Barco Silex design services

SOPC - SOC design

Barco is anticipating the fast changing market circumstances in the rush to money world, and is a major player in the field of IP (Intellectual property), SOPC (System On Programmable Chip ) and SOC (System On a Chip) design.

IP is a portion or all of a hardware design. Also called Cores, IP consist of a wide range of pre-designed and pre-tested functions, that can range from a single UART to a 32-bit RISC processor. The use of IP reduces drastically the development cycle.

The last years, Barco Silex has made several SOC designs based on the well-known ARM family provided by the IP leader in 32-bit microcontrollers ARM LTD.

Thanks to this expertise, we are today an ARM Approved Design Centre, and as a result, we are informed on the latest and future developments on SOC strategies.

Close relationship with as well ALTERA and Xilinx, introduces us to the next generation of SOC design activities, namely SOPC (System On Programmable Chip). SOPC is the solution for a lot of medium volume designs for which integration of IP functionalities are a need and for which board size and cost reduction are required.

Barco offers a complete service from design to the production of your chip including high qualified IPs. The result is the optimum solution for your end market with an advantage your competitors can not buy.