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eSPI Combo for Next-Generation Intel-Based Platforms

DESPI eSPI Controller IP Core and DESPI eSPI IP Core Target deliver a complete, high-speed eSPI interface solution for FPGA and ASIC designs. DCD-SEMI, a leading provider of synthesizable IP cores and SoC design services, today announced the DESPI eSPI Combo, a complete Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface (eSPI) solution combining the DESPI eSPI Controller IP […]

EdDSA Curve25519 IP Core Extension

DCD-SEMI expands CryptOne with EdDSA Curve25519 IP core for secure embedded systems DCD-SEMI introduces a new CryptOne extension supporting EdDSA25519 signatures and X25519 key exchange, delivering high security, low latency, and efficient hardware implementation for modern SoC and FPGA designs. Key highlights Hardware support for EdDSA25519 and X25519 based on Curve25519 Optimized size-to-performance ratio for […]

DCD-SEMI at Embedded World 2026

Let’s meet in Nuremberg during #EW26 Every chip starts with an idea… DCD-SEMI turns these ideas into reality. The countdown is on – Embedded World Exhibition & Conference 2026 is only few weeks away, and we are ready to showcase the strength of Polish semiconductor innovation on one of Europe’s most important embedded technology stages. Visit […]

DCD-SEMI at SEMICON Korea 2026

DCD-SEMI to Exhibit at SEMICON Korea 2026 with EU Mission Hub In less than a month, DCD-SEMI will take part in SEMICON Korea 2026, the largest semiconductor and technology trade show in the Republic of Korea. The event gathers key players from the global semiconductor ecosystem and underlines South Korea’s role as one of the […]

DI3CM-HCI, A High-Performance MIPI I3C Host Controller IP Core

DI3CM-HCI, A High-Performance MIPI I3C Host Controller IP Core for Next-Generation Embedded Designs. Designed as a drop-in, higher-bandwidth, lower-power alternative to I²C and SPI, the DI3CM-HCI brings robust performance and scalability to designs that depend on increasingly dense arrays of sensors and actuators. The IP fully conforms to MIPI I3C Basic v1.1.1 and demonstrates general […]

Ultra-Fast DAES IP Core for AES Encryption

Ultra-Fast DAES IP Core for AES Encryption DCD-SEMI, a global provider of secure and high-reliability semiconductor IP, announces the launch of DAES IP Core, a high-performance hardware accelerator designed to bring lightning-fast AES encryption and decryption to today’s embedded, communication, and data-centric systems. Supporting AES-128 and AES-256 across five major modes — ECB, CBC, CFB, […]

Meet DCD-SEMI at CAN XL China Road Show 2025

CAN in Automation (CiA) China Roadshow 2025📅 November 18–21, 2025📍 Beijing | Shanghai | Shenzhen Join DCD-SEMI at the CiA China Roadshow 2025! Discover how DCD-SEMI’s CAN IP cores are shaping the next generation of functional safety, low-latency, and high-bandwidth communication in automotive and industrial applications. Our experts will present real-world implementations of CAN XL, […]

Meet DCD-SEMI at Embedded World USA 2025!

🚀 Meet DCD-SEMI at Embedded World USA 2025!📍 Anaheim Convention Center, Hall C – Level 1📅 November 4–6, 2025 Talk directly with Nick Visic, Director of North America at DCD-SEMI, about our latest ASIL-D-ready automotive IP Cores — including the full CAN ALL family: Classical CAN, CAN FD, CAN XL, LIN, PSI5, and SENT. 💡 […]

Full ASIL-D Functional Safety to Entire Automotive IP Cores Portfolio

CAN ALL, our complete automotive IP Cores family — including Classical CAN, CAN FD, CAN XL but also LIN, PSI5 and SENT —is now available as Safety Element out of Context for ISO 26262 functional safety up to ASIL-D, the highest Automotive Safety Integrity Level. This achievement means that all DCD-SEMI automotive IP Cores can be […]

DCD-SEMI at SEMICON West 2025 in Phoenix

From October 7–9, 2025, DCD-SEMI will participate in one of the most important events of the semiconductor industry – SEMICON West in Phoenix, Arizona. Thanks to the cooperation with Invest in Pomerania, DCD-SEMI will be present at Booth 1982, showcasing its latest IP Core solutions dedicated to the semiconductor and automotive sectors. Our company will […]

