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.

• Express Logic (ThreadX)
• Open source Linux
• Mentor Graphics Nucleus
• Micrium uC/OS-II RTOS
• Sophia Systems (uItron services)

Hardware Prototyping & Emulation

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

• Avnet
• EVE
• 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.

• D-Clue Technologies
• eInfochips
• Genesis Technology, Inc.
• HCL
• hd Lab, Inc.
• IBEX Technology Co., Ltd.
• Magellan Discovery Corp.
• Tallika
• Tata Elxsi
• Wipro

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

Audio SW Packages

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

• Xtensa HiFi Audio Engine Overview
• AC-3 Decode
• AC-3 Consumer Encode
• AM3D
• Dolby Digital Plus Consumer Decode
• QSound MicroQ
• MP3 Decode
• MP3 Encode
• MPEG-4 aacPlus v2 Decode
• MPEG-4 aacPlus v2 Encode
• MPEG-4 aacPlus v1 Decode
• MPEG-4 aacPlus v1 Encode
• MPEG 2/4 AAC LC Decode
• MPEG 2/4 AAC LC Encode
• SONiVOX Sound that Rocks
• SRS WOW XT and Xspace 3D
• WMA Decode
• WMA Encode
• AMR Narrowband Speech
• AMR Wideband Speech

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:

• CoWare
• 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)
• Micrium (OS and file systems, USB stack and TCP/IP stack)
• Microsoft (audio)
• P-Product (audio)
• Q Sound Labs (audio)
• sci-worx (video)
• SONiVOX (audio)
• SRS Labs (audio)
• Stonestreet One (Bluetooth)
• Thomson Multimedia (audio)
• UpZide VDSL (VDSL2)

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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