InCyte Lite Features
InCyte Lite is the entry-level chip estimation system that
ChipEstimate.com users can download for free. The system is used by
thousands of chip planners to assess project feasibility, compare
different IP configurations and to see the impact of new process nodes
and IP on new and existing designs. Users input a high level design
specification and InCyte Lite produces industry average estimations of
chip die size, power, and leakage. Models used for estimation are built
based upon averages from leading foundries and IP library suppliers.
InCyte provides industry average estimation of the following key metrics:
Die area - Total die size and bounding, factoring in
all specified IP and design components.
Power - Dynamic power consumption computed based on
individual design components, factoring in frequency, switching
activities, gate and IP data.
Leakage - Static power consumption computed and
broken down by core, I/O, hierarchical block, as well as each IP
macro.
Using InCyte Lite
Integrating InCyte Lite into a chip planning process is easy, and input
required is minimal. Specifications of gate count, memory size, number of
I/Os and IP blocks are the basic inputs required to generate an estimate
that can be used to assess the feasibility of a design. InCyte includes a
comprehensive IP catalog from which users can select technology nodes,
process variants and IP macros under consideration. Users can also import
IP lists they generate while
searching and selecting IP in the ChipEstimate.com IP catalog. InCyte
Lite uses the user-selected IP to calculate die size, power and leakage
based on industry average foundry and IP library models.
Output
Estimation results are presented in a table format that delivers a
datasheet style representation of the chip. An early floorplan
visualization is also generated.
Enhanced Accuracy and Chip Cost Analysis
Need more accurate estimates which are specific to foundries, ASIC
vendors, and internal or external IP library providers? Would you like to
estimate production chip cost factoring in package recommendations, wafer
pricing, defect density data, and non-recurring engineering costs?
Learn more about licensed InCyte
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