Meet DCD-SEMI at SEMICON Taiwan 2025

🌏 In just over two weeks, DCD-SEMI will join one of the most important events for the semiconductor industry in Asia – SEMICON Taiwan 2025. We invite you to meet us at booth #L1116, where we’ll be showcasing: 🚘 CAN XL – the innovative automotive interface. DCD-SEMI is one of only three companies worldwide offering […]

DCD-SEMI Joins MIPI Alliance and Unveils Latest I3C IP at MIPI Plugfest Warsaw 2025

DCD-SEMI, a leading provider of customizable IP cores and system-on-chip solutions, proudly announces its official membership in the MIPI Alliance, a global organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries. Joining MIPI Alliance marks a significant step in DCD-SEMI’s commitment to delivering industry-compliant, high-performance IP cores to its global customers. As part of […]

Meet DCD-SEMI at GITEX Europe 2025 — and RnD Con 2025!

Meet DCD-SEMI at GITEX Europe 2025 — and RnD Con 2025! This May, DCD-SEMI is taking innovation to the next level — you’ll find us not at one, but at two major events! Visit us at GITEX Europe 2025 — Europe’s boldest stage for cutting-edge technology: Booth [H1.2-C60] | Messe Berlin, Germany | May 21–23, […]

Digital Core Design Unveils DPSI5 – The Next-Generation IP Core for PSI5 Communication

Digital Core Design (DCD), a leading provider of silicon-proven IP cores, proudly announces the launch of DPSI5, an advanced IP core solution designed for high-performance PSI5 (Peripheral Sensor Interface 5) communication. As a cutting-edge technology, DPSI5 offers enhanced efficiency, flexibility, and reliability for automotive, industrial, and safety-critical applications. PSI5 is an industry-standard interface widely used in modern vehicles and […]

Visit DCD at Embedded World 2025 in Nuremberg!

Digital Core Design is proud to announce its participation in Embedded World 2025 (11–13.3.2025), the premier event for the embedded technology industry. For the third year in a row, DCD will showcase its latest innovations at this prestigious trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany. After the resounding success of our exhibitions at Semicon Japan 2024 and […]

CAN XL mastered by DCD successfully passed all CiA tests during the Plugfest in Baden-Baden

Digital Core Design’s CAN XL Shines at Prestigious CAN Plugfest in Baden-Baden Digital Core Design is thrilled to announce the successful participation of our CAN XL implementation in the highly esteemed CAN plugfest, organized by the reputable CAN in Automation (CiA) organization. This event, held in Baden-Baden, Germany, immediately following the 18th International CAN Conference […]

DCD celebrates 25 years

As we stand on the brink of 2024, the landscape of our industry is on the verge of unprecedented transformation. This year holds special significance for Digital Core Design (DCD) as we celebrate our 25th anniversary – a quarter-century of actively shaping the IT market since our inception in 1999. At the core of our […]

D68000-CPU32+ for well-known 68k family

DCD’s latest IP Core is a modern incarnation of CPU32+ based on M68020, which are no longer available, yet still in use in millions of projects. What differs D68000-CPU32+ from other similar solutions is automatic byte alignment feature that is not available in CPU32. This feature allows both 16 and 32-bit data to be transferred […]

AES XTS IP Core for ligtweight cryptography

Digital Core Design Presents DAES XTS Cryptographic CPU for Unparalleled Security   DAES XTS IP Core from Digital Core Design is a compact cryptographic co-processor designed for seamless implementation of the Rijndael encryption algorithm in compliance with FIPS 197 Advanced Encryption Standard, specifically in XTS mode (in accordance with IEEE Std 1619-2007 standards.   [Bytom, […]

CAN FD Full

CAN FD FULL IP Core is a missing gap between CAN FD and CAN XL. It is called “CPU friendly” because it efficiently relieves it through configurable registers and… few additional innovations. DCD’s CAN FD FULL IP Core is a versatile and adaptable solution for incorporating Controller Area Network (CAN) functionality into various systems. This […]

DFSPI IP Core from DCD supports all serial memories available on the market.

Digital Core Design, the leading IP Core provider and System-on-Chip design house presents its latest DFSPI IP Core for access to NOR and NAND Flash Devices. And if universal NOR & NAND Flash IP is not enough… DCD’s DFSPI IP Core also supports MRAM, pSRAM, DRAM, and EEPROM – combining ease of use with reliability, […]

DCD will present our latest cryptographic and (not only) automotive solutions Join us during the IP SoC Silicon Valley and RSA Conference in San Francisco. Mark the date: April 24th, 2023. For our visitors, we’ve prepared some extras like e.g. 30% discount for all DCD’s cryptographic IP Cores two brand new RISC-V CPUs designed from […]

DCD will present new RISC-V, CAN, Cyber, and more during Embedded World Join us during the Embedded World in Nurnberg, Germany. DCD’s Booth is located in hall 4 => 4-139a. For our visitors, we’ve prepared some extras like e.g. free entry tickets 🙂 it’s not a joke – send as an e-mail at ew23@dcd.pl and […]

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 […]

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 […]

🎄 Merry Christmas from Digital Core Design! 🎄

🎄 Season’s Greetings from Digital Core Design! 🎄 As the clock cycles down to the end of the year, we’re sending you a custom-designed package of joy, peace, and innovation. At Digital Core Design, we know the magic happens when the right bits come together—just like holiday traditions and groundbreaking technologies. So, whether you’re coding […]

Meet DCD at SEMICON Japan and CES Las Vegas

As Digital Core Design approaches its 25th anniversary in 2024, the company continues to forge ahead with remarkable energy and innovation. The upcoming weeks promise to be exceptionally dynamic as we showcase our latest solutions at SEMICON Japan in Tokyo and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Among the highlights is CAN XL, […]

One solution for complex CAN architectures

DCD provides the DCAN FD IP core for the implementation of standalone CAN (FD) controllers. The company’s CAN-All ecosystem considers automotive safety standards and expands towards CAN XL.   More detailed information can be found in CAN in Automation Newsletter and webpage: https://can-newsletter.org/uploads/media/raw/9b65ce48915450ad8463848124762907.pdf

Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface (eSPI) Master/Slave Controller

The eSPI bus is an LPC bus improvement. The serial clock line (_sck) synchronizes shifting and sampling of the information on the IO lines. – It is a technology-independent design that can be implemented in a variety of process technologies – explains Jacek Hanke, DCD-SEMI CEO. The DESPI is flexible enough to interface directly with numerous peripherals. […]

Digital Core Design 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 […]

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

DCD, 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 […]

The Most Innovative IP Core of the Year 2019

CryptOne, DCD’s latest cryptographic IP Core, has been awarded with “2019 Most Innovative IP of the Year” by Design & Reuse during IP SoC Days in Shanghai, China.  IP SoC Day has ben organised in September the 19th, 2019 by Design&Reuse in Shanghai, China. More than 25 well know IP Core & SoC companies decided […]

DCD is celebrating 20th Anniversary

More than 500 000 000 electronic devices around the globe have been based on DCD’s IP Cores. Among them one can easily find YOUR solution. Taking the chance we’d like to thank you for our hitherto cooperation, cause this 20th anniversary for DCD wouldn’t be possible without you. Taking the chance to thank you, we’ve prepared some gifts for […]

Meet us at Hannover Messe 2019

DCD unveils CryptOne cryptographic system at Hannover Messe, Germany (01-05.04.2019) – the biggest industry fair in Europe!   Digital Core Design, celebrating 20th anniversary in 2019, mastered a completely new and innovative cryptographic systeme. Basing on two decades of IP Core market experience and best Polish cryptographers solutions, DCD’s programmers introduced: CryptOne, a 100% safe […]

DCD’s GDPR data protection policy

Digital Core Design 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 […]

CryptOne – 100% safe crypto CPU IP Core

CryptOne IP Core involves the use of RSA asymmetric encryption scheme to realize a cryptosystem with a one-time pad (OTP). DCD’s solution is a broadly defined crypto system solution based on an asymmetric RSA with a hidden value of a component of a public key susceptible to crypto analysis and implementing the OTP rules.

