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In the realm of semiconductor IP, Timer and Watchdog IPs play a pivotal role in maintaining the synchronization and fault tolerance of a wide range of embedded systems. Timer modules are essential components used to measure elapsed time intervals, generate periodic interrupts, and manage cycle counting processes within digital devices. These IPs are crucial in applications where precise timing and execution are paramount, such as in real-time operating systems, multimedia processing, and communication devices.
On the other hand, the Watchdog IPs serve as a safety mechanism to ensure system reliability by detecting anomalies and preventing system failures. Typically implemented as a timer that resets the system if not periodically restarted, they are especially valuable in environments where critical operations need continuity, such as in automotive, industrial controls, and consumer electronics. By resetting the system or initiating corrective actions, Watchdog IPs help prevent data corruption and minimize downtime.
Together, Timer and Watchdog semiconductor IPs are indispensable in crafting robust embedded solutions that require seamless integration of timing functions and safety features. For developers and system architects, choosing the right IP offering involves considering factors such as power efficiency, precision, and configurability to meet specific application requirements.
In our Silicon Hub catalog, the Timer/Watchdog category encompasses a diverse set of offerings ranging from simple interval timers to complex multiplatform watchdogs and timer modules. Each IP comes equipped with detailed specifications to meet the stringent demands of modern electronics, ensuring reliability, precision, and adaptability across various applications. The IPs in this category are designed to be seamlessly integrated into your projects, enhancing functionality and safety while optimizing performance.
The Mixed-Signal CODEC offered by Archband Labs integrates advanced analog and digital audio processing to deliver superior sound quality. Designed for a variety of applications such as portable audio devices, automotive systems, and entertainment systems, this CODEC provides efficiency and high performance. With cutting-edge technologies, it handles complex signal conversions with minimal power consumption. This CODEC supports numerous interface standards, making it a versatile component in numerous audio architectures. It's engineered to offer precise sound reproduction and maintains audio fidelity across all use cases. The integrated components within the CODEC streamline design processes and reduce the complexity of audio system implementations. Furthermore, the Mixed-Signal CODEC incorporates features that support high-resolution audio, ensuring compatibility with high-definition sound systems. It's an ideal choice for engineers looking for a reliable and comprehensive audio processing solution.
The AHB-Lite Timer from Roa Logic is a precision timing module designed to comply with the RISC-V Privileged specification. This timer is engineered to manage time-sensitive operations within systems that utilize the AHB-Lite bus protocol, ensuring accurate timing for a variety of applications. By providing robust timer functionalities, the AHB-Lite Timer assists in overseeing operations where precise timing is crucial, such as coordinating tasks within embedded systems or managing periods in control processes. Its compliance with RISC-V standards ensures that it integrates seamlessly with systems based on this widely adopted open standard, enhancing compatibility and performance. Developers can take advantage of Roa Logic's comprehensive support materials, which include detailed documentation and pre-configured test environments, to facilitate the easy integration of the timer into existing designs. This support infrastructure is indicative of Roa Logic's commitment to simplifying the adoption and effective utilization of its sophisticated IP offerings within diverse system architectures.
The Nerve IIoT Platform is a comprehensive solution for machine builders, offering cloud-managed edge computing capabilities. This innovative platform delivers high levels of openness, security, flexibility, and real-time data handling, enabling businesses to embark on their digital transformation journeys. Nerve's architecture allows for seamless integration with a variety of hardware devices, from basic gateways to advanced IPCs, ensuring scalability and operational efficiency across different industrial settings. Nerve facilitates the collection, processing, and analysis of machine data in real-time, which is crucial for optimizing production and enhancing operational efficiency. By providing robust remote management functionalities, businesses can efficiently handle device operations and application deployments from any location. This capacity to manage data flows between the factory floor and the cloud transitions enterprises into a new era of digital management, thereby minimizing costs and maximizing productivity. The platform also supports multiple cloud environments, empowering businesses to select their preferred cloud service while maintaining operational continuity. With its secure, IEC 62443-4-1 certified infrastructure, Nerve ensures that both data and applications remain protected from cyber threats. Its integration of open technologies, such as Docker and virtual machines, further facilitates rapid implementation and prototyping, enabling businesses to adapt swiftly to ever-changing demands.
