Third Domain XHMicro

DSP嵌入式信号处理

XHMicro, Ltd. | Matrix Systems, Ltd. | 3rd Domain, Ltd.

Fusion DSP: RISC-VLIW Fution of Configurable Multi-processor Platform.

A Digital Multi-processor invention has been smoothly crossing generations, arriving as an advanced Processor Platform. The results of the works feature a fusion of several advanced processor technologies.

Product

Processor source code along with configuration tools

Business Model

Licensing, pre-configured IP sales, custom SoC integration services

Market Domain

Platform solution for fabless or IDM semiconductor companies

Luo, Ussery, Nystrom, Chen, Liu, Tay

IP migration & reinvention in China
MicroDSP product & services
Next-gen RSIC-VLIW FusionDMP

Academic Citations

China Frontier Sciences《前沿科技》2008, China NSF 2006-08, etc.

Enabling Mobile Digital Signal Processing

Retrofitted on conventional Application Specific Logic Systems (ASIC) with configurability & lean op

  • Architecture: Heterogeneous, pipeline-processing configurable VLIW multiple DSP cores
  • Low-power-consumption compared to world leading Application-specific Standard Parts (ASSP) such as TI and ADI, as well other ASIC approaches

Enabling Technologies

  • Proprietary configurable VLIW architecture
  • Configurable DSP with Designer Defined Computing Units (DDCU) to support application-specific DSP algorithms
  • Asynchronous Embedded FPGA delivers high-speeds supporting 2GHz SoC logic, with Reconfigurable high-speed DDCU in the DSP
  • Wide spectrum of algorithm knowledge and engineering skills in variety of DSP applications

History

  • 1997 Improv System (USA), $30+M, 150man-yr
  • 2006 XHMicro (China), $3M, 100man-yr
  • 2010 3rd Domain (BVI), IP Host

JazzDSP & MicroDSP embedded processor are used by Vivace, Freescale, Philips, Thrane&Thrane, Conexant, etc.

JazzDSP在应用中的性能优势：国际嵌入式微处理器基准测试组织（EEMBC）的测试认证结果: DecoderMarktm。总分（Main Score）优化后测试居首。单项评分居世界前沿（见EEMBC网站公布的详细数据
Telemark Benchmarks
EMBC EACL
DSP Logic
DSP Diagram
DSP Kit DSP Circuit Board

Technologies

  • Applications: Low-power-consumption parallel processing covering conventional application fields of DSP(Digital Signal Processor), DMP(Digital Media Processor) and SPP(Super Parallel Processors).
  • Architecture: RISC and VLIW mixed within the same configuration platform.
  • Computing Power: Processor Arrays are configurable with heterogeneous instances of common cores (formed by commonly used ALU, etc.) and dedicated cores (formed by designer designed computing units).
  • Configurability: Silicon Compiler, SoC Composer, Designer Defined Computing Units, Inter-core and Intra-slot Pipeline, Field Upgradable including DDCU.
  • Dedicated design automations with commercial-grade tools for design, analysis and verification, interfaced with popular EDA flows the next generation of IC designs.

Potential Applications

  • DSP Configuration Tools (Tools & IP)
  • Application Specific Standard Parts (ASSP)
  • Application Dedicated Devices (SoC)

Academic Citations

Frontier Sciences 前沿科技 (Q4, 2008).

FTC

Business Development, PR and Media Promotions.

Latest Publication

Frontier Sciences (2008), Fusion

行业背景

商业市场和科研对高性能数据处理的要求仍处激增趋势。新的嵌入式处理器的设计途径已经成为急需。美国原始发明和人才＋中国产学研和团队＋通过中国市场的世界应用＋中国基金，有可能使Fusion 多核数字信号处理器平台的世界一流技术在跨代时机中抢占主导高端处理器的分类市场。 2007年，Improve Systems完成了对北京芯慧同用公司的JazzDSP技术的业务转让。芯慧同用国际吸收了JazzDSP原始发明人和关键设计师加入，从而保证了 Fusion技术开发的高起点和延续工程积累。

技术发明

Fusion处理器平台把若干不同的处理器技术和技巧融合到一个统一的体系结构和开发环境中来。它融合贯通了处理器技术实现产品化和商业化的几个关键取舍。
  1. 通用 + 专用数字信号处理(DSP)；
  2. 简化指令集计算机(RISC)控制流 + 超长指令字(VLIW)数据流；
  3. 通用算术和逻辑单元(ALU) + 优化算法的用户自定义运算宏指令(DDCU)；
  4. 可构建(Configurable) + 现场可编程(FPGA)；商业模式：硅知识产权IP + 通用和定制芯片产品。

商业价值

FusionDSP 是处理器的新物种。融合式并行多核可重构数字处理器，一段时间以来，已经在并行DSP核和跨代DMP多核产品之间平滑演变，但现在正面临着发生突变性技术革命(Disruptive Technology)的时机。

发明人

Cary Ussery

工程实现

罗晋

应用

通用数字信号处理器（DSP） 定向应用的通用处理器芯片产品（ASSP） 特定应用的专门处理器单片系统（SoC）

学术认可

中国科技部《前沿科技》(2008, Q4)