Case Study: Siglead achieves first-pass silicon success and 5-month faster time-to-market with Synopsys DesignWare IP and ARC processors

Siglead Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success for SSD Controller IC with Synopsys DesignWare IP and ARC Processors

Siglead, a fabless design house specializing in signal-processing and ECC technology for NAND flash, needed to rapidly deliver a high-performance SSD controller for a competitive market while minimizing integration risk and ensuring compatibility with existing equipment. With an aggressive time-to-market and strict performance and reliability targets, Siglead sought proven IP so their engineers could focus on differentiating ECC and system features.

They chose Synopsys DesignWare IP—including the ARC 625 processor (with APEX extensibility), SATA 6G, DDR2/3 PHY and SDRAM controller, AMBA bus bridges and coreAssembler—to simplify integration and boost performance. The result was first-pass silicon success, an estimated five-month acceleration to market, a two-week IP integration with no major issues, reduced integration effort, and strong technical support throughout the project.

Siglead

Yasuyuki Matsumoto

Director, Digital Solution Division