DI3CM-FIFO IP Core compliant with MIPI I3C v1

The future is now. Take a breath and explore DCD’s Master I3C bus controller with FIFO, the DI3CM-FIFO IP Core. The I3C (Improved Inter Integrated Circuit) is the next generation of the I2C. Keeping the best assets from its elder brother, the I3C offers major improvements in terms of the use, power consumption and performance.

D32PRO awarded as the most innovative

D32PRO, the latest 32-bit CPU mastered by Digital Core Design has been awarded in “Teraz Polska” Competition. More than 25 years before D. Trump launched his slogan „America first” – The Polish Promotional Emblem Foundation pursued „Teraz Polska”=”Poland First”, whose aim is to promote innovation and modern methods of production.

D32PRO named as a Product of the Future

The D32PRO is a deeply embedded, fully scalable and royalty-free 32-bit RISC CPU. It’s been designed from the scratch by Digital Core Design, featuring the performance up to 1.52 / 2.67 DMIPS/MHz or 2.59 CoreMarks/MHz and small footprint starting at 10.6k/6.8k ASIC gates.

Digital Core Design at Hannover Messe 2017 Trade Fair

World’s greatest industrial fair show was a chance to present the D32PRO and CryptOne CPUs. Many of our customers emphasized the lack of royalty-free 32-bit IP Cores, so… we made a step further and offer the D32PRO in a royalty-free model and flexible Fast Track License. Dare to say more with Floating Point Coprocessor and great variety of available peripherals, variable pipeline and the debugger.

DUSB2-ULPI, an USB 2.0 device controller with ULPI interface

The DUSB2-ULPI is a hardware implementation of a full/high-speed peripheral controller that interfaces to an ULPI bus transceiver. The DUSB2-ULPI contains a USB PID and address recognition logic, state machines to handle USB packets and transactions, endpoints number recognition logic and endpoints FIFO control logic.

D32PRO, fully scalable and royalty-free 32-bit CPU

The D32PRO is a 32-bit, deeply embedded and royalty-free IP Core. This silicon proven solution, based on RISC architecture but mastered on DCD’s experience dated since 1999, boosts performance to 1.52 / 2.67 DMIPS/MHz and 2.41 CoreMarks/MHz. The minimal usable D32PRO CPU starts from 10.6k/6.8k gates when optimized for area. Dynamic power is 7 microwatts/MHz with a 90 nm process (DCD’s IP Cores are synthesizable and foundry independent).

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.

Automotive is the key: DCAN

Digital Core Design, 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. Digital Core Design as a proprietary automotive IP Core […]

The World’s fastest 8051 CPU

Digital Core Design, a leading IP Core provider and System-on-Chip (SoC) design house from Poland, introduced the new DQ80251 Core. DCD’s microprocessor is the World’s fastest solution. Confirmation came after successful tests run on Dhrystone 2.1 benchmark program, which showed clearly, that Polish IP Core is up to 56.8 times faster than the original 8051 […]

World’s fastest 80C51 CPU @ CeBIT

Digital Core Design invites cordially for CeBIT, digital industry’s biggest, most international event. At DCD’s stand B46, located in Hall 6, all the visitors will have a chance to see the world’s fastest 8051 CPU. There will also be a possibility to talk with DQ80251 designers, both at B46 stand and during the conference organized […]

Polish Prime Minister amazed by DCD’s IP Core

CeBIT in Hannover, one of the most significant ICT event, has ended last Saturday. Once again this year, more than seven million business talks were held at CeBIT, among them, Digital Core Design’s. Polish IP Core provider, exhibiting at Poland’s National Pavilion, presented its newest  IP solution – DQ80251, the world’s fastest 8051 CPU. One […]

BYT-ON, Polish graphene processor works 3 months without battery charging.

No matter how you call it – Prima Aprilis, April Fools’ Day, All Fools’ Day, Aprilscherz, Jour du poisson d’avril or Hunt the gowk Day – thank you for your sense of humor and thank you that you took our joke. yours sincerely, DCD Team Digital Core Design, Polish design laboratories from Bytom have developed […]

Happy Easter!

You, my friend, are one great reason to celebrate this Easter season. Wishing you an Easter that’s as special as can be. Happy Easter!  

