Lauterbach and Andes Technology Partner on RISC-V Debug and Trace Solution “`

November 27, 2024 by No Comments

Lauterbach, a leader in embedded systems development tools, and Andes Technology, a leading RISC-V processor IP provider, have partnered to improve debugging and tracing for engineers using Andes’ NCETRACE200 trace IP with Lauterbach’s TRACE32® tools.

Meeting the rising demand for RISC-V in diverse applications, this collaboration offers developers deep, non-intrusive trace visibility into their System-on-Chip (SoC) designs using Lauterbach’s TRACE32® and Andes’ NCETRACE200. This improves debugging and tracing, accelerates product launches, and enhances reliability, performance, and efficiency in embedded products.

AndesCore™ NCETRACE200, a non-intrusive tracing solution for Andes’ RISC-V processor portfolio (ranging from small, low-power MCUs to high-performance OoO application processors), features:

  • A RISC-V N-Trace compatible trace encoder, timestamp generator, and decoder
  • Multi-core tracing (up to 8 RISC-V harts)
  • A configurable size Trace Buffer
  • Support for mixed-ISA environments, including compatibility with Arm®’s CoreSight™ technology.

*ARM® and CoreSight™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of ARM Limited in the United States and other countries

“We’re pleased to support Andes Technology’s trace solution with our TRACE32® tools,” said Norbert Weiss, Managing Director at Lauterbach. “This collaboration gives engineers the tools to maximize their RISC-V designs, boosting innovation and efficiency in embedded systems.” Andes also expressed their excitement. “Lauterbach has been a long-term partner. This collaboration provides our customers with a comprehensive debug and trace experience, strengthening our position in the embedded systems market,” said Dr. Charlie Su, president and CTO at Andes Technology. “This will drive innovation in the RISC-V space, supporting a new generation of embedded solutions.”

About Lauterbach
Lauterbach, a leading manufacturer of cutting-edge development tools for embedded systems with over 45 years of experience, serves global customers and partners with all semiconductor manufacturers. The company has been instrumental in RISC-V Foundation working groups defining debug and trace standards for RISC-V CPUs.

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About Andes Technology

Andes, a publicly-listed company (; ; ) and Founding Premier member of RISC-V International, offers high-performance/low-power 32/64-bit embedded processor IP solutions and is a key player in mainstreaming RISC-V. Its V5 RISC-V CPU families range from small 32-bit cores to advanced 64-bit Out-of-Order processors with DSP, FPU, Vector, Linux, superscalar, functional safety and/or multi/many-core capabilities. By the end of 2023, Andes-Embedded™ SoCs had exceeded 14 billion units.

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CONTACT: Hsiao-Ling Lin
hllin@andestech.com

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