Imagine building a complex electronic brain for a device like playing with advanced Lego sets instead of carving every single piece from scratch. This tool provides a library of pre-made parts and a smart assembly program to put them together. It lets people create powerful chips without needing to be world-class experts in semiconductor physics.
Chip design is currently too slow, expensive, and requires rare expertise, leaving Europe dependent on non-EU suppliers and struggling with a qualified workforce shortage.
An extended SoC Compiler software platform and a library of pre-designed SoC subsystems for Arm and RISC-V architectures.
If you are an IoT device manufacturer dealing with high development costs for custom hardware — this project developed a design solution and library that makes SoC design more affordable for SMEs and start-ups.
If you are a component supplier dealing with long delivery times and chip shortages — this project developed an automated design platform that lowers time-to-market for high-performance electronic components.
If you are a hardware startup dealing with the complexity of open-source architecture implementation — this project developed a software solution specifically targeting RISC-V SoCs to increase designer productivity.
The solution is designed to make the SoC design process more affordable, specifically targeting a lower cost for the creation of complex and high-performance electronic components.
Yes, the project aims to support the EU Chips Act goal of doubling Europe's share in global chip production from 10% to 20% by 2030.
The project specifically targets Arm-based and RISC-V architectures, with RISC-V being highlighted as a strategic open-source technology.
It integrates via the SoC Compiler software platform and a pre-design library of subsystems to automate the design process.
The project runs from 2024-04-01 to 2026-09-30, aligning with the broader 2030 goals of the EU Chips Act.
The project is led by a single French SME, Defacto Technologies, which holds 100% of the industry ratio. This lean structure suggests a highly focused commercial drive, leveraging 20 years of internal R&D and existing relationships with the world's top 20 semiconductor firms rather than academic research.
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