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Most processor cores to date have been general-purpose, which means that they have been designed to handle a wide range of applications with good average performance. This may mean that if you have some special computationally intensive algorithm, such as audio processing, you may need a high-performance core (for example with a SIMD unit, or zero overhead loops) or a high clock frequency to achieve your needs. This may result in exceeding your silicon or power budget.

Something must be done, and fortunately there is RISC-V with its open ISA that lets designers tune not only the microarchitecture, but the ISA itself, to co-develop hardware and software and provide truly optimized performance, power, and area. Codasip’s Studio™ EDA tool and CodAL processor description language are arguably the easiest and most proven way to make such customization.

For many general purposes, a standard RISC-V product is a good fit. However, if you need optimal features and PPA for a certain workload, modifying an existing design is the most convenient way to create a processor tailored for its task. Codasip gives you the ability to freely customize a standard Codasip processor by modifying both the microarchitecture and the instruction set with Codasip Studio, our complete end-to-end architecture customization solution.