SPI: These Three Letters Denote Everything You Asked For

Electronics are everywhere. Many times, as frequent users, we do not even notice a “paradigm change” in the things we use on regular basis. We use a fridge, but we do not care that there is a microcontroller (MCU) and a set of sensors instead of a basic thermostat. We use a tablet with a […]

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DCD and Resquant are ready for quantum computing-resistant cryptography

NIST, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has just announced (July the 5th, 2022) the first Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms. Digital Core Design and Resquant already have them in their joint portfolio. Cooperation between two Polish companies denotes an unreachable so far level of security. DCD has been designing IP Cores […]

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DCD-SEMI adds extra features to LIN IP Core and GuardKnox license the solution

DCD-SEMI, a leading IP Core provider and SoC design house from Poland, mastered the unique LIN IP Core with UART half-duplex enhanced functionality. The newest Core conforms to ISO17987-6:2016 protocol conformance test specification for Functional Safety. GuardKnox, an Israeli-based company with subsidiary locations in Munich, Germany, and Detroit, Michigan –integrated DCD’s LIN IP Core as […]

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DCD-SEMI introduces secure & comprehensive CAN-ALL solutions for automotive

CAN-ALL implements a CAN bus controller that performs serial communication according to the CAN 2.0, CAN FD specifications, and soon CAN XL. It supports the original Bosch protocol and ISO specifications like ISO 11898. – We’re proud that our solutions fuel modern automotive, like e.g. the most electronically advanced car available on the market – […]

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DCD-SEMI presents its latest CFD solution during EXPO Dubai

DCD-SEMI along with its sister brand, the CFD SEMI unveiled its latest system during EXPO Dubai. Automotive, aerospace, transportation, and energy are just the top of industries demanding a new paradigm shift in CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics). DCD-SEMI gives every engineer a tool to replace RANS with LES technology…in a way that hasn’t been seen […]

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Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface (eSPI) Master/Slave Controller

DCD-SEMI, a leading IP Core provider and SoC design house from Poland has mastered the unique DeSPI IP Core. It is a fully configurable eSPI master/slave device supporting all features described in the Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface Base Specification rev. 1.0. The DESPI master is to be used by the microcontroller to communicate with eSPI […]

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CryptOne = The Most Innovative IP Core of the Year

CRYPTONE, DCD’S LATEST CRYPTOGRAPHIC IP CORE, HAS BEEN AWARDED WITH “THE MOST INNOVATIVE IP OF THE YEAR” BY DESIGN & REUSE DURING IP SOC DAYS IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.  IP SoC Day has been organized by Design&Reuse in Shanghai, China. More than 25 well know IP Core & SoC companies decided to present their products during the […]

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DCD-SEMI & EBBM in USA & Greece

BYTOM, POLAND. JANUARY 19TH, 2021. DCD-SEMI, subsidiary company of Poland’s Digital Core Design (DCD), announces today the appointment of EBBM, Inc as their Americas, and Greece Manufacturers Representative. EBBM, Inc., with offices in Thessaloniki Greece, New York, NY and Santa Clara, CA will offer easy access for Americas and Greek companies to support and purchase […]

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SHA IP Core with native SHA2-256 HMAC support

Our latest DSHA2-256 IP Core is a universal solution which efficiently accelerates SHA2-256 hash with native HMAC mode. This IP targets authenticity and data integrity verification in digital signature protocols and all aspects of secured communication. It’s worth to mention that due to its unique features, the DSHA2-256 IP Core might also be used in […]

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D68000 IP Core with Linux, MAC & debugger

DCD-SEMI, IP Core and SoC design laboratories from Poland have introduced the newest version of the Motorola’s 68000 16/32-bit microprocessor. D68000 is the industry’s low cost 32-bit MCU, offering not only a low cost entry point but also effective performance. Improved architec-ture enables this IP Core to run with uCLinux, so it can be  easily […]

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DCD’s GDPR data protection policy

DCD-SEMI has been established in 1999 and since then excellent cooperation with our Customers has always been a key issue. That’s why we can ensure you that all data you provide us so far will be safely stored, basing on our best practices. If there’s any concern or other question, DCD’s team is at your […]

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DCAN-FD, CAN with Flexible Data Rate

The DCAN FD is a standalone controller for CAN used in automotive and industrial applications. It conforms to the CAN 29-bit-identifier extended frame format and CAN FD. The core has a CPU interface (8/16/32 bit configurable data width), with a little or big endian addressing scheme. The DCAN FD is described at RTL level, allowing target use in FPGA or ASIC technologies.

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Automotive is the key: DCAN

DCD-SEMI, as a leading IP Core provider and System-on-Chip (SoC) design house, has been invited for a conference “Know-how transfer in automotive”. The conference was held during international Fair of Automation and Robotization in Industry at Expo Silesia, Poland. Bytom, Poland November 17th, 2011. DCD-SEMI as a proprietary automotive IP Core provider participated in fair […]

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DMAC-RMII – the network functionality in design

DMAC-RMII is our newest hardware implementation of a media access control protocol, defined by the IEEE standard. The DMAC-RMII, in cooperation with an external PHY device, enables network functionality in design. This IP Core supports 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX/FX IEEE 802.3-2002 compliant RMII PHYs. The DMAC-RMII Core is able to work with the most popular processors […]

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DRPIC166X MCU, low-cost mixed with high performance

The good old fashioned PIC microcontrollers are finding their way into new applications like smartphones, gaming peripherals, audio devices and embedded solutions for eg innovative medical devices. Moreover, because the DRPIC166X has upward compatible architecture, it preserves investment in code development. And if it’s not enough, let’s just mention that DCD’s IP Core offers 1.3GHz […]

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DQSPI – quad performance SPI

Serial Peripheral Interface – Master/Slave with not only single and dual but most of all quad SPI Bus support, is the newest IP Core introduced by DCD-SEMI. The DQSPI system is flexible enough to interface directly with numerous standard product peripherals from several manufacturers. IP Core supports all 8, 16, 32 bit processors and has […]

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DLIN, Local Interconnect Network IP Core [not only] for automotive

The DLIN is the newest Local Interconnect Network IP Core developed by DCD-SEMI. Our solution is fully compatible with the LIN 1.3, 2.1 and the newest version 2.2 Revision A, released by the LIN Consortium. The core is described at RTL level, empowering the target use in both, FPGA and ASIC tech nologies. The DLIN, DCD’s […]

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The DuART, tiny UART IP Core.

