Xilinx has taped out an UltraScale+ MPSoC on TSMC's 16FF+ process, an event that appears to be adhering to the schedule outlined by the company earlier this year.
The part integrates seven user programmable processors, including a quad core 64bit Cortex-A53 application processing unit, a dual core 32bit Cortex-R5 real time processing unit and a Mali-400 graphics processing unit, with a range of peripherals, safety and security, and power management features. Target applications are said to include embedded vision, ADAS and autonomous vehicles, the industrial Internet of Things and 5G wireless systems.
When the UltraScale+ range was unveiled in February 2015, Xilinx claimed early customer engagements were in process and that it expected to tape out the first parts in Q2 2015, with the first shipments towards the end of 2015.
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Graham Pitcher
Source: www.newelectronics.co.uk