Pieter van der Wolf

Synopsys, The Netherlands

Software-Defined Everything: Processor IP for modern compute architectures

Abstract

Increasingly the functionality of advanced systems is becoming software defined, allowing continuous updates of features during the lifecycle of products.  This also impacts the business landscape as it enables new developers and new licensing and pricing models.  This trend is also visible in the automotive space as we move towards software-defined vehicles. We will discuss some relevant technology shifts and how they affect the architectures and hardware/software development methodologies for automotive SoCs. Advanced DSP processor IP is required for such SoCs with capabilities that provide efficient processing while supporting modular software development and enabling safety and security.  Featuring the Synopsys ARC VPX Vector DSP family, we will illustrate some key processor IP capabilities with concrete examples.

Biography

Pieter van der Wolf is a Senior Architect at Synopsys. He received his MSc and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Delft University of Technology. He was an Associate Professor at Delft University of Technology before joining Philips Research in 1996. In 2006 he joined NXP Semiconductors when it was spun out of Philips Electronics. In 2009 he joined VirageLogic, which was subsequently acquired by Synopsys. He has worked on a broad range of topics including (multi-)processor architectures and system design methodologies, with a focus on DSP applications.

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