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Synopsys Announces New ARC HS4x/4xD Development Kit to Speed Software Development
Silicon-based Hardware Platform with DSP Functionality Accelerates Software Development for Mobile Baseband, Voice/Speech, Home Audio, and Artificial
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[{"type":"text","content":"Silicon-based Hardware Platform with DSP Functionality Accelerates Software Development for Mobile Baseband, Voice/Speech, Home Audio, and Artificial Intelligence Applications\n\n\nMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --\nHighlights:\nSynopsys ARC HS4x/4xD Development Kit accelerates software development for SoC based on the superscalar ARC HS4x and DSP-enhanced HS4xD processors Includes commonly-used peripherals and interfaces such as Ethernet, GPU, HDMI, USB, SD card, Bluetooth, WiFi, audio I/O, and A-to-D converters The Development Kit operates at 1GHz, includes 4GB of DDR memory, and allows developers to easily extend the kit to add new functionality Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), today announced availability of the DesignWare® ARC® HS4x/4xD Development Kit to accelerate software development for the ARC HS4x/4xD family of high-performance processor IP. The ARC HS4x/4xD Development Kit is a ready-to-use software development platform with support for the Linux kernel and access to the embARC open-source software packages on the embARC website, enabling designers to start software development prior to SoC availability. The ARC HS4x/4xD Development Kit includes a multicore ARC HS4x/HS4xD-based chip implemented in a 28-nm process, and integrates a wide range of interfaces including Ethernet, HDMI, USB, SDIO, I2C, SPI, UART, and GPIO, as well as a low-power GPU. The kit also features an on-board WiFi (802.11abgn) and Bluetooth (BT4.0) module. This combination of ARC HS4x/4xD processors and the comprehensive set of peripherals allow developers to build and debug complex software on a fully-featured hardware platform.\nThe ARC HS4x/4xD Development Kit is configurable to support single and dual-core HS45D and HS47D processors and up to quad-core ARC HS48 processors, giving developers the flexibility to use a single development board for multiple ARC HS processor configurations. The kit offers an ARC HS4x processor running at 1 GHz and includes 4 GB of DDR memory to run full software loads. With the Development Kit's support for the Linux kernel, Yocto, and Buildroot systems, developers can immediately begin Linux application development. For bare-metal and RTOS-based development, the freely available embARC Open Software Platform (OSP) provides drivers, FreeRTOS and middleware for embedded and IoT application development...