triad semiconductor mixed signal integration kick asic iesf automotive presentation sept 2013
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The Automotive Industry needs Very Light Cars or VLC. Electronics integration is part of the answer. Emerging applications need the ability to change hardware features as the market demands. In this presentation, Triad Semiconductor offers a seamless set of solutions that span low, medium and high-volume production requirements. Triad's ViaASICs are a better ASIC solution that allow for rapid-prototyping and fast time to market with breakthrough improvements in total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) and Time-to-Market (TTM). Triad's ViaASIC utilize patented Via Configurable Array (VCA) technology, and a powerful set of mixed signal design tools to reduce Via ASIC (custom silicon) development times down to as little as 3-5 months. Fabrication costs can be reduced from $1M down to as little as $10,000. Watch the presentation to see how to radically reduce the development costs of your next electronics integration project.TRANSCRIPT
A New, No-Compromise Hardware Option that Will Meet Your Cost, Schedule & Risk Budgets
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Integration Drivers
• Low cost• Improved Size, Weight & Power• Improved Reliability• Exacting Performance• Long‐term Supply• Protect Your IP• Innovate in Hardware
Full CustomASIC
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Meet William FarlowDesigns 16‐bit ADCs coupled
with embedded micros Helped ARM architect & debug the Cortex‐M0
Long haul RS485 driver(succeeded where three other companies failed)
Made large screen touchscreen
controllers a reality
William is a mixed‐signal IC designer at Triad
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Your Mixed-Signal Integration Partner
Our Team ‐ Centuries of combined ASIC design & delivery experience
From Mixed‐Signal Design Leaders
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Mixed-Signal Integration Partner
• Expert Design Team• Mission Critical Applications• Fully Certified
– Defense, FDA Class II, ISO, Automotive
• World‐Class Supply Chain• Long‐term Supply Partner• Patented Technology
– Hardware– Software
• Breakthrough integration solution
Partners
• Founded 2002• 45 Employees• Headquartered in
Winston‐Salem NC
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“Off Road” Vehicle
BUYERS GUIDE
MSRP: $2,499,999,999AS‐IS WARRANTY
Delivery fees may apply
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Precision Guided Munitions
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Ultrasonic Surgical Devices
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Ultra Low Power Gas Sensors
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Security Systems
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Touchscreen Controllers
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Needs Across Markets
LowLow MediumMedium HighHighProduction Volume
Defense Medical Industrial ConsumerAutomotive
Demanding Performance
Long‐Term Supply
Value @ Volume
Superior Quality
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Integration Options?
LowLow MediumMedium HighHighProduction Volume
Full CustomASIC
Defense Medical Industrial ConsumerAutomotive
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What if we could bottle this stuff?
We have…
Custom VCA
Full Custom
Existing VCA
ViaASICs built from Triad’s Via Configurable Array (VCA) Technology
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Integration Options at Any Production Volume
LowLow MediumMedium HighHighProduction Volume
Custom VCA
Full Custom
Existing VCA
Defense Medical Industrial ConsumerAutomotive
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Obsolescence Issues?
Older products needing low volume form‐fit‐function replacements?
40 year old missile program
Existing VCA
Custom VCA
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Emerging Applications & Localization
• Evolving requirements• Market feedback• Diverging local specs
• Respond– Quickly– Cost effectively– Minimize risk
Existing VCA
Custom VCA
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Integration Options Versus Your Needs
LowestUnit Cost
Obsolescence Emerging Apps Localization High‐Volume‘Industrial’
Custom VCA
Full Custom
Existing VCA
Fastest
Time to MarketLowest
Development Cost
Seamless migration path from low to high volume
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Market Opportunity – Value Quantified
Seamless migration from ultra‐low to 10M+ production volumes via groundbreaking Fast‐Full‐Custom™ methodology.
