Silicon-proven DesignWare IP for PCI Express 4.0

Integrating Synopsys' IP for PCI Express also helped Habana Labs receive PCI-SIG certification with other host systems implementing the PCI Express 3.0 interface. Successful interoperability was also observed with systems operating at 16 GT/s PCI Express 4.0 speeds. The Goya inference processor delivers 15,012 images per second throughput with 1.3 mega-second latency on the ResNet-50 benchmark, while simultaneously attaining power efficiency of 150 images/second/watt. Due to the success of the Goya SoC, Habana Labs has also integrated Synopsys' DesignWare IP for PCI Express 4.0 into the next-generation Gaudi training processor SoC.

"For our fast AI inference processor, we needed a proven PCI Express IP solution that provided the required data throughput and accelerated our time-to-production," said Eitan Medina, Chief Business Officer at Habana Labs. "After an extensive evaluation process, we selected Synopsys' leading 16 GT/s DesignWare IP for PCI Express 4.0 due to its established track record in the industry and advanced features required for the most demanding data-intensive SoCs like the Goya and Gaudi AI processors."

John Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP at Synopsys, added: "Today's advanced AI SoCs need to integrate IP solutions that meet a range of specialised processing, memory performance, and real-time data connectivity requirements. Synopsys provides the industry's broadest IP portfolio to address these specific design challenges, enabling innovative companies like Habana Labs to accelerate the development of their SoCs and differentiate in the fast-moving AI market."