Hole-in-one: Company and Product of the Year

Digital Core Design, IP Core provider from Poland has been awarded with two prizes during Economic Award Gala Night. Mayor of Bytom, where DCD operates since 1999, for the first time in history awarded with two prizes just one company. So the Digital Core Design has been awarded as Company of the Year and it’s […]

D16950 UART – All in One with IRDA onboard

Though the name suggests that it is dedicated only for 950, it also offers full compatibility with the most popular industry standards: 450, 550, 650, 750 and of course 950. Moreover, DCD’s IP supports IRDA data format mode, which combined with unique multitasking makes this IP Core one of the most advanced and flexible UART […]

DCD among National Finalists for EBA & DQ80251 for the UKTI Award of Innovation

Digital Core Design has been nominated as a National Finalist for the 2012/2013 European Business Awards. Europe’s most recognized business competition has appreciated DCD’s world’s fastest 8051 processor – the DQ80251 – for the UKTI  Award of Innovation. UK Government department for Trade & Investment and European Business Award committee, engaged with thousands of businesses […]

D68000 IP Core with Linux, MAC & debugger

Digital Core Design, 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 […]

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 […]

DoCD – DCD’s on Chip Debugger: powerful tool in the USB housing

DoCD is a complete debugging system, which consist of three main blocks:  Debug IP Core, Hardware Assisted Debugger (HAD2) and Debugging Software. V.6.01 offers real time, non-intrusive debug capability, enabling a pre-silicon validation and post-silicon, on chip software debugging. As an effect, prominently cuts debugging time. Modern System-on-Chip designs are facing the problem of inaccessibility […]

DCD with the title of Marka Slaskie

Digital Core Design, Polish IP Core provider and System-on-Chip Design house, was awarded in the 3rd edition of Marka Slaskie [Brand: Silesia] competition, organized by the Marshal of Voivodship and the Regional Chamber of Commerce. The company from Bytom has won in a prestigious “Product” category for designing the world’s fastest 8051 CPU – the […]

DCD at Day of Science and Industry + 8th WTA General Assembly

In September Polish city of Gliwice will be the capital of the biggest “hi tech cities” from around the globe. It will welcome 40 representatives of the association, coming from all over the world; mainly from countries which today are the leaders in innovation – South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China. The General Assembly of […]

Vote for DCD’s DQ80251, the world’s fastest 8051 CPU

Digital Core Design has been nominated – as the only IP Core and SoC design house – for the European Business Award. Parallel to jury, everyone can vote for DCD in a public voting. Just go to the official web site:  link and vote for the DQ80251, the world’s fastest 8051 CPU. Since 2007, the […]

USB [IP Core] combo pack from DCD

Digital Core Design, an IP Core provider and System-on-Chip design house from Poland, has introduced a USB [IP Core] combo pack, which consists of Audio, Human Interface Device and Mass Storage platforms. It’s only up to the project criteria, if either a standalone USB Device Controller or a complete set of USB solutions will be […]

DT8051 – the world’s most powerful tiny 8-bit CPU

Digital Core Design, IP Core provider and a System on Chip design house, has introduced the DT8051. The newest IP Core from Poland is the world’s most powerful tiny 8051 available on the market. The complete system with peripherals and the DoCDTM debugger needs just 6 650 ASIC gates, when a standalone CPU utilizes little […]

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 […]

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 Digital Core Design. 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 […]

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

The DLIN is the newest Local Interconnect Network IP Core developed by Digital Core Design. 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 […]

DQ80251 at the CeBIT 2013 opening ceremony

The World’s fastest 8051 CPU is about to grace the opening ceremony of CeBIT 2013 in Hannover, Germany. Our IP Core will be one of the four products chosen to be introduced personally to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who will officially open CeBIT 2013 on March 5th. The […]

The DuART, tiny UART IP Core.

