ConnX DSPs

ConnX DSPs offer the best combination of high performance, low power, and small area

The wide range of Cadence Tensilica ConnX DSPs offers the best combination of high performance, low power, and small area to meet your application needs. From small and low-power ConnX 110 DSP up to the super-high-performance ConnX 230, these DSPs are designed for applications that control sensors and antennas and process the data they handle. Go with the industry's lowest power, most compact, and best-performing DSPs for applications, including radar, lidar, 5G/4G/LTE-A, Bluetooth, smartgrid, 802.11 modems, etc. ConnX DSPs are certified ISO 26262:2018 ASIL-compliant, making them suitable for use in safety-critical applications as well.

		ConnX 110	ConnX 120	ConnX 220	ConnX 230
Xtensa Processor		LX	LX	NX	NX
SIMD Width		128	256	256	512
Acceleration	Radar (Fixed point FFT) Acceleration	REDIX-4 and Symmetric FIR
	Peak Search Acceleration	Supported
	Polynomial Function support	Sin/Cosine/exponent, Recip/RSQRT
	Communication Accelerator		Forward error connection (FEC) Accelerator
Data Type Support		Complex Fixed, Complex Float 8-,16,32-bit Fixed point Half Precision Floating Point (FP16) Single Precision Floating Point (FP32) Double Precision Floating Point (FP64)

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Key Benefits

Optimized Instruction set

Promotes differentiation and performance enhancement

Scalability

A wide selection of DSPs ranging from small and low power to high performance

Software Portability

Software-compatible DSP family, making migration and DSP scalability easy

ISO26262:2018 Compliant

ASIL-compliant certified and equipped with both hardware and software safety mechanisms

Features

Built-in accelerations for radar, lidar, and communications processing
VLIW and SIMD parallelism issuing multiple concurrent operations per cycle
Optimized for complex data processing
IEEE 754 vector floating-point support
High throughput fixed-point MAC and floating-point FMA operations
High data throughput and virtually unlimited bandwidth from customizable FIFO, GPIO, and lookup interfaces
TIE for easy extension and further performance enhancement
Optimized libraries and application examples for easy software development

Products

ConnX 220/230

ConnX 110/120

Partners

Cadence, through its Tensilica processor IP, brings together best-in-class products and services from industry leaders to help you accelerate the development of your SoC designs while meeting your demanding power and performance requirements. Browse the list of Tensilica processor IP service partners below.

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Technologies

オートモーティブ向け機能安全

テンシリカのプロセッサは、既製のプロセッサ/DSP IPであれ、特定のアプリケーションに特化したカスタム・ドメイン・プロセッサであれ、機能安全アプリケーションを可能にすることをお約束します。

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テンシリカ・プロセッサ・テクノロジー

差別化、市場投入までの時間短縮、柔軟性の向上、最高のパフォーマンス、電力、面積を得るために

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TIE（Tensilica Instruction Extension）

パフォーマンス、エネルギー効率、差別化を最適化するDSP/プロセッサのカスタマイズ

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開発ツールチェーン

お客様のアプリケーションに完全にマッチし、構築しながら最適なプロセッサが得られることを保証します。

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Training & Support

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