The C100 is designed to enhance IoT connectivity and performance with its highly integrated architecture. Built around a robust 32-bit RISC-V CPU running up to 1.5GHz, this chip offers powerful processing capabilities ideal for IoT applications. Its architecture includes embedded RAM and ROM memory, facilitating efficient data handling and computations. A prime feature of the C100 is its integration of Wi-Fi components and various transmission interfaces, enhancing its utility in diverse IoT environments. The inclusion of an ADC, LDO, and a temperature sensor supports myriad applications, ensuring devices can operate in a wide range of conditions and applications. The chip's low power consumption is a critical factor in this design, enabling longer operation duration in connected devices and reducing maintenance frequency due to less charging or battery replacement needs. This makes the C100 chip suitable for secure smart home systems, interactive toys, and healthcare devices.
The THOR platform is a versatile tool for developing application-specific NFC sensor and data logging solutions. It incorporates silicon-proven IP blocks, creating a comprehensive ASIC platform suitable for rigorous monitoring and continuous data logging applications across various industries. THOR is designed for accelerated development timelines, leveraging low power and high-security features. Equipped with multi-protocol NFC capabilities and integrated temperature sensors, the THOR platform supports a wide range of external sensors, enhancing its adaptability to diverse monitoring needs. Its energy-efficient design allows operations via energy harvesting or battery power, ensuring sustainability in its applications. This platform finds particular utility in sectors demanding precise environmental monitoring and data management, such as logistics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial automation. The platform's capacity for AES/DES encrypted data logging ensures secure data handling, making it a reliable choice for sectors with stringent data protection needs.
The Tentiva Video FMC is a versatile board crafted for sophisticated video processing tasks. Its modular setup, featuring two PHY slots, facilitates easy customization and expansion. These slots are equipped to support high-speed data communication, providing up to 20 Gbps, making it suitable for a range of digital video projects. The Tentiva board's compatibility with various PHY cards, including the DisplayPort 2.1 TX and RX cards, allows it to flexibly manage video transmission and reception tasks. These cards are specifically designed to work with DisplayPort-compatible devices, such as monitors and GPUs, ensuring seamless and reliable performance in handling DisplayPort video signals. Furthermore, the Tentiva is meticulously crafted to integrate with FPGA development boards that incorporate FMC headers. This capability offers extensive adaptability and expands its utilities in numerous development environments, thereby making it an essential tool for professionals in digital video processing.
TechwidU’s general-purpose power-on reset (POR) solution is essential for systems that require reliable reset signals during power-up. Engineered for robustness, the design provides precise control and timing for resetting conditions, which can be integrated easily with various circuit systems in power-sensitive applications. Constructed on proven process nodes, this POR ensures stable performance and is ideal for maintaining system initialization sequences within diverse power management architectures.
The Fault Resistant Clock and Reset Monitor from Green IP Core represents a significant advancement in maintaining system stability. This technology is crafted to monitor and correct inconsistencies in clock signals and reset circuits, ensuring reliable system operation across a wide range of applications. By employing a dual monitoring approach, it enhances system resilience against disruptions that can cause performance degradation. The module integrates seamlessly into existing systems, allowing for real-time monitoring of clock and reset signals. When perturbations are detected, the monitor activates its correction mechanism to swiftly rectify these faults, thus ensuring that the system's performance remains consistent and that mission-critical functions are not interrupted. This IP is especially beneficial in sectors where timing precision is crucial, such as communications, automotive electronics, and industrial automation. By providing proactive error detection and correction, the Fault Resistant Clock and Reset Monitor significantly improves system reliability, making it an indispensable component for systems where precision and uptime are non-negotiable.
