Synopsys Launches High-Performance Embedded Vision ProcessorIP

Synopsys Launches High-Performance Embedded Vision ProcessorIP
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Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of the first products in the new DesignWare® EV Family of vision processors. The EV52 and EV54 vision processors are fully programmable and configurable vision processor IP cores that combine the flexibility of software solutions with the low cost and low power consumption of dedicated hardware. The EV Processors implement a convolutional neural network (CNN) that can operate at more than 1000 GOPS/W, enabling fast and accurate detection of a wide range of objects such as faces, pedestrians and hand gestures at a fraction of the power consumption of competing vision solutions. To speed application software development, the EVProcessor Familyis supported by a comprehensive software programming environment based on existing and emerging embedded vision standards including OpenCV and OpenVX, as well as Synopsys’ MetaWare Development Toolkit. The combination of high-performance hardware optimized for vision data processing and high productivity programming tools make the EV Processors an ideal solution for a broad range of embedded vision applications including video surveillance, gesture recognition and object detection.

“The ability of embedded systems to extract meaning from visual inputs is becoming increasingly important in a broad range of products including security equipment, gamingdevices and automobiles. This is driving demand for more performance- and power-efficient vision processing capabilities,” said Jeff Bier, founder of the Embedded Vision Alliance. “Specialized processors like the Synopsys’ Design WareEV Processors help designers attain the performance they need for their vision applications at levels of power consumption suitable for portable devices.”

High-Performance Multicore Hardware

The EV Processors include multiple high-performance processing cores that can operate at up to 1 GHzin typical 28-nanometer process technologies. The EV Processors also implement a feed-forward CNN structure that supports a programmable point-to-point streaming interconnect for fast and accurate object detection, a critical task in vision processing.

High Productivity Programming Tools

Acomplete software programming environment, including OpenVX and OpenCV libraries, and Synopsys’ MetaWare Development Toolkit, simplifies the development of application software for the Synopsys EV Processor Family. The OpenCV source libraries available for EVProcessors provide more than 2500 functions for real-time computer vision.

Easing SoC Integration

The EV Processors are designed to integrate seamlessly into an SoC. They can be used with any host processors and operate in parallel with the host. The EV Family includes support for synchronization with the host through message passing and interrupts. In addition, the EV Processor memory map is accessible to the host.

“Embedded vision is driving innovation in a broad spectrum of applications, from surveillance to consumer and gaming devices,” said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP and prototyping at Synopsys. “Synopsys’new DesignWareEV Processor Family delivers state-of-the-art object detection accuracy with 5X better power efficiency, along with comprehensive vision libraries and a robust software programming environment. This combination enables design teams to integrate embedded vision functionality into more systems faster with much lower power consumption than existing solutions.”

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