Synopsys Inc. has ported its automotive-grade interface and foundation intellectual property (IP) for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s N5A process technology.
The goal is to power software-defined vehicles of the future for high-performance computing requirements for automotive system-on-chips (SoCs).
The IP portfolio is designed and tested to the AEC-Q100 automotive grade 2 temperature standards for ambient -40° C to 105° C. This will help driver applications like advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), automated driving systems and zonal SoCs of the future.
The IP portfolio features ISO 26262 standard for random hardware faults. This allows automotive OEMs, Tier 1s and semiconductor vendors to accelerate safety critical SoCs and reach functional safety targets, Synopsys said. This will also enable designers to reach automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) targets.
Synopsys’ automotive grade IP is part of its software development portfolio that includes:
- Design
- Verification
- Electronics digital twin
- Prototyping
"TSMC has worked closely with our design ecosystem partners to provide the automotive semiconductor industry with cutting-edge solutions in IP, EDA and manufacturing technologies," said Dan Kochpatcharin, head of the design infrastructure management division at TSMC. "Synopsys' portfolio of automotive-grade IP for TSMC's N5A process enables automotive chip innovators to accelerate the design of their safety-critical SoCs while taking advantage of N5A's significant performance, power efficiency, and logic density boost."
