SmartDV’s USB PD IP is a silicon-proven, fully featured USB Power Delivery solution purpose-built for SoC designs requiring complete PD MAC and protocol layer implementation for USB Type-C power management across mobile, automotive, IoT, and consumer electronics applications. Fully compliant with USB Power Delivery Specification Revision 3.2 and USB Type-C Cable and Connector Specification Release 2.4, it delivers complete BMC-based PD MAC transmit and receive functionality alongside a comprehensive PD Protocol Layer with hardware-implemented Policy Engine sequences, supporting USB 3.2 and USB4 data interfaces and up to 240W Extended Power Range operation.
Designed to address the full breadth of USB PD integration requirements, the IP implements a complete PD MAC layer covering BMC encoding and decoding, SOP* detection, CRC32 generation and validation, Hard Reset and Cable Reset ordered set generation and detection, and BIST frame support — alongside a fully featured PD Protocol Layer with hardware-autonomous message handling, programmable PD timers, standard retry mechanisms, and firmware interrupt support. Its AHB Slave 32/64-bit interface, programmable tInterframeGap, and BMC to PHY interface give SoC teams a production-tested, spec-complete USB PD implementation that handles the complete USB PD message flow from physical layer encoding to protocol policy execution.
Built for design flexibility and silicon efficiency, the IP core is highly configurable for both ASIC and FPGA implementations, with a strong focus on area optimization, power management, and peak performance. Its parameterized architecture, hardware Policy Engine implementation with firmware support, and clean AHB host interface enable fast integration and confident design bring-up across a wide range of process nodes and target applications.
