lowRISC Partners with Real Intent for OpenTitan Project

Open source silicon developer lowRISC has announced a strategic partnership with EDA tools provider Real Intent for its groundbreaking OpenTitan project. This collaboration will see lowRISC utilizing Real Intent's Ascent Lint, Meridian CDC, and Meridian RDC static sign-off tools to enhance the security features of the OpenTitan open-source project, particularly in building a robust root of trust for chips.

lowRISC, a non-profit organization supported by industry partners, serves as a neutral platform for the development and maintenance of open-source silicon designs, tools, and firmware. The company's extensive in-house engineering capabilities enable the hosting and management of high-quality collaborative projects, including the OpenTitan silicon root of trust, the Ibex 32-bit RISC-V core, and the Sunburst project.

"Real Intent's static sign-off tools have played a crucial role in the design and verification process of the OpenTitan project," stated Gavin Ferris, CEO of lowRISC. "Based on recommendations from our partners, we have selected Real Intent's Ascent Lint, Meridian CDC, and Meridian RDC tools for their clear reporting, low noise output, and exceptional customer support throughout their tool suite."

As part of the partnership, Ascent Lint has been seamlessly integrated into the development flow of the OpenTitan project. Engineers working with OpenTitan IP can leverage the pre-defined Ascent Lint setup, which aligns with the lowRISC Verilog Coding Style guide and includes all necessary files for running Ascent Lint, including the run script.

"Real Intent is delighted to see lowRISC harnessing our static sign-off solutions to drive productivity gains for a groundbreaking application like OpenTitan, which marks the first open-source silicon project to achieve commercial availability," commented Prakash Narain, President, and CEO of Real Intent.

Real Intent specializes in providing intent-driven static sign-off EDA software tools that expedite early functional verification and advanced sign-off of digital designs. The company's static sign-off product capabilities encompass multi-mode clock domain crossing, multi-scenario reset domain crossing, multi-test mode DFT, multi-policy RTL linting, connectivity, glitch detection, design initialization, and formal linting. Real Intent's clientele includes over 50 prominent semiconductor and systems companies.

For more information about Real Intent and lowRISC, visit their respective websites at www.realintent.com and www.lowrisc.org.