Emergent Embedded Computing ARM RISC SoC Technology

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Emergent Embedded Computing- ARM RISC SoC
Technology

• Bob Su
• General Manager, China

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Silicon Integration Advancing Rapidly
Handset Chipset Evolution
Smaller Size Less Power Less Weight Less
Cost More functions
SoC makes life Easy and Fun !
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SoC embedded with RISC
CISC
RISC

• High Performance
• Open HW and SW architecture

• Simple Hardware (Fewer instruction, Fixed
• instruction length, Fixed execution time)
• Less Power consumption
• Less Cost

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ARM- The King of the embedded World
Portion of embedded MPU
Main 32-bit embedded MPU Share
Source Gartner 2002
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Open Architecture for Function Extension

• AMBA is an open standard, on-chip bus spec for
  the interconnection of functional block
• that makes up a SoC

SoC
Extend Chip

• A de facto industrial standard for SoC
  construction and intellectual property (IP)
  library development

Customer Design
CPU Core

AHB
AHB
AHB
Customer Design
I/O Pins
I/O Pins
I/O Pins

• Widely Adopted by major 32-bit RISC CPU core
  (ARM, MIPS, ARC, StrongARM, Xscale, and Faradays
  FA500)

APB
APB
APB
APB
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Whats Mask Programmable Technology ?

• Instead of full mask changes, the functions of an
  ASIC chip which contains one or multiple Mask
  Programmable Cell Array(MPCA) blocks can be
  programmed and re-programmed by modifying only
  three to five top masks.

Cell programming inter-connect
Two metal programmable
Three metal programmable
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Why Use Mask Programmable Technology ?
Advantages

• Flexible for different standards
• Derivative products
• Fast and easy for re-spin
• Platform solution for fast Time-to Market

Disadvantages

• Slightly Increase the die area (less impact for
  pad-limited chip)
• Slightly decrease the speed by 1020

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Advantech SoC DTOS by Mask Programmable Tech
Advantech EVA-C210, ARM / Xscale Companion Chip
Intel Xscale (ARM Core)
Programmable Logic
Fixed Body
AHB2
AHB Bus Controller
SDRAMC
USB 1.1 Host x2
Ethernet MAC
PCI
XBridge
AHB Bus
AHB Bus
AHB2APB Bridge
AHB2APB Bridge
Power Management Clock Controller
APB Bus
APB Bus
RTC
Interrupt Controller
2CH Timer
PS/2 x2
RS232
RS485
I2C
GPIO
RS232 x2
APB3
APB4
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Supply Chain
Foundry Service
IP License
SoC Design Provision
Target SoC Platform Solution
Customer
Customer
Customer
Customer
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Your Ultimate Design Partner

• Highlights
• Founded in June 1993 as a spin-off from UMC
• Unique business model of ASIC design service and
  IP business
• The largest ASIC design service company in
  Asia-Pacific
• Headquartered in Taiwan with branch offices in
  the U.S., Japan, Europe, and China
• 480 employees worldwide
• US100M Revenue in 2002

Business Model
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Thank You !