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Founded in 2005

Independent, European group

Experts in SoC architecture, design and embedded processing (HW and SW)

IP & Services provider – processor IP, interface IP, compilers, etc

Proven foundation for security (Cortus core certified EAL5+, EMVCo, Pay-TV)

Present in USA, France, Germany, UK, Russia, Korea, Israel and Taiwan

Over 800M SoCs with Cortus processors

Introducing Cortus

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Cortus has processors, RF and other technologies which are ideal for the next wave of low power smart and secure applications including many IoT applications

The APS families of cores are production proven with a wide range of licensees and applications

Current processor families cover a wide range of SoC requirements from 8 bit replacement to high performance multicore systems at GHZ clock rates

High performance AP family (3 instructions per cycle at 1.5 GHZ) with virtually indexed MMU and precise exceptions

Product families are supported by peripherals, SW development tools and RTOSes

Custom services are possible (including special purpose compiler passes – e.g. for security, SOC design and implementation, P&R back end etc.)

Unique combination of HW/SW/Compiler expertise

Cortus is a major player in embedded processor, secure smart cards and IoT markets.

Introducing Cortus

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Execs include processor expertsMichael Chapman CEO

• Intel, Bosch, Siemens/Infineon processors• Mike is most renowned for his design of the Bosch

CAN chips (inventor)Christopher Kopetzky VP Engineering

• Synopsys processor developmentVision:

“Embed intelligence…everywhere!”Mission:

“Provide a better CPU for the new wave of smart applications”

Experienced Management

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System Design Expertise

Multicore systems for “better than Moore's Law”ArchitectureHardwareEmbedded FirmwareInterconnectInterprocessor communicationsCompilers (special implementations essential for real security)Complete IDE solutionsDebuggersVirtual models (ISS, HW/SW Cosimulation with RTL, System C and other models)

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Cortus offers customer chips to stand out from the crowd:Technical excellenceOutstanding supportCommitted to the successProven again and again

The Cortus Difference

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Cortus 32-bit processor IP has been proven over many applications

Save silicon areaCortus processors are minimalist

Save powerSmall cores gives advantage in static and dynamic consumption

Efficient modern RISC architectureDesigned around C compiler

Scalable solutions

Support for multi-processing & caches

Low Power Solution

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Scalable SolutionsComputational performance

Subsystem complexity

Slower clock frequency

Less demanding computation

Higher clock frequency

More demanding computation

Simpler CPU core

Shorter pipeline

More complex cores

More options

Longer pipeline

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Range of cores for embedded (up to 1GHZ)

APS1, APS3R, APS3P, APS5, FPS6, FPS8, APS23, APS25, APS29, FPS26, FPS28, APS3CD, APS3SF, etcCompetition is ARM Cortex M0 – M7Partial out of order coresCortus cores more efficient (higher performance, lower power consumption, less memory required)ConfigurableWorld leader in MIPS/µW and MIPS/mm²

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Best cores for IoT and embedded security

Highest MIPS/mm²Lowest µW/MIPSBest code density

Low power consumptionSmaller chip size (less on chip Flash/ROM)

Large experience in security, Cortus core certified EAL5+, EMVCo (SIM, Banking, Pay-TV, e-Passports, etc)

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Low power 1.5GHZ implementation

Fully out of order with register renaming

Competition is ARM Cortex A9 and A15 (but Cortus is smaller and more power efficient)

Highly configurable (size of BTB, ROB, reservation stations etc)

Target market: Chinese smart phones and set-top boxes

High Performance Application Processor

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ASIC implementation services

Large value-add for architecture design System architecture, chip architecture, SW architectureCommunication architectures (edge processor, backplane, etc)

Virtual model of complete system for Software Design (and verification of ASIC specification)Debug, secure debug and verification solutionsSecure solutions vs side channel attack and invasive attacks

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RF Transceiver

Connected Home: The Next Critical Market OpportunityLower power than BLE and ZigbeeMuch longer range – up to 2kmWorks in buildings through steel reinforced concrete floors/walls etcBetter alternative for most of IoT to BLE, Zigbee, WiFi, etc.

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Example CustomersSmart Sensors

E2V industrial & automotive sensorsMicrosemi industrial & automotive sensors

Touchscreen Controllers for tablets and smartphonesIMAGISLeadingUI

Vision SystemsSightIC (Broadcom subsidiary) security CCTVNextChip automotive vision

Encryption/decryptionCerticom (Blackberry subsidiary)

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Example Customers

SecuritySafran SIM cards, Bank cards & M2M solutions with multiple sub-licensees

Sansa Security “Sansa Silicon®” with multiple sub-licensees (formerly Discretix CryptoCell®)

WirelessElster Coronis Excelyo smart metering platform

RivieraWaves system IP for Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE & WiFi with multiple sub-licensees (Ceva subsidiary)

Atmel WiFi 802.11b/g/n for IoT

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Cortus is the total cost/performance leader for SOC processors

Reduced Software development effortSmall silicon areaHigh Processing performanceLow Power consumptionExcellent code density

Cortus brings solutions to customersArchitectural design

Custom cores for safety and/or security with custom compiler and code generators/ instrumentation

Multicore solutions (SMP & Heterogeneous) with tool and debug support

Cortus Differentiators

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Cortus processor cores have been the foundation for security solutions:

Secure processor

Secure element

Secure execution environment

Secure communication

Cortus has offered modification rights to allow licensees to create unique security solutions

Security Foundation

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Sansa Security (formerly Discretix) has used Cortus APS cores as part of securing tablets and smartphones with Cryptocell® (now called Sansa Silicon)

“Cortus’ APS3 CPU gave us a stable, low-gate-count basis for our security processors. The processor was very easy to integrate and to extend for our needs” Amit Shofar, VP Business Development

Sansa Security has now been acquired by ARM

Proven Secure Execution

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StarChip®’s (Morpho subsidiary) MassPro platform is designed to support highly cost-sensitive IC applications.

Native SIM, Javacard & LTE cards

“Cortus provides a powerful core solution which allows the introduction of 32-bit performances to the SIM market with the cost and power consumption of a standard 8-bit core” Yves Fusella, CTO

Proven for SIM Cards

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Peripheral IPs

USB

Ethernet: for industrial connectivity in the factory

UART, Timer, PWM, ….

Power Management Unit (PMU)

MMU, MPU

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Software Ecosystem

C/C++ Compiler, Assembler, Linker

Debugger (multicore capable and RTOS aware)

Customised GNU development tools

Eclipse IDE

Instruction Set Simulator (ISS)

HW/SW co-simulation with RTL or System C and debugger

Breakpoints in ROM

Flash/OTP Programming support

Various RTOS available, more can be added

3rd party tools available

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Cortus Ecosystem

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Cortus FPGA board for evaluation and prototyping of all our cores

Arduino Due pinout compatible enable use of a wide selection of low cost daughter boards

Full debug and SDK/IDE Integration

Cortus Development Platform

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Cortus has technologies (processors, RF, security, compiler and others) which are ideal for the next wave of low power smart applications including many IoT applications

The APS family of cores is production proven with a wide range of licensees and applications

High performance AP family (3 instructions per cycle at 1.5 GHZ WCC) with virtually indexed MMU and precise exceptions

Unique combination of HW/SW/Compiler expertise

Cortus is a major player in embedded processor, secure smart cards and IoT markets.

Summary