Scaleo chip has developed an innovating "system and silicon parallel development" tooling:
The System-on-Chip (SoC) is designed to be part of the system application hardware. Therefore, a complete system validation requires the availability of the SoC functions. But in practice, SoC design takes months before the first samples are available. Waiting for SoC samples to start system validation not only increases time-to-market but also endangers the project if severe system failures requiring SoC re-design are detected.
The Scaleo chip Fast2SoC® platform addresses these issues using one of its key components: Fast2SoCModule, a highly configurable prototype providing a fast SoC substitute (within days) which, together with the appropriate software, enable early application system validation. At the same time, Fast2SoC® framework is made up of powerful software and hardware IP libraries and tools, enabling fast implementation of the Software, SoC RTL design and SoC prototyping while the SoC itself is still in early design phases. Here is a summary of the main advantages:
