经验证的质量、低风险、广泛的生态系统和卓越的技术支持使CAST的8051成为许多系统功能的经济高效的解决方案
半导体知识产权提供商CAST今天宣布,杭州晶华微电子股份有限公司——一家领先的模拟混合信号集成电路设计和无晶圆厂半导体供应商——已从CAST获得8051微控制器IP核,用于目前正在开发的一套新芯片。
...8051-compatible microcontroller cores continue to be smart choices for simple applications or to offload a main processor in larger SoCs.
These reusable soft 8051 cores are among the most feature-rich and customer-proven available anywhere.
They offer configurable CPUs and bundled peripherals, 8-bit area and power savings, easy development and test, proven reliability, and royalty-free value.
Explore our 8051 family here, then give us a call or email to discuss your needs and arrange an evaluation.
Since 1998 and over four generations of improving code, more than two hundred CAST customers have gotten a competitive edge with these ASIC and FPGA cores for the MCS®51 instruction set.
Our 8051s give you:
Whether you need a basic embedded controller or want to handle housekeeping functions for a main SoC processor, consider the benefits of these proven microcontrollers.
Up to
69.7x DMIPS/MHz
of original 80c51 (26.9x for 8-bit)
Up to
500 MHz
Power usage from
0.021 mW/MHz
Area from
6k gates
Figures are for TSMC 90nm.
See individual core pages for more sample implementation results.
• 26.85x faster than original, very configurable
• 3.3K gates (CPU), 7.94x faster
• 12.1x, 3rd-gen code, inexpensive
• Timing-configurable for ideal replacement
CAST 8051 customers have shipped billions of units. You can too.
“We excel at developing innovative yet cost-competitive ICs to drive a variety of consumer and medical devices,” said Li Jian, general manager of the SDIC Shanghai Branch. “The mature, flexible 8051 IPs from CAST with their unique one-wire debugging feature allow us to add features and capabilities while reducing costs, plus CAST’s quick and effective technical support helps keep our projects on schedule despite demanding client delivery deadlines.”
“Not only did CAST have the CAN FD controller and working subsystem board before anyone else, their long experience with CAN IP and reputation for great support and service made our decision easy, really jumpstarting our early transceiver development project,” said Roman Buzas, application manager for IVN products at ON Semiconductor.
“CAST’s efficient, easy-to-use 8051 core was an excellent solution for our challenge of building AIST’s innovative electrostatic field sensor system,” said Yoshinori Nakagawa, design engineer for GIT Japan.
“CAST’s 8051 controller offered the best combination of features, performance, and terms that we could find,” said Emad Afifi, vice president of engineering for Ensphere Solutions. “The proven track record of both the 8051 core and the support team at CAST give us great confidence as we pursue this next great engineering challenge.”
"This 8051 IP combines high performance and ease of use to provide customers a quick and effective solution at an affordable price. We expect this valuable IP will contribute to increase our presence in the current tough market, especially in Asia," said Yusuke Yamamoto, K-micro senior manager, Marketing & Strategic Planning Department.
Cycle-accurate software simulators and Talos Series Evaluation Kits with the core running on an FPGA board make it easy to test our 8051s in your own environment.
Use leading IDEs with an optional, native on-chip debug block and inexpensive external adapter(pod) with a JTAG four-wire or SWAT Single-Wire PC interface.
“The simplicity and long history of 8051 coding coupled with these great IDEs mean designers can now deliver effective 8051-based subsystems quicker—and cheaper—than possible for perhaps any other microcontroller.” Maciej Pyka, president of Silesia Devices
A complete, modern integrated design environment for 8051 programming.
A long-running, proven IDE for effective 8051 programming.
Super-Fast 8051 Microcontroller with Configurable Features & Peripherals
High-Performance, Configurable, 8-bit Microcontroller
Ultra-Small 8051-Compatible Microcontroller
Legacy-Configurable 8051-Compatible Microcontroller IP
Evaluation Kit for 8051 MCUs