GUC provides full ‘spec-in’ design services, including SoC architecture design, system integration and verification, software development, power and performance evaluation, and system prototyping.

At the SoC design stage, GUC’s CPU (central processing unit) sub-system design platform helps customers evaluate the system’s performance. Using in-house design automation tools and flows, GUC can implement and integrate changes and reiterate the design shortly with high quality. The design verification methodology ensures optimum functionality of the SoC. The in-house emulation flow makes the simulation time around 700 times faster, and enables hardware and software co-development at the early design phase. The power profiling flow, when combined with GUC’s low power design methodology, can solve major SoC power and IR issues. With all these capabilities, GUC’s ‘spec-in’ services empower customers to achieve SoC first silicon success and faster time to market.

  • SPEC & SoW

    • Chip/System specification
    • SoC architecture
    • IP identification/licenses
    • SoW cosign with agreement

  • SoC Design

    • RTL Chip_top design
    • IP subsystem design
    • Design verification
    • SDC/CDC check

  • SoC Prototyping

    • FPGA verification
    • Emulation

  • SW Prototyping

    • Drivers, BSP
    • Linux, Android, UBoot
    • Middle-wares

  • System Prototyping

    • EVB design
    • System bring-up
    • Chip validation

Services

  • Spec-in to finished goods
  • CPU subsystem, bus fabric, and peripheral sub-system design, integration, and verification
  • IP sub-system design, integration, and verification
  • Third-party IP evaluation, integration, and verification
  • System prototyping (FPGA and Emulator) and software development
  • System performance evaluation and power profiling

GUC In-house Design Automation Tools and Flow


  1. Simulation
    • High-Speed Bus Protocol
    • Key IP/Verification IP
    • Test Plan Execution
  2. Emulation
    • Software Development
    • Hardware/Software Co-sim
    • Application/System Level Validation
  3. Power Profile
    • Power Budgeting
    • Power Optimization
    • Profile for Power Sign-off and Package Design
  4. Formal Verification
    • Bug Hunting with Exhausted Approach
    • Design Proven

Emulation Methodology to Enhance Simulation TAT

Emulator speeds up simulation time 700x, and enables software development at early design phase.


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Success Story

Application Process Key features Technical highlights
AI Vision 6FF Customer quad AI engine core LPDDR5, PCIeG4, DDR Cache AI engine performance Complex HS IPSS
Networking 12FFC CA53x4, DDR4, PCIe3, SATA, Ethernet, USB 5G networking bus matrix bandwidth optimization
AI Data Center 12FFC Customer AI engine, PCIeG4 AI engine performance Complex HS IPSS
8K Camera 12FFC CA35-MP4, CA5, Crypto, PCIeG3, HDMI2.0, DP1.4, DSI, MPHY, LPDDR4x, customer ISP Critical bus timing DDR access efficiency Complex HS IPSS
8K Camera 12FFC CA35-MP4/MP1, Crypto, LPDDR4x, customer ISP Critical bus timing DDR access efficiency
Automotive 16FFC Customer engine, ADC MIPI, Serdes, LBIST High speed ADC LBIST in automotive
HBM2/CoWoS 16FF+ CA72-MP2, HBM2, PCIeG4 HBM, CA72 performance CoWoS flow
AI Vision 28HPC+ Customer AI engine, CA5, H264, PCIeG3, DSI/CSI DDR access efficiency Bus matrix opt