iCEVision facilitates rapid prototyping and evaluation of connectivity features using the Lattice iCE40 UltraPlus FPGA. Designers can take advantage of exposed I/Os for quick implementation and validation of solutions, while enjoying compatibility with common camera interfaces such as ArduCam CSI and PMOD. This flexibility is complemented by software tools such as the Lattice Diamond Programmer and iCEcube2, which allow designers to reprogram the onboard SPI Flash and develop custom solutions. The platform comes preloaded with a bootloader and an RGB demo application, making it quick and easy for users to begin experimenting with their projects. Its design includes features like a 50mmx50mm form factor, LED applications, and multiple connectivity options, ensuring broad usability across various rapid prototyping scenarios. With its user-friendly setup and comprehensive toolkit, iCEVision is perfect for developers who need a streamlined path from initial design to functional prototype, especially in environments where connectivity and sensor integration are key.
TimeServoPTP enhances the TimeServo's capabilities into a comprehensive IEEE 1588v2 PTP-compliant clock solution, engineered for FPGA environments. This advanced PTP ordinary clock slave is designed for seamless synchronization with network time grandmasters via Ethernet frames, allowing for both 1-step and 2-step time synchronization. The self-sufficiency in offering PTP services without host intervention highlights its robust adaptability. With an ability to provide up to 32 "now" time outputs, each equipped with a pulse per second (PPS) signal driven by independent clock domains, TimeServoPTP fosters a flexible control-plane integration through AXI interfaces. Outputs are selectable in binary, IEEE ordinary, or transparent formats, ensuring diverse application support. The Gardiner Type-2 Digital Phase Locked Loop and Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) logic significantly contribute to precision synchronization across network nodes. The capability to handle time-sensitive applications without dedicated processor engagement adds to notable power and resource efficiency, making it an excellent fit for mission-critical network implementations. FPGA resources are efficiently utilized, supporting devices like Intel Agilex and Xilinx UltraScalePlus, allowing effective low-energy processing within high-performance network frameworks.
The Heimdall platform is engineered for applications requiring low-resolution image processing and quick interpretation. It integrates image signal processing capabilities into a compact design, perfect for IoT applications where space and power consumption are constraints. The platform supports various image-related tasks including object detection and movement tracking. With a core image sensor of 64x64 pixels, Heimdall is optimized for environments where minor details are less critical. This makes it ideal for motion sensing, smart lighting, and automation systems where the understanding of space occupancy or movement is essential. The platform's energy-efficient design, capable of integrating energy-harvesting technology, ensures sustainable operation in remote and hard-to-reach locations. By providing rapid image interpretation, Heimdall supports quick decision-making processes crucial for smart infrastructure and security applications.
This general-purpose power-on reset design provides essential stability and accuracy in system initialization. Utilizing Samsung's 65nm process technology, it integrates smoothly into a variety of systems, ensuring reliable operation across all resets. This POR supports many applications by managing and controlling power-up sequences critical for system stability and performance.
The Fault Resistant Recovery Companion with Single Sequence Recovery is designed to enhance the reliability of system operations by facilitating rapid recovery from faults with a minimal impact on system performance. This technology streamlines the fault recovery process through an innovative single sequence approach that mitigates the time typically required to restore system functionality. The recovery companion efficiently identifies and addresses faults, enabling systems to maintain operational integrity even in adverse conditions. Its design focuses on minimizing downtime and ensuring continuity of critical functions, making it especially suitable for sectors where uninterrupted operation is essential, such as telecommunications and critical infrastructure. Incorporating this IP enhances the overall resilience of complex systems, allowing them to withstand and quickly recover from unexpected disruptions. This capability is a major advantage in maintaining system reliability and performance in real-time data processing environments and in applications where constant availability is crucial.
