- Flexibility. Changing the firmware changes the blocks function.
- Software-based development, with lower cost tools and ease of making last minute changes.
- Faster and more powerful system modeling, and more complete coverage
- Time-to-market
- Ability to make post-silicon changes to the firmware to tweak/improve algorithms
- DPU processor cores are pre-designed and pre-verified. Just add the firmware.
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Paul McLellan Discusses How to Use Processors in the SOC Dataplane
Tensilica's DPUs are idea for the SOC Dataplane. What's a DPU? Read this article. The main advantages are: