Semiconductor Engineering: Top 5 Reasons Engineers Need A Smart NoC

As system-on-chip (SoC) designs grow more complex, IP interconnect engineers struggle with achieving optimal scalability, performance, and power efficiency. The increasing number of IP blocks, often ranging from 50 to more than 500, introduces significant interconnect congestion, timing closure issues, and power dissipation challenges. Additionally, many network-on-chip (NoC) design tasks are still performed manually, but increasing complexity has made this approach unsustainable. Today’s engineers face tight design schedules and rapid iteration cycles in order to meet aggressive time-to-market demands​.

To effectively tackle these challenges, designers need to consider an advanced NoC that goes beyond traditional interconnect solutions. FlexGen® smart NoC IP from Arteris now integrates AI/ML-driven automation, enabling engineers to automatically generate, optimize, and verify interconnects with minimal manual effort. This automation streamlines IP integration, ensuring optimized bandwidth, lower latency, and improved data flow efficiency​.

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