Efficient IoT designs based on ARM processors

"Optimised embedded solutions designed to work in the most constrained environments are essential to unleash the full potential of the IoT," said Nandan Nayampally, vice president of marketing and strategy, CPU Group, ARM.

"The Cortex-M23 and Cortex-M33 processors will strengthen any edge device with ARM TrustZone processor security technology, enhanced performance and energy-efficiency. Synopsys' extensive design solution will support developers in the rapid rollout of these new technologies through a comprehensive tool suite that will enable optimised IoT SoCs for any market."

Synopsys solutions available today to support development of IoT products with the new ARM Cortex-M23 and Cortex-M33 processors include:

Galaxy Design Platform, including Design Compiler Graphical, IC Compiler II place-and-route and Custom Compiler tools, implements power-efficient and cost-effective digital and mixed-signal IoT designs in FinFET as well as mature process technologies

Verification Continuum Platform technologies, including:

• Virtualiser Development Kits (VDKs) with ARM Fast Models, including the Cortex-M23 and Cortex-M33 models, enable early development, bring-up, and test for boot, OS, firmware and power management software (available today for early adopters);
• Platform Architect analysis with Multicore Optimisation (MCO) technology, integrated with ARM Cycle Models, enables architecture optimisation and hardware/software performance validation of IoT designs based on the new ARMv8-M processors (Platform Architect support planned to be available in early 2017);
• HAPS physical prototyping solution accelerates software development, hardware/software integration and system validation;
• VCS functional verification and ZeBu emulation solutions with Verdi HW SW Debug deliver fast emulation and prototype performance, and speed hardware/software bring-up and debug
  Software Integrity Platform, including Coverity, Defensics and Protecode tools, helps build-in cybersecurity and quality through software signoff.

"Our design solutions for ARM's new IoT IP build on more than 20 years of collaboration with ARM as well as our proven tools for designing IoT and embedded products," said Glenn Dukes, vice president of strategic alliances at Synopsys. "Early adopters of ARM's first ARMv8-M processors can get started today with Synopsys' solutions spanning silicon to software design."