QuickStart Implementation Service for Arm Cortex-A55 Processor

Frequently Asked Questions

What is it?

Synopsys’s QuickStart Implementation Service is a four-week consulting engagement designed to help accelerate the development of Arm® Cortex®-A55 processor-based SoCs using Synopsys tools. By the end of this project, your team will have both hands-on experience and information to make strategic engineering decisions about hitting your design’s PPA goals.

Who is this for?

The QuickStart Implementation Service is for design teams that are either:

• new to Arm-based designs, or
• experienced Arm core users new to the Arm Cortex-A55 processor.

How does it work?

We assign one of our core optimization engineers to work with your team. During a period of four weeks, we’ll:

• walk your team through our QuickStart Implementation Kit (QIK) for Arm Cortex-A55 processor which includes scripts, constraints, and a reference guide
• guide your team through both the analyses and tradeoffs required to close on your design’s specific PPA requirements

What will I get?

By the end of this QuickStart engagement, your team will have:

• learned how to configure the design’s RTL
• taken a preliminary design through a first-pass of place & route
• gained design decision data, such as theoretical MAX/MIN targets for power, performance, and area
• performed feasibility analyses and have options to hit PPA goals
• received a short document that lists:
  • what the team learned
  • the tasks required to achieve stated PPA goals
  • a scope of the work required to complete the design