internet of things (iot) affordable & fast semi-custom asic solutions
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Hype wave - Internet of Things (IoT) is IT right now... The IoT is all about things being connected. Well, last time I check the Internet part of IoT was pretty well established (thank you Al Gore). And Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE or Bluetooth Low Energy) has made the 'of' part of IoT pretty ubiquitous. I refer to the 'of' in IoT as the connecting of sensors (things) to the Internet. With the 'I' and the 'o' of IoT well in hand, this presentation shows you how to integrate sensors, actuators and all the electronics of THINGS (the 'T' of IoT) into small and affordable semi-custom ASICs called ViaASICs from Triad Semiconductor. Watch the presentation and learn how to make mixed-signal application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for a fraction of the cost and time you would have though possible. Stealing thunder here but the presentation will show you how to design and fabricate a ViaASIC from Triad Semiconductor for less than $10,000 and get it done in 3-5 months...TRANSCRIPT
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Internet of Things ViaASICs – Configurable Mixed Signal Integration“Sensor as a Service” Solutions
© Triad Semiconductor 2013
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IoT – Simplified View
A bit too simplified view of the Internet of Things
Sensor
Sensor
Sensor Sensor
Sensor
Sensor
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The Sensor-aaS Signal Chain
Sensor
AnalogFront End
Local CPU
Bluetooth
Smart
Web Server
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The Internet, The Cloud
• <blank> as a Service
Regardless of who invented it, the Net is well established, robust, & everywhere.The Internet part of IoT isn’t the problem.
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Is that a Web Server in your pocket?
• Why yes, yes it is
You are carrying around in your pocket more computing power than was required to put a man on the moon.
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Smartphones for Nano Satellites
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The Sensor-aaS Signal Chain
Sensor
AnalogFront End
Local CPU
Bluetooth
Smart
Web Server
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What You Wish You Had
Sensor
Web Server
Custom Sensor Interface
Bluetooth Smart
Micro
My custom “Sensor as a Service”
Chip
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What You Actually Have
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What You Actually Have
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Integrated Circuit Drivers
• Lower Cost• Reduce Size, Weight, Power• Protect IP• Improve Reliability• Improve Manufacturability
ASICApplicationSpecificIntegratedCircuit
These are all the excellent reasons why people look to integrate their electronics into a custom integrated circuit
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ASIC Adoption Barriers
Expensive development and fabrication
Long development, fabrication & respin time
Risky (schedule, cost, multiple respins)
Big production volume commitment
Desired ASIC BenefitsLower CostSize, Weight, PowerProtect IPReliabilityManufacturability
Traditional ASICs are too expensive, time consuming & risky for all but highly funded high‐volume designs
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Triad’s ViaASIC - a better ASIC
Inexpensive development and fabrication
Fast development
Low risk: silicon‐proven, easy to make changes
Any production volume
Desired ASIC BenefitsLower CostSize, Weight, PowerProtect IPReliabilityManufacturability
ViaASICs provide all the benefits of mixed signal ASICs without the headaches
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Triad’s ViaASIC versus ASIC
Feature TraditionalASIC
Triad ViaASIC
ViaASIC Savings
Development Cost
$1,000,000+ $300,000 to $10,000
70% to 99%
Development Time
14 to 18 months
3‐6 months >60%Risk (re‐spin time)
3 months 4 weeks 66%
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VCA TechnologySilicon‐Proven analog & digital IP implemented in reusable tiles
Tiles arrayed and overlaid with a patented global routing fabric
Mixed‐signal aware place & route tool places vias in the routing fabric to interconnect all resources
Single (Via‐Only™) mask layer sent to the foundry to be processed against staged VCA wafers resulting in customized ViaASIC
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VCA‐12
VCA Analog Tile Example
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Resource Value
Single‐ended Op‐Amp 1
Output stage 1
0.1pF MIM Caps 32
Remainder MIM Caps 28
Switches (SW01) 20
Resistors 37
NMOS Transistors 7
PMOS Transistors 7
Switches (SW02) 6
Analog Logic (AL01) 24
Analog Logic (AL02) 8
VCA‐12 contains 8 of these single‐ended op‐amp analog tiles
VCA‐12 5V Single‐Ended Op‐Amp Tile
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VCA Family
AMS 0.35uAMS 0.35u
VCA‐1
VCA‐4
VCA‐7 (Mocha‐1)