The SOC Stability in Small Package from Green IP Core addresses the challenges of maintaining system-on-chip reliability within compact form factors. This solution is designed to offer robust performance without compromising the size and power efficiency that modern applications demand. This IP excels in integrating fault detection and correction capabilities within limited spaces, making it ideal for portable and handheld devices that require high stability and low footprint. By leveraging cutting-edge semiconductor technologies, it ensures that the chip maintains consistent performance even in fluctuating conditions, such as varying temperatures or unexpected power surges. The architecture guarantees that fault tolerance measures are in place, preserving the functionality of the chip across different environments and usage scenarios. The reliability provided by this IP is vital for consumer electronics, medical devices, and other applications where device performance and stability are critical, regardless of the size constraints. It’s a key component for industries looking to maximize efficiency while adhering to increasingly compact design requirements.
The IMG DXS GPU represents a significant leap in safe computing, designed specifically for automotive applications. Its architecturally advanced features deliver 1.5 times the peak performance of previous models, focusing on power efficiency and functional safety. With its pioneering Distributed Safety Mechanisms, the IMG DXS GPU effectively minimizes the power, area, and performance overheads typically associated with achieving ASIL-B compliance. This GPU is engineered to meet the rigorous requirements of automotive computing systems, ensuring secure and highly efficient processing. Built to handle the computational demands of both graphics and AI simultaneously, the DXS leverages Imagination's cutting-edge parallel processing architecture. This flexibility makes it suitable for integration into next-generation automotive cockpit and infotainment systems, where reliability is paramount. The IMG DXS is part of Imagination's innovative approach to combining high performance with functionally safe processing, reflecting the company's commitment to leading the automotive GPU market. In addition to its robust safety features, the DXS GPU supports advanced automotive graphics, leading the way in enhancing visual experiences in vehicle displays. Its design and development have followed the ISO 26262 standard, underpinning its reliability and safety, making it a preferred choice for automotive manufacturers seeking cutting-edge technology that doesn’t compromise on safety or performance.
IQonIC Works provides a RISC-V Timer suite designed in accordance with the RISC-V standard machine timer specifications. The product offers flexibility with variants that operate both with and without clock-domain crossing. For conventional applications, the timers count processor clock cycles directly, while in low-power settings, they're integrated with a persistent low-frequency oscillator to maintain accuracy even when the main system clocks are gated. Designed for adaptability, they come with AHB and APB interfaces to fit into both complex and simple bus architectures.
TimeServo serves as a precise FPGA system timer or clock that supports line-rate independent packet timestamping while addressing high-resolution, modest accuracy timekeeping needs. Engineered with a PI-DPLL, it synchronizes local TCXO with an external 1 PPS signal, enabling high syntonicity and facilitating accurate timestamping with MAC-integrated environments. The component can be extended to TimeServoPTP for a fully compliant IEEE-1588v2/PTP configuration, creating a standalone slave device without the need for host intervention. Providing up to 32 runtime-tunable outputs, TimeServo operates independently across diverse clock domains and supports various output formats including binary, IEEE ordinary, and transparent. Management and observability through an AXI control plane enable dynamic time adjustments and phase-frequency monitoring, ensuring operational adaptability. The attribute of using a standard AXI4-Lite interface strengthens integration prospects with existing FPGA setups. TimeServo's robust phase lock capabilities are backed by a 120-bit resolution phase accumulator and phase-locked loop (PLL) systems capable of maintaining jitter accuracy and flexibility. The design advances are supplemented with application examples and software tools to ease setup and implementation, supporting a wide range of time-sensitive industrial applications.
The EVIYOS HD 25 gen1 represents a leap in vehicle lighting technology, paving the way for intelligent headlights with its integrated multi-pixel capability. This arrangement allows for dynamic control of light intensity and distribution, thus improving nighttime driving conditions and safety by reducing glare and providing adaptive light settings. The EVIYOS HD 25's functionality is enhanced by its compact design, which integrates seamlessly into car headlamp systems, offering a flexible lighting solution tailored to modern automotive design trends.
