Joint Solution to Speed SoC Development for
Next-generation ADAS and IVI Applications
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) and
SiMa.ai today announced a strategic collaboration to jointly
deliver a new solution for automotive companies to accelerate the
development of workload-specific silicon and software needed to
power artificial intelligence-enabled features in next-generation
automobiles. The solution will combine Synopsys' best-in-class EDA,
automotive-grade IP, and hardware-assisted verification solutions
with SiMa.ai's leading machine learning accelerator (MLA) IP and complete ML software stack
application development environment for maximum customization of
IP, subsystems, chiplets, and SoCs.
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and In-vehicle
Infotainment (IVI) are emerging as key differentiators for
automakers with a tremendous diversity in applications. The advent
of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features in these
applications requires artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge to
deliver real-time, multi-modal in-car experiences. However, current
software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures are not equipped to
support related demands for the diversity of applications and the
required compute, performance, and reliability. Automakers need
AI-ready, workload-verified, power-efficient software architectures
to compete in this new environment. Further, they need
hardware-software co-design solutions, from silicon –to–systems, to
reduce development costs and de-risk start-of-production
timelines.
Synopsys is a trusted partner to the worldwide automotive
ecosystem with more than 50 OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers using
Synopsys virtual prototyping technologies, and more than 1,000
virtual models developed from SoC IP to board-level ICs and ASICs.
SiMa.ai is the software-centric company that specializes in
developing high performance, power-efficient machine learning
system on chip (MLSoC) solutions for the embedded edge. The SiMa.ai
tech stack emphasizes flexibility, offering support for the widest
number of models, sensors and applications possible, and
automatically optimizes them for peak performance. The integrated
Synopsys and SiMa.ai solution will be designed to enable:
- Early architecture exploration: Capability to guide
automotive design engineers to optimally-choose performance, power,
and software application requirements for custom or 3rd
party SoC development.
- Shift-left software development: The solution will be
optimized for multi-modal functions and GenAI, as well as to
provide an end-to-end workflow including virtual prototyping and
emulation to accelerate software/hardware integration and speed
time to market.
- Cost-effective and differentiated in-vehicle
experiences: Silicon-proven building blocks and subsystems
for high-performance automotive ML SoCs and chiplets that are fully
customizable to support diverse workloads, integrating SiMa.ai's
leading, easy-to-use ML software and tools.
- Continuous upgradeability of automotive edge AI
solutions: Applications with AI capabilities can be developed
to support both current and future requirements. In addition,
virtual prototypes can be used to develop and test over-the-air
updates.
"Our collaboration with SiMa.ai will provide automotive
companies a significant step forward in modernizing their
hardware/software co-design processes to meet demand for advanced,
in-car experiences that are increasingly costly and complex to
deliver," said Ravi Subramanian,
head of the Synopsys Product Management and Markets Group. "Our
leadership in architecture exploration, IP, and hardware-assisted
verification, combined with SiMa.ai's innovative performance and
power-optimized ML capabilities, will enable customers to
differentiate while continuing to meet stringent cost
considerations and industry standards."
"Collaborating closely with Synopsys allows us to provide
automotive manufacturers with complete, optimized solutions that
accelerate their development cycles," said Krishna Rangasayee,
Founder and CEO, SiMa.ai. "The SiMa.ai MLSoC platform was designed
for best possible performance at lowest power consumption across a
diverse set of applications—that was the missing piece in the
puzzle to make future cars so much smarter and safer than what we
have today. When combined with Synopsys' industry-leading IP and
software, we will deliver a powerful foundation for innovation
across auto OEMs in autonomous driving and in-vehicle
experiences."
Meet with Synopsys and SiMa.ai at CES
2025
Join Synopsys and SiMa.ai
at CES 2025, January
7-10, 2025, to learn more about how we are collaborating to
transform the development of automotive edge AI solutions.
Contact SynopsysAutomotive@synopsys.com to schedule a
meeting onsite.
About Synopsys
Catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence, Synopsys, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SNPS) delivers trusted and comprehensive silicon to
systems design solutions, from electronic design automation to
silicon IP and system verification and validation. We partner
closely with semiconductor and systems customers across a wide
range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and
productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity
of tomorrow. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
About SiMa.ai
SiMa.ai is the software-centric, embedded edge machine learning
system-on-chip (MLSoC) company. SiMa.ai delivers ONE Platform for
Edge AI that flexibly adjusts to any framework, network, model,
sensor, or modality. Edge ML applications that run completely on
the SiMa.ai MLSoC and Modalix product family see a tenfold increase
in performance and energy efficiency, bringing higher fidelity
intelligence to ML use cases spanning computer vision to generative
AI, in minutes. With SiMa.ai, customers unlock new paths to revenue
and significant cost savings to innovate at the edge across
automotive, industrial manufacturing, retail, aerospace, defense,
agriculture, and healthcare. Learn more at www.sima.ai.
Editorial Contacts
Synopsys, Inc.
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(650) 584-5000
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SiMa.ai
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Sima@sbscomms.com
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