Picocom uses Arteris IP FlexNoC in 5G NR
Picocom has licensed Arteris’ FlexNoC Interconnect IP for use in its 5G new radio (5G NR) small cell, baseband SoC. It was chosen to enable the complex high-speed yet flexible design for open small cell radio access networks (RANs), says the company.
The network on a chip (NoC) was selected by Picocom to meet the evolving 5G NR standard for its silicon. “It is enabling us to manage our on-chip SoC bandwidth and complexity, whilst allowing us to retain design flexibility,” said, Yingbo Jiang, CEO of Picocom. “In addition, it has helped us reduce development time, a crucial achievement in the fast-paced 5G NR market.”
Will Robbins, vice president of silicon at Picocom, added that the Arteris IP is a key component and Arteris has provided technical support.
Semiconductor company, Picocom, designs and markets open RAN standard-compliant baseband SoCs and carrier-grade software products for 5G small cell infrastructure. The company was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China. It has R&D engineering sites in Beijing, China and Bristol, UK. Picocom is a member of the Small Cell Forum, O-RAN Alliance and Telecom Infra Project wireless industry associations.
Arteris IP provides network on chip (NoC) interconnect IP to accelerate SoC semiconductor assembly for a range of applications from artificial intelligence (AI) to automobiles, mobile phones, IoT, cameras, SSD controllers and servers for customers such as Mobileye, Samsung, Huawei / HiSilicon, Toshiba and NXP. Arteris IP products include the Ncore cache coherent and FlexNoC non-coherent interconnect IP, the CodaCache standalone last level cache, and optional Resilience Package (ISO 26262 functional safety), FlexNoC AI Package, and PIANO automated timing closure capabilities.
