Semiconductor Engineering

Where Do Memory Maps Come From?

A memory map is the bridge between a system-on-chip (SoC) and the firmware and software that is executed on it. Engineers may assume the map automatically appears, but the reality is much more ...
EDN

IP core manages SoC memory bandwidth

>NEW YORK — Denali Software Inc. has enhanced its Databahn memory controller intellectual property (IP) core by adding an ability to regulate and optimize memory bandwidth in a system-on-chip (SoC) ...
Semiconductor Engineering

A Primer On Last-Level Cache Memory For SoC Designs

System-on-chip (SoC) architects have a new memory technology, last level cache (LLC), to help overcome the design obstacles of bandwidth, latency and power consumption in megachips for advanced driver ...
EDN

SoC embeds flash memory yielding cost-effective designs

Integrated HiMOS™ NVM Flash gives cost and space savings in a wide range of applications Pocatello, Idaho—AMI Semiconductor, a designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art integrated mixed-signal and ...
Electronic Design

Factor In Memory Tradeoffs When Using Today's Processes

Today's ever-diminishing process geometries offer system-on-a-chip (SoC) designers unprecedented opportunities to increase their target applications' performance and ...