CustomVCA
Existing VCA
Low Volume SolutionExisting VCAs plusViaDesigner software
Low Volume (up to 200K/yr)Low Volume
(up to 200K/yr)
Mid Volume SolutionOptimized Custom VCA by Triad
Mid Volume (up to 2M/yr)Mid Volume (up to 2M/yr)
High Volume SolutionFull Custom mixed signal IC by Triad
High Volume (2M+/yr)
High Volume (2M+/yr)
Sales V
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olum
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CustomVCA
Full Custom
Existing VCA
Full Custom
Best Better OkayIP ReuseIP Reuse
$10K Not an option* Not an option*Cost to PrototypesCost to Prototypes
<$50K $200K‐$400K $400K ‐ $1M+Total Dev CostsTotal Dev Costs
4 weeks 12 weeks 12 weeks1st Fabrication Time1st Fabrication Time
4 weeks 4 weeks 12 weeksRespin TimeRespin Time
Okay Better BestUnit PriceUnit PriceNote * ‐ Optimized VCAs and Full‐Custom require a production commitment from all vendors before starting
3‐6 months 7‐10 months 12‐18 monthsDevelopment TimeDevelopment Time
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VCA‐1 Proof of Concept Silicon introduced
Triad founded by Jim Kemerling
Triad Semiconductor History
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 201220102007 2013
VCA1
VCA2
VCA3
VCA4
VCA5
VCA6
VCA7
VCA8VCA9VCA10
VCA11VCA12VCA13VCA14VCA15
Inc 500 fastest growing company 10X growth from ‘08‐’11
Fortune 100s adopt VCAs
Introduced VCA tech to US Market
Partnered with ARM for configurable SoCs
Acquired ViASICPartnered with ViASIC
to develop configurable analog
ViaDesigner software intro with Mentor
150% growth
Semiconductor foundry partners
Growing portfolio of via configurable arrays and mixed‐signal IP
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ADC
REG
REG
DAC
Micro
Market Opportunity
Drivers for Integration• Size, Weight & Power• IP Protection• Cost Savings• Manufacturability
BarriersTraditional ASIC development is too expensive and time consuming to amortize across low –mid volumes
Full Custom
Seamless migration from ultra‐low to 10M+ production volumes via groundbreaking Fast‐Full‐Custom™ methodology.
In low to mid volume markets customers implement their designs as discrete circuits on PCBs. Markets are demanding higher levels of analog & mixed signal integration.
ASIC
Large, expensive PCB solution
Existing VCA
Low Volume SolutionExisting VCAs plus ViaDesigner software delivers breakthrough reduction in TCO and TTM for IC development.
CustomVCA
Medium Volume SolutionTriad develops a custom VCA optimized to meet the customer’s performance and cost goals leveraging VCA’sbreakthrough Time to Market and TCO advantages.
Low Volume (up to 200K/yr)Low Volume (up to 200K/yr) Mid Volume (up to 2M/yr)Mid Volume (up to 2M/yr) High Volume (2M+)High Volume (2M+)
Barriers – “IP Theft” IDMs will resale a customer’s custom IC as a std product to the competition.
High Volume SolutionTrue ASIC Partner. Triad doesnot make std products and will protect customer’s IP and hardware advantage.100’s of years of ICdesign experienceVast IP library
Low unit cost , high performance and optimized size & power are needed in the consumer market. Full‐custom ASICs are expensive to deliver and require a partner with extensive expertise and infrastructure.
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Analog IP – Decade+ investment in growing an expansive analog & mixed‐signal IP library . Triad IP spans low‐level functions like transistor and includes high‐level IP: micros, filters & high‐speed ADCs.
Triad TechnologyHardware Software
Tiles ‐ are highly reusable blocks of well characterized IP that are grouped together. This tiles span performance requirements across power, speed and noise specifications. Tiles enable the rapid, low‐risk assembly of Optimized Arrays from proven IP.
Fabric – patented via‐configurable fabric delivers breakthrough TCO & TTM when coupled with Triad’s ViaPath (via‐only) place & route software.
Existing Arrays – Growing family of 15 VCAs optimized for a wide range of applications and price points.
Existing VCA
ViaDesigner – complete mixed design & simulation software for the development of VCAs. Powerful & easy‐to‐use design wizards kick‐start user’s designs.
ViaWare – proprietary analog & mixed‐signal synthesis and mapping software. Viaware maps high‐level design wizards into VCA tiles and low‐level IP.
ViaPath – patented, mixed‐signal‐aware place and route software developed by Triad.
DAC
ADC
Enables system‐level engineers to design their own VCAs without the need for full‐custom skills.
Vias placed in the fabric.
