Rockchip receives first pass silicon success

Synopsys has announced that Fuzhou Rockchip Electronic Co. Ltd. (Rockchip) achieved first pass silicon success for Rockchip’s mobile application processor system-on-chip (SoC) using a wide range of Synopsys DesignWare IP.

Rockchip accelerated their time to market by months and got a head start over their competition in the fast moving mobile industry by integrating DesignWare PHY and Controller IP for a range of USB, HDMI and MIP IP. Rockchip selected Synopsys DesignWare IP because of its high quality and strong combination of low power, high performance, and small area which is critical to meet the requirements of the mobile market.

“Our customer’s next generation mobile devices require low power, high band width, connectivity in a tight development schedule, so we needed a trusted IP partner like Synopsys to help us achieve our design and time to market goals,” said Cottice Lee, chip design director, Rockchip.

“We have used Synopsys designWare IP since 2006 because it is consistently superior in performance, power and area compared to alternative solutions. Selecting IP that has been silicon proven and is compliant to the USB, HDMI, and MIPI standards gave us confidence that the IP would work as expected and would allowed us to focus our engineering resources on our proprietary SoC multicore architecture,” he added.

“As a leading IP Provider, Synopsys understands the importance of delivering proven, high-quality IP that incorporates the required features and enabling companies like Rockchip to focus their engineering resources on the differentiating parts of their design,” said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP and prototyping at Synopsys. “Rockchip’s success with DesignWare USB, HDMI and MIPI IP demonstrates how we continue to help companies lower integration risk and quickly deliver innovative products to their competitive markets.”