Venice, Florida — Synopsys, Inc.has developed fully synthesizable
implementations of the IBM PowerPC 460 and cache configurable PowerPC 405
embedded microprocessor cores as components of the DesignWare Star IP
program.
The PowerPC 460S is a 32-bit high performance, low-power embedded processor
core optimized to meet the performance and power requirements of today's
consumer electronics, communications, and storage applications. The PowerPC 460S allows designers to select the L2 cache size, L1 cache size,
and multi-core processor local bus necessary to optimize their design.
Additionally, the PowerPC 460S supports an optional floating point unit.
The PowerPC 405S is a 32-bit low power, mid performance embedded processor
core with design attributes that make it an ideal solution for emerging
consumer, storage, wired and wireless applications. The PowerPC 405S supports
a user-definable L1 cache size that helps SoC designers optimize performance
and area to match the application requirements.
Developed through a close collaboration between IBM and the Synopsys
Professional Services and DesignWare IP teams, the foundry-independent
processor cores are supported by a broad range of Synopsys design tools. The
PowerPC 460S and 405S processors are distributed as simulation and timing
models and synthesizable register transfer level (RTL) cores. Synthesizable
IBM CoreConnect peripherals are also available to licensees of the PowerPC
cores.
Synopsys' distribution of the PowerPC cores supports the goals of
Power.org, an open organization that develops and promotes the
Power Architecture and its supporting technologies. Synopsys is a founding
member of Power.org.
Availability
PowerPC 460S and PowerPC 405S design views, including the simulation and
timing models, a verification environment, and full documentation are
currently available at no additional charge to DesignWare Library customers.
For an additional fee, DesignWare Library users may license from IBM or
Synopsys the implementation views of the core, including fully synthesizable
RTL.
For more information, visit
PowerPC.html.
