PowerStudio & Maestro is unique solution for the automated generation of automotive-grade Power Management Units (PMU): - Maestro is a configurable power controller RTL IP that officially received the ISO 26262 ASIL B ready certification from SGS-TÜV Saar in August 2025 - PowerStudio is a software tool suite offering a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the automated configuration, integration and verification of Maestro within your power net-work

Using PowerStudio & Maestro, you will be able to: - Dramatically shrink design time - Enhance reliability and safety levels - Boost power efficiency

PowerStudio GUI streamlines the definition of the power intent table, the estimation of the power controller gate count and the evaluation of the power mode transition times. Furthermore, PowerStudio automatically builds optimized power networks based on your project constraints and goals. Finally, PowerStudio automatically generates the power-aware RTL+UPF testbench for a straightforward and robust verification of the power controller integration and behavior.

Key Benefits

  • PowerStudio GUI Compiler: fast path from architecture to integration & quick iterations
  • Fast power architecture exploration
  • Process node agnostic
  • Pre-configured with power management IPs from Dolphin Semiconductor's portfolio
  • Support of power management IPs from both Dolphin Semiconductor and 3rd party suppliers
  • Pre-verified and correct-by-construction RTL code
  • Maestro power controller configuration and generation in 1 day
  • Minimized design iteration cost: reduced cycle time compared to conventional PMU design flow
  • Fast ECO in case of architecture re-spin or design of a product derivative
  • Low latency control of power devices involved in managing power
  • Fast & autonomous wake-up with no need for external clock source
  • Support of advanced design techniques: power-gating, clock-gating, DVFS, AVS, ABB

Key Performances

  • Automated generation of automotive-grade power network based on the SoC power intent table
  • ISO 26262 ASIL B ready certified
  • 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 power-aware UPF+RTL testbench for in-context validation of the power network
  • CPU-less HW operation mode for low-power and low latency control of power devices
  • Flexible SW operation mode with a standard 32-bit APB interface that enables on-the-fly execution of SW-based power sequences
  • Embedded sequencer for autonomous control of power mode transitions, including boot-up and wake-up sequences where CPU is off
  • Event-based architecture to trigger any power sequence (up to 16 pre-programmed HW events)
  • Built-in always-ready 10 MHz oscillator to enable fast wake-up when RTC clocks are shutdown
  • Fine-grain control of power devices (regulators, clock generators) with standard p-channel interface, enabling smooth