PowerStudio is an innovative software developed by Dolphin Semiconductor to speed up the architecture, design and integration of complex, automotive-grade on-chip Power Management Units (PMU). It combines in a single tool a versatile solution for power network exploration with a unique capability to generate pre-verified RTL and UPF files of the power network.

Key Benefits

  • Automated generation of automotive-grade power network based on SoC power intent table
  • Early power sanity checks
  • GUI-based power modes transitions graph
  • On-the fly estimation of Maestro Power Controller gate count
  • On-the fly estimation of Maestro Power Controller transition times
  • Automated generation of Maestro Power Controller RTL file
  • Automated generation of UPF testbench for in-context validation of the power networ

Key Performances

  • Fast power architecture exploration
  • Process node agnostic
  • Pre-configured with Dolphin Design?s IP portfolio
  • Open to third-party IP
  • Pre-verified and correct-by-construction RTL code
  • Maestro Power Controller configuration and generation in 1 day
  • Maestro Power Controller design iteration in 1 hour
  • Fast ECO in case of architecture re-spin or design of a product derivative