AMS 0.35uHigh VoltageAMS 0.35uHigh Voltage
VCA‐2
VCA‐9
VCA‐10
VCA‐11
IBM 0.18uIBM 0.18u
VCA‐3
VCA‐5
VCA‐6
VCA‐8
VCA‐17
TowerJazz 0.18uHigh Voltage
TowerJazz 0.18uHigh Voltage
VCA‐12
VCA‐15
VCA‐16
MagnaChip 0.18u
MagnaChip 0.18u
VCA‐13
VCA‐14
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MochaBlue™ Configurable Sensor-as-a-Service Chip
Sensor
Web Server
Configurable Analog
Bluetooth Smart
ARMCortex‐M0
Configurable Digital
ViaASIC
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Wireless Pulse Oximetry Circuiton MochaBlue
Analog Front End
AHB Interface
ARMCortex‐M0
AHBAHB
APBAPB
RAM
NVMSPI
Master
BluetoothSmartRadio
DebugSensor
PowerManager
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TSX1001 “Mocha” Evaluation Board• TSX1001 example mixed signal design
implemented on the Mocha‐1 VCA• ARM Cortex‐M0 Processor• 32KB EEPROM Program Memory• 24KB Data RAM• NVIC, Watchdog, WIC, Serial Wire Debug• Flexible Clocking• 16‐bit Sigma‐Delta ADC• 12‐bit DAC• Precision Bandgap & V‐Ref• Uncommitted op‐amps for prototyping• 320x240 graphical display with touchscreen• Prototyping area• USB Powered
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TSX1001 Software Development Environment
• Easy to use, Keil RealView IDE• PC‐Based USB / Single Wire Debug
I/F– Software development– Programming– Debugging– Simulation– Profiling
• CMSIS compliant drivers
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TSX1001+BLE Evaluation System
• Based on EM Micro EM9301 BLE Radio
• Complete Cortex‐M0 BLE Radio Stack
• Software & Hardware Co‐Development
• Sensor Interface Prototyping
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Mixed signal chip design software for everyone!
• Schematic capture• HDL design entry (Verilog & VHDL)• VHDL‐AMS & SPICE modeling built‐in• Combined SPICE, VHDL‐AMS, Verilog, VHDL simulation environment
• Powerful, easy to use design wizards• Analysis tools: area estimate, power, sim corners
designerdesigner
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Getting Started
• Visit www.ViaDesigner.com• Register & Download ViaDesigner
• Show us Your Design…
• Reid Wender• [email protected]• 865‐684‐5106• @viadesigner ‐ twitter
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Intuitive and powerful schematic capture
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Hierarchical Schematic Browser
• Hierarchical browsing
• Supports multiple views– Schematic– HDL
Push down
HDL View
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Syntax-Aware HDL Editor
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Wizards Simplify and Speed-up Design
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Step Tasks
Place un‐configured integrator symbol & launch wizard
Set design parameters
See how parameters affecttransfer function, size, …
Wizard generates detailedcircuit structure & models
ViaDesigner schematic with a configured integrator
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Op Amp Wizard
General Purpose
Low Power
Micro Power
Low Offset
General Purpose
Low Power
General Purpose
Low Power
Single Ended
Wideband
OTA
Micro Power
Fully Differential
Micro Power
Prog Gain Amp
TIA
Instrumentation Amp
Prog InAmp
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Filter Wizard:
Implementation Style• Continuous Time• Discrete Time (switched capacitor)Filter Type• Low pass, High pass• Band pass, Band stop• Corner frequency• Filter orderFilter Approximation• Butterworth• Bessel• Chebyshev I, II• Elliptical
Filter Wizard
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ViaDesigner RoadmapQ2‐2012 Release 2012.2 Release
Resistor Capacitor Switch Analog Logic Op‐Amp Comparator Integrator Filter SAR ADC Sigma Delta
Modulator DAC IO Pad Band Gap, Bias Power On Reset
• High Voltage Wizards• Regulators• H‐Bridge• Clock Generation• PLL• Multi‐finger FET cell• ADC Extensions• Differentiator• Peak Detector• Sample &Hold• Prog Gain Amplifier• Instrumentation Amp• I‐V Converter• DAC Extension
• SPI, I2C• UART• Microcontroller• Adder/Multiplier/DSP• Fully Differential
Options• Log Amp
Fidelity vs Speed Controls (global & local options)
Spec Builder, Constraint Generator, Platform Fitter, Analog DFT, IC Packager,…
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Simulation Model Control
SimulationSpeed
Model Fidelity
Model Level
Fidelity / Speed
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Powerful Waveform Display & Analysis
Waveform Measurements
Waveform Calculator (Generator)
Save & Compare Results
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ViaASIC™ Design Using ViaDesigner™2013
High‐Level ViaASIC Modeling & Simulation
Platform Fitting
Scan & ATPG
Constraints & Package
ViaPath™ Place & Route
Static Timing Analysis
Final QC
ViaASIC Fabrication, Assembly & Test
Here’s what you do in ViaDesigner
Here’s what Triad does after you submit your ViaASIC order
ViaASIC
Triad support throughout the ViaDesigner process
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MochaBlue™Internet‐of‐ThingsSensor Processor
MochaBlue™Internet‐of‐ThingsSensor Processor