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Analog IP FactorySystematically creating reusable mixed‐signal IP since 2002
OpAmpsLow NoiseLow NoiseSingle EndedSingle EndedDifferentialDifferentialLow PowerLow PowerWidebandWidebandProg GainProg Gain
IntstrumentationIntstrumentationOTAOTATIATIA
High VoltageHigh VoltageLow NoiseLow Noise
Low‐LevelResistorsResistors
HiVal ResistorsHiVal ResistorsCapacitorsCapacitorsSwitchesSwitches
Matched‐C SwMatched‐C SwMatched‐R SwMatched‐R Sw
NFETNFETPFETPFET
NFET FingersNFET FingersPFET FingersPFET Fingers
MuxesMuxesBandgapBandgapBiasBias
Power on ResetPower on Reset
ComparatorsComparators
ADCsSigma DeltaSigma Delta
SARSARPipelinedPipelined8‐24 bits8‐24 bitsSIF ADCSIF ADC
DC‐150MSPSDC‐150MSPS
DACs6‐16 bits6‐16 bits
Sigma DeltaSigma DeltaSegmentedSegmented
StringStringCurrent SteeringCurrent Steering
ReferenceReference
FiltersContinuousContinuousSwitched CapSwitched Cap
Low, High, NotchLow, High, NotchBandpassBandpassDigitalDigital
Signal PathIntegratorIntegrator
Switched CapSwitched CapSample & HoldSample & HoldBridge ExciteBridge Excite
PowerPWMPWM
H‐BridgeH‐BridgeLDOLDOLinearLinear
SwitchingSwitchingBuck, BoostBuck, BoostLED DriveLED Drive
Motor DriveMotor DriveHigh Voltage
150C+150C+RegulatorsRegulatorsH‐BridgeH‐BridgeOpAmps…OpAmps…
InterfaceConfig I/OConfig I/OLIN, CANLIN, CAN
IIC, SPI, UARTIIC, SPI, UARTLVDSLVDS
DigitalCustom DSPCustom DSP
FiltersFiltersARM CoresARM Cores
80518051RAMRAM
Hi‐Temp NVMHi‐Temp NVM
PLLPLLCrystal DriverCrystal DriverOnboard ClockOnboard Clock
LVDT Sensor I/FLVDT Sensor I/FOnboard TempOnboard TempHi‐Temp IPHi‐Temp IP
AHB/APB BusAHB/APB BusuP PeripherialsuP Peripherials
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Via Configurable Array Technology
• Op amps• Resistors• Capacitors• Transistors• Switches• Band Gaps• ADCs, DACs• Regulators• Logic, RAM• ARM CPUs• …
Triad developsfull‐custom high‐performancemixed signal IP
1 2IP is grouped intoa variety of tiles
• Single‐Ended• Differential• Low‐Noise• Wideband• High Voltage• FET Tiles• Rad‐Hard• Memory• PHYs• …
Tiles are assembled to create a VCA targeted at a particular application space
3
4 A patented global routing fabric covers the entire array
5 Triad’s mixed‐signal aware place & route tool puts vias in the fabric to connect resources
6 A single via mask is processed against staged wafersViaASIC
VCA
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VCA‐12
VCA Analog Tile Example
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Resource Value
Single‐ended Op‐Amp 1
Output stage 1
0.1pF MIM Caps 32
Remainder MIM Caps 28
Switches (SW01) 20
Resistors 37
NMOS Transistors 7
PMOS Transistors 7
Switches (SW02) 6
Analog Logic (AL01) 24
Analog Logic (AL02) 8
VCA‐12 contains 8 of these single‐ended op‐amp analog tiles
VCA‐12 5V Single‐Ended Op‐Amp Tile
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Working with Triad
ADC
REG
REG
CPU
FPGA
Define opportunity Developmentproposal
3‐6 monthdevelopment
Revisions in4‐weeks
Long‐TermSupply ofcustom parts5, 10, 15+ yearsRefine
requirements
Turnkey High‐Level Front‐End Design
Prototype Fabrication
Production Fabrication
Package & Test
Detailed Back‐End Design
CustomVCA
Existing VCA
Full Custom
Detailed Back‐End Design
High‐Level Front‐End Design
Prototype Fabrication
Production Fabrication
Package & Test
Existing VCA
High‐Level Front‐End Design
Prototype Fabrication
Production Fabrication
Package & Test
Detailed Back‐End Design
CustomVCA
Existing VCA
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Triad’s Integrated Software Flow
Integrated software enables rapid development of ViaASICs
ViaASIC Design & Simulation
Mixed‐Signal Synthesis
VCA Fitting
Via‐Only Place & Route
Design Wizards
Physical verification
IP Repository
SystemVisionSystem Simulation
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Next Steps
• Visit www.TriadSemi.com• Follow on Twitter: @viadesigner
Randy BradleyBusiness Dev [email protected]‐758‐0240
Phil MuehringVP of [email protected]‐451‐4658
John SeibelViaASIC [email protected]‐603‐9810
Reid WenderVP Marketing & Tech [email protected]‐684‐5106
See a ViaDesigner
Demo
Discuss your integration idea
ViaDesigner.com (Closed Beta) Invitation Only
Access
• Email: [email protected]• Visit www.ViaDesigner.com
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Integrated Circuit
Application Specific
Traditional ASICs• Long development• Expensive dev• Risky development• High volume only
A better ASIC. Application specific optimization, integrated circuit benefits – without traditional ASIC headaches.
Via Configurable Arrays• 3‐6 month development cycle• Low cost development• Low risk – 4‐week re‐spin• Any production volume