DesignWare Processor IP 

Accelerating Chip Development Innovation 

Synopsys' DesignWare® ARC® Processor IP includes the DesignWare ARC® EM, ARC 600 and ARC 700 families of 32-bit processor cores, as well as the DesignWare ARC Audio and ARC Video solutions.

The ARC processor cores are highly configurable and enable SoC designers to implement a full range of embedded microprocessors optimized for their specific target application. The ARC Audio and ARC Video solutions include highly specialized cores combined with optimized codecs, offering the most complete audio and standard-definition video solutions for SoC designs available in the market.

To accelerate the chip development cycle, Synopsys' ARC Processor IP is supported by a complete and integrated development tool suite, including tools for configuration, design and simulation and software development. DesignWare ARC processor cores are also supported by a variety of 3rd-party tools, operating systems and middleware from leading industry vendors, including members of the ARC Access Program.

  • Products
 

ARC EM Family
Compact, ultra low-power processors for deeply embedded applications


ARC 600 Family
General-purpose embedded processor cores with DSP capabilities


ARC 700 Family
High-performance processors for high-end embedded and host applications


ARC Memory Protection Unit
Division of address space into regions associated with specific attributes such as read, write, and execute prevents faulting instructions from completing


ARC Secure
Execution of encrypted code for ARC 600 cores provides cost-effective protection against memory and system attacks with little impact on system performance


ARC XY Advanced DSP
Adds the power of a true DSP engine to enable conventional and signal processing computation within a single architecture


ARC FPX Floating Point
Adds high-performance single- and double-precision floating point math instructions to the configurable ARC 600 and 700 core families


ARC SmaRT Real-Time Trace
A hardware module that can be integrated into any ARC-based SoC to enable rapid software debug with minimal increase in die size and no power consumption penalty


ARC Audio Processors
High-performance audio processors with low power consumption and small footprint for a broad range of SoC designs


ARC Audio Codecs
Ideal for ultra-low power portable applications or for high performance broadcast and home entertainment SoCs


Media Streaming Framework
For easy creation of complex audio graphs, including a Blu-ray Disc reference design


MetaWare
Complete solution leveraging decades of compiler technology, offers industry-leading code density without compromising on performance


GNU
Complete suite of GNU tools optimized for ARC, targeting Linux, Android as well as bare metal systems


Simulation Tools
Complete suite of ARC processor models, covering Cycle-Accurate, Fast-Timed and Turbo Fast simulation


Development Systems
Complete and ready-to-use ARC EM starter kit enables early software development and accelerates time to market


3rd Party Tools and Software
Support for ARC processor cores by leading embedded hardware and software vendors to enable developers to choose the best tools for the job


ARC MQX Software
Highly optimized application development platform designed for speed and size efficiency


Linux Kernel
An optimized port of the Linux kernel for running on ARC CPU configurations with a memory management unit (MMU)


Android OS
Leverage extensive, existing software and applications for the Android OS


3rd Party Tools and Software
ARC processor cores are supported by development and debugging tools, operating systems and middleware from leading industry vendors

  • Ecosystem
  • Collaboration with many companies broadens support for ARC cores more

ARC Access Program
3rd parties supporting ARC architecture with software development tools, RTOS, middleware and semiconductor IP


3rd Party Tools and Software
Support for ARC processor cores by leading embedded hardware and software vendors to enable developers to choose the best tools for the job


Nios II Processor
For more information on this ASIC-optimized version of Altera's Nios II processor core, please contact us at niosII@synopsys.com.



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