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Overview

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Arasan Chip Systems is a leading provider of reusable Intellectual Property (IP) cores for the electronic design community including BUS interfaces. The company's mission is to provide high quality, cost effective, technology independent, reusable Intellectual Property cores and associated design services to computer, communications, networking, consumer electronics, medical and industrial instrumentation, aerospace, and automotive markets.

Founded in 1995, Arasan is a global company with its headquarters in Silicon Valley and offices in India, Japan, Europe, and Asia. With 110 employees worldwide, the company's engineering team is focused on the entire spectrum of chip design.

Available CompanionCore Products

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USB 2.0 Device
The Arasan USB 2.0 Device IP Core supports up to 30 configurable IN/OUT non-control endpoints. Each non-control endpoint has an endpoint controller that supports interrupt, bulk, and isochronous transfers.

USB 2.0 Host
The Arasan USB 2.0 Host IP Core consists of an Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) and a companion Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI). With the addition of optional ULPI Wrappers, the Arasan USB 2.0 Host IP Core can be connected directly to standard UTMI or 8-bit ULPI transceivers.

USB 2.0 OTG
The Arasan USB 2.0 OTG IP Core is compliant with the OTG Supplement Rev. 1.0a. The IP Core consists of the USB 2.0 Host Controller and Device Controller with OTG functionality. Operating as a peripheral or B-device, it supports HS and FS modes. Optional AHB, PCI, and Custom buses are available to provide a high-speed connection to the USB interface.

USB 2.0 Hub
The Arasan USB 2.0 Hub IP Core consists of the Hub Controller, Hub Repeater, Transaction Translators, Routing Logic, and Downstream Ports. The Hub Controller controls the operation of the USB hub by interpreting both the USB commands and Hub class specific commands.

SD2.0/MMC4.1/CE-ATA Host
The Arasan SD2.0/MMC4.1/CE-ATA Host IP Core (CE-ATA 2) supports host interfaces including AHB, APB, PCI, and other custom buses. It is designed to support SD / SDIO / MMC / CE-ATA multimedia applications in handheld and consumer electronic devices.

SDIO Version 2.0 Device
The Arasan SDIO Version 2.0 Device IP Core controls the communication between devices connected to the SD/SDIO bus and devices connected to the optional AHB/APB, parallel, BVCI, or SPI buses. The flexible architecture of the Arasan SDIO Device IP Core allows the support of a wide range of portable low-power applications such as the 802.11 devices, GPS, WiMAX, UWB, etc.

Standard Deliverables

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  • Synthesizable RTL in Verilog
  • Synthesis scripts
  • Test environment and test case database
  • Configuration utility
  • Client drivers and source code
  • Hardware Evaluation Kit (optional)

Additional Services and Expertise

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As a complement to its products, Arasan has comprehensive service offerings, featuring front-end design, driver and firmware development as well as customization and integration services.

Arasan provides 24-hour telephone and email support to take care of any issue that may arise. Its team of application specialists and implementation engineers are there to help customers during every stage of product development.

Contact Information

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For additional information, contact Arasan at:

Arasan Chip Systems, Inc.
1150 North First Street
Suite 210
San Jose, CA 95112
USA
Tel : 408.282.1600
Fax: 408.282.7800
Email : info@arasan.com
Web: www.arasan.com