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Celoxica and IPFlex Announce C-Based Design Flow for DAPDNA Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor
C-language Compiler Supports IPFlex DAPDNA-FW II Integrated
Development Environment
ABINGDON, England & TOKYO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—May 17, 2004—
Celoxica Ltd. and IPFlex Inc. today announced an alliance to
extend Celoxica C-based synthesis technology to the IPFlex Digital
Application Processor/Distributed Network Architecture (DAPDNA)
dynamically reconfigurable processor technology. The alliance has
already resulted in a C-language to reconfigurable hardware compiler
based on Celoxica technology. The compiler provides a
high-productivity design environment for developing applications on
DAPDNA hardware.
The IPFlex DAPDNA-FW II version 2.3 integrated development
environment, including the new compiler, will be demonstrated in the
Celoxica exhibit space, Booth 1345, at the Design Automation
Conference on June 7-11 in San Diego, California.
IPFlex was founded to solve the often-conflicting concepts of
software flexibility and hardware performance. The company's DAPDNA
technology enables systems described in software languages, such as C,
to be implemented in silicon devices with performance equivalent to
custom-designed chips, with a combination of its FW II design tool and
the DAPDNA-2 dynamically reconfigurable processor. Celoxica develops
EDA tools for system design and the technology behind their DK Design
Suite is the state-of-the-art solution for compilation of C-based
languages to reconfigurable hardware.
"The application of Celoxica compilation technology to the IPFlex
dynamically reconfigurable architecture is an exciting and natural
extension of our core capability," said Celoxica CEO Phil Bishop.
"Both companies are dedicated to the rapid implementation of software
algorithms into high-performance dynamically reconfigurable hardware.
Celoxica brings the hardware compilation technology and the system
tools focus that will extend and maintain the system design flow for
IPFlex users."
"This alliance enhances the IPFlex design tool and gives us the
most efficient implementation path for C-based applications," said
Tomoyoshi Sato, IPFlex CTO. "Developers can use C language
descriptions to target the DAPDNA-2 dynamically reconfigurable
processor and achieve immediate results in silicon with performance
comparable to custom devices. I believe that this feature will
dramatically reduce the development cost."
About Celoxica
An innovator in system-level electronic design automation (EDA),
Celoxica supplies the design technology, IP and services that define
Software-Compiled System Design, a methodology that exploits higher
levels of design abstraction to dramatically improve silicon design
productivity. Celoxica's products address hardware/software
partitioning, co-verification and C-based synthesis to reconfigurable
hardware. Established in 1996, Celoxica offers a proven route from
complex software algorithms to hardware, and provides an ideal design
environment for reconfigurable electronics with significant
productivity advantages for digital signal processing applications
such as imaging, electronic security and communications. For more
information, visit: www.celoxica.com.
About IPFlex
IPFlex develops dynamically reconfigurable processors and its
integrated development software. Dynamically reconfigurable processor
based on Digital Application Processor/Distribute Network Architecture
(DAPDNA) is designed as a dual-core processor comprised of a
high-performance RISC core and a dynamic reconfigurable processor
core, and it is a platform that provides hardware performance while
maintaining software flexibility. The DAPDNA dynamic reconfigurable
processor series is provided with the DAPDNA-FW II as the integrated
software development environment. It provides compilers for algorithms
written in MATLAB/Simulink and C with data flow extension, thus
realizing high-abstraction level algorithm design and leveraging
existing intellectual properties of users. Using DAPDNA can
dramatically increase programming productivity and cut cost
considerably. For more information, please visit:
http://www.ipflex.com.
IPFlex(R), DAPDNA(R), Software to Silicon(R) and IPFlex logo are
registered trademarks of IPFlex Inc. Celoxica and the Celoxica logo
are trademarks of Celoxica, Ltd. All other brand names and product
names are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Celoxica Ltd.
Jeff Jussel, 408-626-9070
jeff.jussel@celoxica.com
or
VitalCom Marketing & PR
Karen Tyrrell, 650-366-8212 ext. 204
Karen@vitalcompr.com
or
IPFlex Inc.
Keisuke Ide, +81-3-5436-3863
ide@ipflex.com
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