Infotainment Companion Chip Targeted Development Platform

Create Synergy with the Infotainment Companion Chip Platform

Synergy is created when a combined result is greater than its parts. On the Infotainment Companion Chip Platform, the processor, the FPGA, the IP and the design software come together to create something unique and more powerful than the sum of the parts.

In the Infotainment segment FPGAs are often used as a companion chip to a processor as the FPGA can provide additional connectivity or hardware acceleration needed to meet customer expectations.  There are often high demands on the processor in the area of connectivity requirements and a need to off load heavy processing tasks such as video graphics.  Using the FPGA means that standard processors can be re-used for multiple designs while using the FPGA to provide the extras that each platform needs.  So if a processor is already defined where does one start?

Identify what is missing from the current platform

• Connectivity
• Performance

What interfaces are available to connect to the FPGA?

• Dedicated bus i.e. PCIe
• Peripheral connection i.e. USB

Use the Companion Chip Targeted Development Platform to build the solution needed with  reduced time to market and lower risk.  Benefits include:

• Multiple Host interface connectivity IP blocks pre-designed to enable host connection to multiple processors. 
  • Pre-designed cores with known bandwidth and latency performance    
• Multiple IP blocks to build the applications needed including video, graphics, LVDS connectivity, networking interfaces. 
  • All including the hardware, software and drivers
•  Flexible hardware including granular daughtercard system for pre-designed or customer developed cards

With synergy come greater results: greater innovation and customization, lower risks and faster development time.

Companion Chip Platform

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Infotainment Companion Chip

Solutions available for multiple processor interfacing standards:

• PCIe
• USB
• LVDS