Precision Pulse Per Second (PPS) products are foundational for achieving high precision timing across networked systems. NetTimeLogic offers three distinct kinds of PPS cores: PPS Master, PPS Slave, and a converted PPS Clock generator. Each is fully implemented in hardware, eliminating the need for additional software or processors and ensuring compatibility across different FPGA environments. The PPS Master distributes accurate time signals, while the PPS Slave synchronizes local systems to an incoming PPS signal. The PPS Clock generator is used to create precise timing signals from a synchronized clock. These offerings are crucial in scenarios demanding precise temporal control, such as synchronization of distributed systems for control applications and measurement systems.
The Fault Detector is a fully digital solution engineered to identify faults within its logical circuitry. This versatile technology is crafted to pinpoint areas susceptible to soft errors or faults, flagging inconsistencies at its output. It achieves this through an embedded fault detection, management, and correction circuit meticulously integrated into the logical circuits. This proactive approach ensures the logical functions continue seamlessly, maintaining system integrity even when internal discrepancies occur. This advanced detection capability is crucial in environments where reliability cannot be compromised, such as in automotive and aerospace systems or critical industrial applications. The IP's flexibility allows it to be synthesized across a broad range of devices, ensuring compatibility with diverse platforms. Moreover, the Fault Detector exemplifies power efficiency, consuming additional energy only during fault correction processes, thus ensuring resourcefulness in its operation. This IP becomes an essential tool for developers seeking to integrate sophisticated error management into their systems, guaranteeing enhanced product reliability and longevity.
Designed for next-generation television applications, this tuner demonstrates versatility by supporting multiple broadcast standards across different frequency bands. It offers high-quality image and sound by efficiently converting analog signals into digital form. Employing direct-conversion techniques, the tuner minimizes noise and unwanted signal interference, providing superior viewing experiences.
The ABX Platform from Racyics showcases state-of-the-art Adaptive Body Biasing (ABB) technology, primarily designed for use in GlobalFoundries' 22FDX® technology. This innovative platform facilitates reliable operation at ultra-low voltages down to 0.4V, accommodating variations in process, supply voltage, and temperature. For automotive applications, this platform promises a significant reduction in leakage power, up to 76% at critical automotive-grade conditions. The platform also enables a performance boost of up to 10.3 times under ultra-low voltage operation, highlighting its efficiency in high-performance applications. Key components of the ABX Platform include ABB generators, standard cells, and SRAM IPs, all optimized for ABB-aware implementation to enhance power, performance, and area metrics. These features ensure a guaranteed performance backed by silicon-proven solutions, offering a streamlined path from design to tape-out. Additionally, the ABX Platform includes a comprehensive suite of tools and libraries, such as single and dual rail SRAM, PLL clock generators, and ultra-low power clock generation IPs. Designed for both consumer and automotive markets, Racyics' ABX Platform supports ISO26262 safety standards, making it ideal for applications that demand robust safety and performance credentials.
NetTimeLogic provides specialized IRIG products designed for effective time distribution using standard IRIG protocols. The IRIG Master core outputs precise time signals, facilitating coordinated time distribution across systems without relying on external software conditions. Correspondingly, the IRIG Slave core reads and synchronizes an incoming IRIG signal to the local clock system. Both the Master and Slave cores are implemented strictly in hardware, ensuring minimal overhead and compatibility with various FPGA setups. Designed for robustness, these cores support DCLS and AC encoding, leveraging external DAC and ADC components. This hardware-only design supports critical applications requiring synchronized time across diverse platforms, from scientific measurements to industrial automation.
NetTimeLogic's Clock Products are engineered to enhance the synchronization capabilities of various systems through versatile timing solutions. An adjustable clock serves as the core component, allowing real-time adjustments to time offsets and drifts, ensuring precise alignment with desired time sources. Complementing this are frequency and signal generators that can produce precise, user-defined outputs for a wide range of applications. These tools are vital for distributed control systems where synchronization and time stamping are crucial, such as telecommunications and industrial automation. The hardware-only design ensures high reliability and performance without the complexities of CPU-dependent processing, providing robust support for synchronized operations across complex networks.
