Seamless Migration from Structured ASIC to Standard Cell

A new methodology from ChipX Inc enables customers to get products to market quickly and inexpensively using a structured ASIC, and then seamlessly migrate their design to a Standard Cell device.

Known as XPath, this new methodology will play a valuable role in the production of ASICs for a wide variety of applications, including consumer electronics and embedded products. With pre-validated and pre-built mixed signal IP cores integrated with ChipX's Structured ASIC configurable logic, memory, I/Os and other IP, it is claimed that it will save up to seven months of development time, virtually eliminating market and development risks from the programme. Its cost to the user is a fraction of the Standard Cell NRE, and the end product can be modified quickly and adjusted to initial customer requirements and market demand.

Once the product is ready for high-volume production, ChipX will seamlessly migrate the design to Standard Cell using the same proven IP components and logic.

Product availability is not affected, and customers receive a rebate of 75% of the Structured ASIC NRE toward the Standard Cell NRE price.

Compared with standard ASIC cell design, the Structured ASIC approach affords typical savings of two to three months from design handoff to prototypes, are offered by the Structured ASIC approach, depending upon size and complexity. Moreover, volume production can start a month earlier.

ChipX's expertise with Structured and Standard Cell ASICs positions the company to uniquely deliver the XPath methodology to designers. ChipX has shipped six generations of Structured ASICs to the marketplace and taped out complex Standard Cells ASICs with up to 10 million gates and 550MHz performance, along with integrated high-speed mixed signal interfaces.

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