Integrated circuits as a service

US11610036B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SiFive, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Yunsup Lee · Redwood City, US
• Richard Xia · San Francisco, US
• Derek Pappas · San Mateo, US
• Mark Nugent · San Mateo, US
• Henry Cook · Berkeley, US
• Wesley Waylon Terpstra · San Mateo, US
• Pin-Hung Chen · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 28, 2021
• Grant date: Mar 21, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 28, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2115/08
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for automated generation of integrated circuit designs and associated data. These allow the design of processors and SoCs by a single, non-expert who understands high-level requirements; allow the en masse exploration of the design-space through the generation processors across the design-space via simulation, or emulation; allow the easy integration of IP cores from multiple third parties into an SoC; allow for delivery of a multi-tenant service for producing processors and SoCs that are customized while also being pre-verified and delivered with a complete set of developer tools, documentation and related outputs. Some embodiments, provide direct delivery, or delivery into a cloud hosting environment, of finished integrated circuits embodying the processors and SoCs.