NetTimeLogic's DCF products provide robust time synchronization solutions leveraging the DCF77 signal, commonly used in Europe for precise timekeeping. Consisting of a DCF Master and Slave, these cores facilitate time synchronization without software dependency, implemented entirely in hardware for optimal performance. The DCF Master transmits precise time signals to facilitate synchronization across connected systems, while the DCF Slave decodes incoming DCF77 signals for internal clock synchronization. These cores support PWM and DCLS encoded signals, offering hardware-only decoding and processing for various environments. These components are critical in applications where independent time synchronization is necessary, such as broadcast environments and signal distribution systems.
The Time of Day (TOD) products from NetTimeLogic offer reliable synchronization for time-sensitive systems using various proprietary and industry-standard communication protocols, such as NMEA, UBX, TSIP, and ESIP. Their offerings include both a TOD Master and a Slave, implemented entirely in hardware to ensure uniform performance across systems without resorting to software or soft-core CPUs. The TOD Master generates synchronized NMEA messages to ensure consistency in distributed systems. Conversely, the TOD Slave parser interprets complex incoming signals to adjust and manage local time settings seamlessly. Providing robust solutions in critical environments, these TOD cores are vital for applications in navigation, aviation, and any scenarios where precise time-of-day information is indispensable.
NetTimeLogic's RTC (Real-Time Clock) products deliver high-precision non-volatile time storage solutions. The RTC Master core offers seamless read and write operations synchronized across systems using I2C protocols. Designed as a robust add-on for environments where absolute time precision is vital, the RTC Master stores reliable time data synchronously with synchronization solutions from NetTimeLogic, especially when conventional reference sources are unavailable. This hardware-only implementation ensures consistent and accurate time-keeping without the need for supplementary processors. By focusing on persistent time storage, these products are ideal for industries where historical time data is critical, including data logging and real-time monitoring systems.
SyncE products from NetTimeLogic are crucial for handling Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) messages and delivering reliable time synchronization over packet networks. Their SyncE Node is engineered for ESMC and Enhanced ESMC message processing, integrating state decision making based on ITU-T G.8264 standards. Operating entirely in hardware, this solution does not require CPUs or software, ensuring seamless performance across numerous environments. These products enable consistent timing in networking equipment, making them indispensable in telecommunication infrastructure where time synchronization is key to maintaining service quality and efficiency. The adaptability of the SyncE Node supports a broad range of networking implementations, crucial for modern network operations.
Vantablack Vision is an optical black coating developed specifically for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to enhance sensor performance by minimizing stray light interference. It is a nanomaterial-free black paint that offers ultra-low fogging properties, suitable for applications in camera protection and head-up displays. Designed to handle demanding automotive environments, the coating ensures compliance with critical safety requirements without altering device design. The coating effectively absorbs stray light, improving the clarity and reliability of optical systems involved in tasks like distance measuring, object recognition, and traffic sign detection. Its application significantly reduces glare and artifacts, improving the overall quality and safety of ADAS technologies in various lighting conditions. Vantablack Vision employs Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) as a measurement standard, which offers a comprehensive view of both specular and diffuse light scattering. This ensures superior optical performance and maintains image fidelity, a crucial factor for vehicle safety systems.
MORA-compliant/SOSA-aligned SDR card with 6 GHz tuning, 4 channels Rx/Tx and up to 450 MHz IBW.
The HD Multi-window Video Processor is engineered to handle multiple video streams, allowing for simultaneous display and processing of high-definition content. This processor supports the blending of several video sources into a single output stream, which is crucial for applications like video conferencing systems or security monitoring where multi-channel video displaying is required. Its advanced processing allows for dynamic window placement and scaling, ensuring that video quality and resolution remain uncompromised across various window configurations.
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