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SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Artosyn Microelectronics, a leading provider of AI SoCs for drones and other

sophisticated applications finds itself at the intersection of hardware

architecture and software development. "Our customers are advancing the state

of AI programming every day," said Shen Sha, Senior R&D Manager of Artosyn's AI

Chip Department. "They need early access to the hardware to develop their

software. It's imperative."

Since 2015, Artosyn has specialized in Image Signal Processors(ISPs) and Neural

Processing Units(NPUs), highly advanced ASIC devices that must meet the

demanding requirements of low-power and high-performance. These systems

represent the most advanced generation of controllers today, employing

artificial intelligence for such tasks as object detection, object

classification, and object tracking. Artosyn's chips are at the heart of the

latest generation of UAVs(drones), as well as being used in smart surveillance

systems, robots, autonomous vehicles, and more.

These are designs of enormous size and complexity, and verifying their correct

operation presents its own challenges. "We've used many of S2C's FPGA

development systems including their single and dual Prodigy VU440 and UV19P

systems," explains Sha. "We were able to successfully complete the validation

of several complex chips in the hundred-million gate range quickly and

efficiently."

But validating hardware still leaves millions of lines of code to test and

verify. As a company dedicated to the customer experience, Artosyn looks for

creative ways to help: "In some cases we've used the large capacity FPGA-based

systems from S2C to directly built a prototype for the customer's evaluation,"

said Sha. "This really accelerates their software development process."

Sharing the power of S2C's Prodigy VU440 enabled both companies to leverage a

unique form of cooperation – Artosyn was able to swiftly validate their

100-million gate design, and their customer gained access to the hardware

critical to furthering their development schedule. Moreover, Artosyn benefits

from additional insight by working so closely with their customer; knowledge

that helps drive improvements in their own designs. It's a win for both firms.

S2C specializes in providing leading-edge prototyping platforms for a broad

range of design sizes and applications. Built around the world's largest and

fastest FPGAs – such as the Xilinx UltraScale+ VU19P, and the Intel Stratix 10

– S2C's Prodigy series can scale up to accommodate the largest designs in the

hyperscale class. With a rich library of memories, daughter cards, and

interface modules, Prodigy systems can be quickly adapted and configured for

any purpose. If you're facing the challenge of large-scale design validation,

let us help.

About S2C

S2C is a global leader of FPGA prototyping solutions for today's innovative

SoC/ASIC designs. S2C has been successfully delivering rapid SoC prototyping

solutions since 2003. With over 500 customers and more than 3,000 systems

installed, our highly qualified engineering team and customer-centric sales

team understands our users' SoC development needs. S2C has offices and sales

representatives in the US, Europe, Israel, mainland China, Hong Kong, Korea,

Japan, and Taiwan. www.s2ceda.com

Contact: amyg@s2ceda.com

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