ConnX DSPs offer the best combination of high performance, low power, and small area

The wide range of Cadence® Tensilica® ConnX DSPs offers the best combination of high performance, low power, and small area to meet your application needs. From small and low-power ConnX 110 DSP up to the super-high-performance ConnX B20, these DSPs are designed for applications that control sensors and antennas and process the data they handle. Go with the industry's lowest power, most compact, and best performing DSPs for applications including radar, lidar, 5G/4G/LTE-A, Bluetooth, smartgrid, 802.11 modems, etc. ConnX DSPs are certified for ISO 26262:2018 ASIL-compliant making them suitable for use in safety-critical applications as well.

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Key Benefits

ISO26262:2018 Compliant

ASIL-compliant certified and equipped with both hardware and software safety mechanisms

Scalability

A wide selection of DSPs ranging from small and low power to high performance

Software Portability

Software-compatible DSP family, making migration and DSP scalability easy

Extensible and Configurable

Customizable instruction set promotes differentiation and performance enhancement

Features

  • VLIW parallelism issuing multiple concurrent operations per cycle
  • Built-in accelerations for radar, lidar, and communications processing
  • Optimized for complex data processing
  • IEEE 754 vector floating-point support
  • High throughput fixed-point MAC and floating-point FMA operations
  • High data throughput and virtually unlimited bandwidth from customizable FIFO, GPIO, and lookup interfaces 
  • TIE for easy extension and further performance enhancement
  • Optimized libraries and application examples for easy software development

Products

Tensilica ConnX DSP optimized for radar, lidar and communications applications

ConnX 110/120

Compact and low energy consumption to provide the performance you need in radar, lidar, and communications processing at low area and energy cost

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ConnX B10/B20

Ultra-high performance to support rich data types and accelerations for the processing needs in the compute chain of radar, lidar, and communications applications

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Partners

Cadence, through its Tensilica processor IP, brings together best-in-class products and services from industry leaders to help you accelerate the development of your SoC designs while meeting your demanding power and performance requirements. Browse the list of Tensilica processor IP service partners below.

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Technologies

Functional Safety for Automotive

Cadence is committed to enabling Functional Safety applications across the Tensilica processor lineup, whether it's an off-the-shelf processor/DSP IP or a custom domain-specific processor for a specific application

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Tensilica Processor Technology

Differentiate, reduce time to market, add flexibility, and get the best performance, power, and area

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TIE

Customize your DSPs/processors for optimized performance, energy efficiency, and differentiation

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Development Toolchain

Create a perfect match for your application, guaranteed correct by construction

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Support

Cadence is committed to keeping design teams highly productive with a range of support offerings and processes designed to keep users focused on reducing time to market and achieving silicon success.

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