Reference Design Comparison Table

Title nanoSoC milliSoC megaSoC
Class Entry Mid Range High End
Reference Design nanoSoC milliSoC megaSoC/Corstone 1000
Staffing Single student / academic Academic + dedicated post-doc Academic Team
Time Scales 6 months to 1 year 1+ years 18 Months - 3 Years
Model Forms small Real Time Full Video/Large AI Model
Tape Out / Package and Board Costs From 10k Euro 25k-50k EUR >50K - >>50K
Processor(s) M0 R5 A53
Processor(s) (speed) <250 Mhz 250-800 MHz 1 GHz
Data Rates / On Chip Comms <2.5 Gbps 10-80 Gbps >100 Gbps
Data Rates / Off Chip Comms <50 Mbps 0.1 - 0.8 Gbps >1 Gbps
On Chip Memory Requirements 32KB to sub MB 2 MB+ 4 MB+
Virtual Prototype Environment Xilinx ZCU104 Arm MPS3 HAPS
Tape Out Node 65nm 28nm 16nm