The Arteris FlexNoC Resilience Package is a complementary product to Arteris FlexNoC fabric IP. It implements hardware resilience features essential for systems-on-chip (SoCs) targeted for mission-critical uses, such as those requiring ISO 26262 / ASIL (automotive) or IEC 61508 compliance. It is the only commercial SoC fabric IP product with built-in support for ARM® Cortex®-R5 and Cortex-R7 processor port checking.
Advanced features include:
- ARM® Cortex®-R5 and Cortex-R7 processor port checking
- Hardware duplication and redundancy
- Custom ECC and parity generation and checking
- Packet validity checking
- Transaction timeout
- Control register parity checking
- Fault control and reporting
Why FlexNoC Resilience Package?
End-to-end data and control protection
Currently developed systems-on-chip for safety-related applications in the automotive, industrial and medical markets use CPU cores like the ARM Cortex-R5 and Cortex-R7 processors. These types of CPU core IP implement techniques like ECC and parity data protection, dual-core lockstep (DCLS) redundancy, duplicated internal memories, safety checkers, and built-in self-tests (BIST). However, this CPU-only approach neglects to provide end-to-end protection from initiator to target. The FlexNoC Resilience Package enables the implementation of data protection and control features like these within the on-chip interconnect fabric.
Easy implementation
Implementation does not require replacing an existing FlexNoC interconnect. In fact, it is possible and often desirable to partition an existing SoC design into portions that have data protection enabled, and those that do not.
Built-in support for ARM Cortex-R5 and Cortex-R7 processors
The Arteris FlexNoC Resilience Package is the only IP fabric that provides the out-of-the-box support for Cortex-R5 and Cortex–R7 Processor Port Checking.
Learn more about the FlexNoC Resilience Package
Click here to download the FlexNoC Resilience Package Product Brief.
Click here to download the FlexNoC Resilience Package Technical Paper.