System On Silicon (SOS) is a startup focusing on hardware acceleration, mobile applications, VLSI design, and EDA solutions. SOS works with universities and companies in the US and India. It consists of experts from industry and academia. SOS provides design and verification services, works on projects involving high frequency trading, biological design automation, and proposes collaborating with Bengal Engineering & Science University students and professors on cutting-edge research.
1. Open Forum
with
System On Silicon
Bengal Engineering & Science University
26th Sep 2012
2. Introduction
System On Silicon, USA, a young start-up, is focusing in
multiple domains
Hardware Acceleration for Data/Computation Intensive
Applications
Mobile Applications
VLSI Design Services & Consulting
EDA Solutions for next-generation designs
SOS is actively working with leading universities and high
tech companies in USA and India
SOS consists of renowned stalwarts and entrepreneurs
from industry and academia
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3. Focus Areas
Services
Hardware
Acceleration
Mobile
Apps
EDA
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6. IC Market by Product Category - 2011
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7. IP Drives SoC Development Cost
“There is the need to
improve the productivity
of the design engineers
for IP development and
qualification. It is also
important to increase the
level of reuse of the IP.”
Source: I.B.S. Inc.
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8. Focus Areas
Design and Verification
System Verilog migration of existing VHDL/Verilog designs (and SV training)
Writing SV Assertions for complex verification
SV testbench validation
UVM Migration
Formal verification and ABV
Design for Testability
DRV/LVS
World-wide IP development/signoff house, focus on low power
Tie with TSMC, Asian markets
Become member of GSA
Install relevant EDA/IP tools in-house to enable
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9. Focus Areas
Center of Excellence
Analog/RF designs
Low power designs
3D (TSV) designs
Software services
Performance boosting through Multi-core/Multi-threaded solutions
Projects to create dashboard based project execution
Software/release validation for EDA companies
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11. Wireless Software Solutions
Mobile Applications for Wireless Internet device
• Mobile App – Integral part of Smart phones, tablets
• With 900,000 Android devices activated and 46 Million I-
phone apps downloaded each day.
12. Wireless Software Solutions
Key Technologies
Java, Android, Web-Service, DBMS, Markup languages (XML),
Machine Learning, NLP
Project Areas
Statistical Analysis of Wireless Signals
Applications for Urban Traffic Control
Applications for Online Educational and Training
SOS Clients
Leading Wireless Service Providers
Universities, Software Companies
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14. Current Projects
High Frequency Trading (HFT)
Platform solutions for high-throughput and low-latency
applications for financial applications
Low power system design using FPGA/CPU
Architecture optimization for performance
Biological Design Automation
Complex biological applications
Speeding up Bio-lnformatic processes
Machine Learning, NLP, Massive Parallelism
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16. EDA Research
Front End
Advanced HDL IDE
HDL Analysis
Back End
Design Closure
Timing/Power Optimization
Emerging Technologies
CAD Solutions for 3D IC’s
Analog Layout Automation
High Performance EDA
Multi-Core, Multi-Thread
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18. Proposed Plan
Students from 3rd and 4th years may start working on
SOS projects as interns
Students may choose topics based on their interests
and our current requirements
Professors in various departments can guide students
on these projects
These SOS projects may eventually become their 3rd
and 4th year projects
SOS PL’s will work closely with students
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19. Win-Win Situation
For Students
Opportunity to work on cutting edge projects
Exposure to high-tech R&D activities
Enrichment of CV’s
For BESU
Incubator for R&D initiatives
Unique University-Industry collaboration
For SOS
Helping my beloved Alma Mater
Paying it forward
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20. Summary
SOS – A start up where Research meets Development
and results into Business
SOS is collaborating with leading research teams in
India & USA
Setting up a unique University/Industry collaboration
model in India
Global R&D environment encourages and nurtures
out-of-the box thinking
Thank you !
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Point 1: The Need for quality IP.The chart depicts the rise in the percentage of SoC development costs that are focused on the procurement and integration of semiconductor IP. Note that IP in this context includes third party as well as internally developed IP. Since a rising amount of SoC cost is associated with IP, it becomes important to be more efficient at the task of choosing and integrating IP. A critical aspect of this is to understand the quality and integration risks of IP *before* it is implemented in the chip. If you start with good quality raw materials, the project will go smoother. This is true for any project, not just an SoC.On the other hand, if you discover you have chosen poor raw materials during implementation, the project will be in big trouble.
