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AHB Multilayer Interconnect
Design IP
Overview

SmartDV’s AHB Multilayer Interconnect IP is a silicon-proven, high-throughput solution designed to manage complex on-chip communication in SoC designs. It enables efficient arbitration and data transfer between multiple AHB masters and slaves, ensuring low-latency and high-bandwidth performance across the system.

Designed for flexibility, the IP core is highly configurable to meet specific design requirements, supporting both ASIC and FPGA implementations while optimizing for area, power, and performance. Its scalable architecture supports multiple layers, enabling concurrent data transfers and maximizing system efficiency for a wide range of embedded applications.

AMBA Multilayer Interconnect
Benefits
  • Flexible System Design – Supports up to 16 AHB masters and 16 slaves with user-defined slave-to-master and address mapping for easy scalability
  • Seamless IP Integration – Standardized user interface signals and configurable data/address bus widths enable smooth connectivity with third-party or custom IPs
  • Customizable Arbitration – Round-robin or priority-based arbitration selectable per slave for fine-tuned performance and fairness
  • Higher Throughput Architecture – Decentralized arbitration at each slave port reduces latency and arbitration overhead between masters
  • Robust Transfer Support – Handles all AHB protocol transfer types, burst modes, response types, and transfer sizes
  • Reliable Data Handling – Includes configurable endianness, locked transfer support, and early burst termination on error
  • Enhanced Error Management – Two-cycle error response and response generation with wait states in slaves for improved system-level fault handling
Compliance and Compatibility
  • Compliant with AMBA 2, AMBA 3, and AMBA 5 AHB specifications
  • Compatible with all major EDA synthesis, simulation, and linting flows