In order to meet the long battery life requirements in the growing market of IoT devices, energy saving is a paramount concern - specifically the reduction of static power consumption when devices spend up to 99.9 % of the time in an inactive mode.

The SmartCC80251 compiler for 80251 microcontrollers has been released by Dolphin Integration. Users may benefit from a free upgrade to the compiler and join an innovative 80251 ecosystem. Low-power microcontrollers, a state-of-the-art compiler toolchain with an innovative Interactive Development Environment (IDE) guarantee the lasting growth of the i51 legacy.

In partnership with TSMC, Dolphin Integration has developed all the IP contributors for an ultra-low-power SoC suitable for IoT applications. Extreme power consumption reduction of an SoC requires a power domain architecture, which is a complex task for SoC integrators. Therefore, more semiconductor IPs are necessary than usual to enable the performance needed for SoC differentiation in competitive markets.

Since they use just 1% of their battery life in active mode, one of the major challenges of IoT applications is lowering the deep-sleep mode power consumption. Designers need to achieve a power consumption as low as a few micro-amps, while preserving data retention and supplying always-on functions. The qLR-Aubrey ultra-low quiescent-current linear regulator from Dolphin Integration meets this need.

Dolphin Integration delivers new releases of its EDA solutions for front-end design: the schematic editor SLED and the mixed-signal simulator SMASH. SLED enables designers to graphically capture and configure their designs. The flexibility of the schematic editor SLED offers the possibility to design true mixed-signal circuits as well as multi-level and multi-physics systems.

Over the years, EDA vendors have attempted to allow configuring the testbench from the schematic. While doing this has become common, a gap in terms of functionalities remains between configuring the testbench from the schematic or from the simulator control file. To fill this gap, and avoid restraining simulator usage without losing the focus on the schematics, Dolphin Integration provides the Active Text feature, an innovative approach to defin...

  A stereo audio CODEC supporting both analogue and digital microphones has been introduced by Dolphin Integration. The sCODa-MT1-LR.01 is suitable for SoCs targeting wireless audio devices, such as Bluetooth speakers or sound bars, where sound performance and die cost are pivotal.

Designed to help SoC integrators secure the operations of RF blocks, the nLR-Charny low-noise linear regulator has been released by Dolphin Integration. The device, which meets stringent low noise requirements, is suitable for use with a wide range of standard cells, memories and power regulators to meet the challenges of embedded low power voltage domains.

An IDE that offers an increased debug capacity and a higher MCU performance has been introduced by Dolphin Integration. The SmartVision IDE provides a virtual prototype of the complete configuration, allowing software developers to assess the impact of each line of code on each component of the sub-system. This virtual prototype also speeds the time-to-market.

The growing popularity of smartphone and DTV applications with 4K displays translates into demand for next-gen portable displays featuring high resolution and excellent power performance. The TSMC 55nm HV process provides an efficient infrastructure to design cost-effective and low-power display drivers.

Many small connected devices, such as wireless headsets, wearable devices, connected bracelets and smart watches, require low-power optimisation. Dolphin Integration directly addresses low-capacity Li-Ion or Li-Po batteries with its recently-released low-power battery charger. The BC-Livingstone.01 can charge a single-cell battery from all kinds of USB adapters, with a maximum current of 500mA.

Dolphin Integration has announced its silicon-proven Virtual Component of IP, targeting the growing market of smart meters. The Metro-PM-Jade-mono.05, featuring a complete measurement subsystem for single-phase power metering ICs, is available for fabless and SoC integrators in technological processes at 180 and 130nm.

  Dolphin Integration now not only provides audio converters for STB application but also offers thorough support via its Integration and Application Engineers.

Dolphin Integration targets wearables, IoT applications and other smart devices with WhisperTrigger, the company's voice activity detection system. Whereas voice detection is usually handled by a DSP or a voice processor, the WhisperTrigger, operating in always-on mode, can wake up the system without voice data loss, allowing the rest of the SoC to remain in standby or sleep mode.

Dolphin Integration’s sponsored offering at TSMC 55nm uLP and uLPeF meets the demands of fabless IC suppliers for solutions that enable high performance SoCs with a low power consumption. A number of the company’s products complement the 55nm uLP/uLPeF.

Designed for fabless and SoC integrators targeting the growing smart grid related markets, such as utility billing meters and smart plugs, Dolphin Integration has released the Metro-PM-Jade-mono.05 silicon IP. The silicon IP, featuring a complete measurement subsystem for single-phase power metering ICs, is available in main technological processes at 130nm. 

Dolphin Integration will broadcast a live webinar focused on its activity of design services on 20th and 22nd January, 2015. This free webinar targets RTL designers and project leaders, searching a partner for the physical implementation and optimisation of their designs.

Dolphin Integration has launched a series of free webinars to promote its expertise in ASIC/SoC services. With the first webinar scheduled for 20th and 22nd January, the series will focus on services ranging from RTL-to-GDSII or RTL-to-Fab. It targets RTL designers, or project leaders in search for a partner to perform the physical implementation and optimisation of their designs.

The ever-growing smartcard market is perpetually facing the challenge of protecting asset confidentiality and data integrity against hackers and pirates. The market demands a perpetual renewal of secured platforms from fabless IC suppliers for smartcards, always offering more numerous and more upgraded security features.

To reduce the power consumption of IoT devices without increasing SoC costs, Dolphin Integration has released a number of Silicon IP components. The CLICK, a library of embedded cells and IP memory, enables users to design logic, memory and mixed-signal islands for all operating modes. The company has also introduced the Power Kit Library of regulation devices, which allows users to design an SoC architecture optimised for low power consumpt...