
Edge processor with RFID Energy Harvesting
Ultra low-power edge processor device for harvesting energy from an RFID field. Combined with an advanced sensor in a custom package.
Features
High performance Tensilica Vector DSP
Cryptographic accelerator hardware including AES,ECC,SHA512, TRNG
AMBA peripherals include DMA, I2C, SPI, UART, timers
Embedded Flash memory
SRAM and OTP
ASIC co-packaged with external sensor IC in custom package
On-chip DC-DC converter working with low-cost inductor
Custom analog designed DC-DC, LDOs, oscillators, LED driver, PoR
Operating at 0.9V±10% supply
Two power domains with 50µA hibernate mode
Process
40 nm eFlash
DFT
Full control and observability for analog functions, full scan for digital, BIST for OTP, flash and RAM, boundary scan for I/O’s
Tool- chain
Synopsys: DC Ultra, ICC, StarRC, Formality, PrimeTime-SI/PX
Cadence: Analog design flow
Mentor: Questa, Tessent and Calibre
Xilinx: FPGA based prototyping

