Operating Systems

Commercially available OS solutions are fully supported on both Diamond Standard processor and application-optimized Xtensa configurations, accelerating system development and reducing schedule and technical risk.

• Embedded Alley
• Express Logic (ThreadX)
• Open source Linux
• Mentor Graphics Nucleus
• Sophia Systems (uItron services)
• Timesys

Hardware Prototyping & Emulation

Tensilica's partners provide hardware support for prototyping and emulation.

• Avnet
• EVE
• Hypersilicon
• Synplicity
• ProDesign
• S2C

JTAG Probes

Test probes are available from the following partners:

• ByteTools
• FS2
• Lauterbach
• Macraigor
• Sophia Systems
• Yokogawa Digital Computer

SOC Design Centers

Tensilica's Authorized Design Centers provide essential services to many companies that are defining and building their leading edge SOC designs today.

• ADTechnology (ADT)
• Aftek
• D-Clue Technologies
• Genesis Technology, Inc.
• HCL
• hd Lab, Inc.
• IBEX Technology Co., Ltd.
• MegaChips
• Magellan Discovery Corp.
• Sibridge Technologies
• SoC Solutions
• Tallika
• Tata Elxsi
• Wipro

In addition, Tensilica participates in the ChipEstimate.com web site.

Audio SW Packages

Audio software packages for the 330HiFi audio processor and Xtensa processors with the HiFi 2 Engine speed time-to-market.

The following audio packages are available for the Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine and the 330HiFi audio processor:

• Xtensa HiFi 2 AM3D
• Xtensa HiFi 2 AMR Wideband+ Decoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 AMR Wideband+ Encoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 DAB+ Decoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 Dolby Digital AC-3 Decoder, 5.1 channel
• Xtensa HiFi 2 Dolby Digital AC-3 Consumer Encoder 2, 5.1 ch
• Xtensa HiFi 2 Dolby Digital Compatible Output Encoder, 5.1 ch
• Xtensa HiFi 2 Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 ch Decoder/Converter
• Xtensa HiFi 2 Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 ch Decoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 Dolby Digital TrueHD Decoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 DTS
• Xtensa HiFi 2 MP3 Decoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 MP3 Encoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 MPEG-4 aacPlus v2 Decoder,2, 7.1 ch
• Xtensa HiFi 2 MPEG-4 aacPlus v2 Encoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 MPEG-4 aacPlus v1 Decoder 2, 7.1 ch
• Xtensa HiFi 2 MPEG-4 aacPlus v1 Encoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 MPEG-2/4 AAC LC Decoder 2, 7.1 ch
• Xtensa HiFi 2 MPEG-4 AAC LC Encoder
• MPEG-4 BSAC Encoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 Ogg Vorbis Decoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 QSound MicroQ
• Xtensa HiFi 2 SONiVOX Sound that Rocks (see Success Story)
• Xtensa HiFi 2 SRS WOW XT, Xspace 3D and TruSound HD
• Xtensa HiFi 2 WMA Decoder
• Xtensa HiFi 2 WMA Encoder

The following voice packages are available for the HiFi 2 Audio and 330HiFi Audio Processor:

• Xtensa HiFi 2 AMR Narrowband Speech Codec
• Xtensa HiFi 2 AMR Wideband Speech Codec
• Xtensa HiFi 2 G.729AB Speech Codec
• Xtensa HiFi 2 SPIRIT DSP Voice Codecs

Software Design Center

Tensilica's Authorized Software Design Center provides software development services for many companies.

• P-Product
• Rhonda

Silicon Sources

You can buy Xtensa and/or Diamond Standard processors directly from our reseller partners. In addition, Tensilica partners with leading foundries and programmable logic suppliers to validate its RTL, design and implementation flows.

Reseller partners:

• eASIC
• Fujitsu America
• NEC Electronics America

Silicon partners:

• Altera
• IBM
• TSMC
• UMC
• Xilinx

EDA Tools

Tensilica has verified that the Diamond Standard processors and Xtensa processors are fully supported by the major synthesis, simulation, emulation, co-verification and physical design tools to ensure compatibility with standard ASIC design methodology.

• Cadence
• Magma Design Automation
• Mentor Graphics
• Synopsys

ESL/Virtual Platforms

Here are Tensilica's ESL and Virtual Platform partners:

• Carbon Design Systems
• Circuit Sutra
• CoWare
• Imperas
• VaST

Libraries and Memories

Tensilica works with the leading library and memory suppliers to validate compatibility and performance of the Diamond Standard processor familiy and Tensilica's Xtensa configurable processor RTL, design and implementation flows.

• ARM
• Novelics
• Synopsys
• Virage Logic

Application Software

Tensilica works with the best software providers in the industry to provide solutions for its customers. The software packages provided by these partners help jump-start the development of highly optimized SOCs.

• AD3D (audio)
• Coding Technologies (audio)
• Commetrex (fax)
• Dolby Laboratories (audio)
• DTS (audio)
• Express Logic (OS and file systems, USB stack and TCP/IP stack)
• iBiquity Digital (baseband and audio)
• Ittiam Systems (video)
• Mentor Graphics (OS and software for networking, GUI, file system, USB, bus, and security)
• Microsoft (audio)
• P-Product (audio)
• Q Sound Labs (audio)
• sci-worx (video)
• SONiVOX (audio)
• SPIRIT DSP (audio and voice)
• SRS Labs (audio)
• Stonestreet One (Bluetooth)
• Thomson Multimedia (audio)

University Program

Tensilica partners with major universities around the world to provide students and researchers with access to Tensilica's exciting
technology.
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