DμART, the newest IP Core mastered by DCD-SEMI, is one of the tiniest UART IP Cores available on the market. Small is beautiful, that’s why DCD’s tiny works not only in UART mode, but also implements separate BAUD clock line, false start bit detection, status report and internal diagnostic capabilities. The DμART is a soft […]

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D68HC11 – HC11 legacy with all peripherals on board

The D68HC11 is fully software compatible with Motorola’s HC11. DCD’s IP Core offers legacy architecture cycle compatible with original microcontrollers, like 68HC11E, 68HC11A, 68HC11D, 68HC11F1, MC68HC11K0 MC68HC(L)11K1, MC68HC(L)11K4, MC68HC11KS2, MC68HC711K4, MC68HC711KS2, MC68HC11KW1. The D68HC11 can be used as direct replacement, pin-to-pin compatible with the original HC11 MCU. Based on IP Core architecture improvement experience since […]

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The D26C92 UART IP Core offers more

The D2692 is a Dual UART Core software compatible with the SC26C92, SCC2692 and SCN2681. But on the contrary to it, DCD’s IP Core offers additional features and deeper FIFOs, like 8 character receiver, 8 character transmit FIFOs, watch dog timer for each receiver, mode register 0, extended baud rate, programmable receiver and transmitter interrupts. […]

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DSPI_FIFO – SPI master slave enhanced with detectors

The DSPI_FIFO is a fully configurable SPI master/slave device, which allows to configure polarity and phase of a serial clock signal SCK. DCD’s core enables microcontroller to communicate with serial peripheral de-vices, but also to communicate with an interprocessor in a multi-master system. It supports all the features of SPI and transmission/reception FIFOs, to significantly […]

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Programmable Interrupt Controller D8259 from DCD-SEMI

DCD-SEMI, IP Core provider and the System on Chip design house from Poland introduced in its offer the D8259. DCD’s Programmable Interrupt Controller is fully compatible with the 82C59A device. As all other cores design by Polish company, the D8259 is tech-nology independent, so it can be implemented both in ASIC and FPGA. The D8259 […]

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DCD’s HDLC/SDLC controller aims telecommunication

DCD-SEMI has introduced our latest soft IP Core, the DHDLC. It’s been designed to control HDLC/SDLC transmission frame and optimized for great variety of 8, 16 and 32-bit MCUs. Same as all other DCD’s IP Cores, the DHDLC is a technology independent design, therefore can be implemented in both, ASIC and FPGA. The DHDLC IP […]

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EEPROM IP Core with configurable SPI parameters

DCD-SEMI, IP Core and System on Chip design house from Poland introduced its latest solution – DEEPROM. It performs communication and exchanges data between external serial EEPROM Memory and CPU’s RAM memory interface. Moreover, DCD’s IP Core DEEPROM implements configurable SPI parameters like serial clock prescaler, SPI mode, CS hold/setup. DCD-SEMI, celebrating in 2014 its […]

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100 million instructions for (good old?) M68HC08

DCD’s DF6808 IP Core is binary-compatible with the industry standard Motorola 68HC08 8-bit microcontroller, but thanks to highly sophisticated on-chip peripheral capabilities, it performs 45-100 million instructions per second. FAST architecture implemented in DF6808 enable this mcu to run at least 3 times faster than the original solution. DCD-SEMI, celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2014, enhanced […]

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D16950 – ask for more from UART

DCD, celebrating our 15th anniversary, has released the D16950, which is an IP Core of a Uni-versal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART), functionally compatible to the OX16C950. It allows serial transmission in two modes: UART and FIFO. In the FIFO mode, internal FIFOs are activated, allowing 128 bytes (plus 3 bits of error data per byte in […]

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A rethought PIC IP Core – the DRPIC1655X

DCD-SEMI, IP Core provider and System-on-Chip design house, celebrating in 2014 15th Anniversary, presents the DRPIC1655X IP Core, which is compatible with the industry standard PIC 16XXX, but…  ensures 4 times faster architecture and 1 system clock instruction execution time. Thanks to its price and software simplicity, engineers can minimize the software development costs and […]

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D68HC11K with applications notes, development board & tools

DCD-SEMI, celebrating our 15th anniversary this year, has introduced the D68HC11K, which is a synthesizable soft IP Core Microcontroller, fully compatible with the Motorola MC68HC11K industry standard. It can be used as a direct replacement for the microcontrollers like: MC68HC11K0, MC68HC11K1, MC68HC11K4, MC68HC711K4, MC68HC11KS2 and MC68HC711KS2. In a standard configuration, the core has an integrated […]

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DF6811E – 4 times faster architecture for HC11

DCD-SEMI, celebrating our 15th anniversary in 2014, introduced the DF6811E IP Core. It aims at IoT sensors and beacons, but thanks to its binary compatibility with the Motorola’s 68HC11, it can be implemented in barcode readers, hotel card key writers, robotics, and various embedded systems.   The DF6811E is a redefined 8-bit MCU IP Core, […]

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