Dolphin Semiconductor to speed up the architecture, design and integration of complex, automotive-grade on-chip Power Management Units (PMU). It combines in a single tool a versatile solution for power network exploration with a unique capability to generate pre-verified RTL and UPF files of the power network.

Key features

  • Automated generation of automotive-grade power network based on SoC power intent table
  • Early power sanity checks
  • GUI-based power modes transitions graph
  • On-the fly estimation of Maestro Power Controller gate count
  • On-the fly estimation of Maestro Power Controller transition times
  • Automated generation of Maestro Power Controller RTL file
  • Automated generation of UPF testbench for in-context validation of the power networ

Benefits

  • Fast power architecture exploration
  • Process node agnostic
  • Pre-configured with Dolphin Semiconductor?s IP portfolio
  • Open to third-party IP
  • Pre-verified and correct-by-construction RTL code
  • Maestro Power Controller configuration and generation in 1 day
  • Maestro Power Controller design iteration in 1 hour
  • Fast ECO in case of architecture re-spin or design of a product derivative

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
PowerStudio
Vendor
Dolphin Semiconductor
Type
Silicon IP

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