DμART, the newest IP Core mastered by Digital Core Design, 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 […]

DI2CMS, I2C Master – Slave Bus Interface from Digital Core Design

Digital Core Design, an IP Core and System on Chip design house from Poland, has intro-duced its newest I2C Bus Interface soft core. It is fully compatible with Philips v. 3.0 spec-ification, which means it can operate at Standard, Fast, Fast Plus and High Speed (up to 3,4 Mb/s). Moreover DI2CMS allows master, slave mode, […]

Enterprise Day for young students at Digital Core Design

Digital Core Design has been participating in the 10th “Enterprise Day”, which is a day devoted to pupils from high schools and students. This special event is organized every year to encourage young people in finding their way to business and professional career. The Enterprise Day has been held under the patronage of Bronislaw Komorowski, […]

DP8051 – fast & configurable 8051 with Instruction Smart Trace

The DP8051 is the 5th consecutive uncover of the 8051 IP Cores in Digital Core Design’s portfolio. Like its kinsfolk, it’s described by simplicity, high efficiency and performance. But unlike the competitive designs, it runs Dhrystone 2.1 benchmark program 11.46 to 15.55 times faster, which means, that this Pipelined RISC architecture executes up to 300 […]

DCD at the Malopolska Technology Trends 2013 in Cracow

Digital Core Design has been invited to the conference Technology Trends in Cracow, Poland. The conference will be held on 23rd and 24th of May at the congress centre of the Museum of Polish Aviation. DCD’s CEO, Jacek Hanke will have a lecture on the topic “Discover Digital World with Digital Core Design”. International Conference […]

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 […]

DCD among 4 of the most innovative companies in Poland

During the official Gala held on 5th of June, President of the Republic of Poland, Mr Bronislaw Komorowski awarded 11 nominated out of more than 100 applied companies. Digital Core Design has been nominated for the Economic Prize in the prestigious category of Innovation, for its DQ80251, world’s fastest 8051 CPU. Digital Core Design, Polish […]

Digital Core Design has been awarded as a Microentrepreneur of the year 2013 by Citi

Digital Core Design, IP Core provider and System-on-Chip design house from Poland, has been awarded as a Microentrepreneur of the Year 2013 in the audit organized by the Kronenberg Foundation and Citi Bank. The jury, which includes businessmen, entrepreneurs and politicians, has chosen DCD’s application among more than 255 other runners-up.  The award is a […]

DLCD, customizable LCD controller

Digital Core Design, IP Core and SoC design house from Poland, has introduced a proprie-tary LCD controller equipped with 24-bit RGB output and synchronization. Moreover, like all DCD’s cores, the DLCD is provided as a fully synthesizable RTL therefore can be implemented in both ASICs/SoCs and FPGAs. Whereas LCD technology is the most popular in […]

Flat or large 80390 CPU?

Digital Core Deisgn, IP Core provider and System-on-Chip design house has introduced the DP80390 soft IP Core, which is 100% binary compatible with 8051 and 80390 instruction sets. It’s pipelined RISC architecture executes up to 200 million instructions per second and consumes just 8120 gates. Furthermore, the DP80390 is a technology independent IP Core, so […]

Digital Core Design Wins Stevie Award in 2013 International Business Awards

Digital Core Design has won kudos in the Oscars of the business world, being the only EDA company awarded.  IP Core and System on Chip design house was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Company of the Year – Computer Services category in The 10th Annual International Business Awards. Digital Core […]

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. […]

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 […]

Programmable Interrupt Controller D8259 from Digital Core Design

Digital Core Design, 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. […]

DCD’s HDLC/SDLC controller aims telecommunication

Digital Core Design 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 […]

DSMART, IP Core for smart card reader applications

Digital Core Design, introduced our latest solution, the DSMART. Based on ISO 7816-3/EMV4.2 requirements, it implements the hardware support for both T0 character oriented protocol and T1 block oriented protocol. Ipso facto, the Core is an answer to growing demand for solutions supporting the IC chip systems, visible in the previous months. The DSMART is […]

EEPROM IP Core with configurable SPI parameters

Digital Core Design, 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. Digital Core Design, […]

Enterprise Day for young students at Digital Core Design

Enterprise Day for young students at Digital Core DesignApr 2nd, 2014 Digital Core Design has been participating in the 11th “Enterprise Day”, which is a day devoted to pupils from high schools and students. This special event is organized every year to encourage young people in finding their way to business and professional career. The […]

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. Digital Core Design, celebrating its 15th anniversary in […]

D[I2C]SB requires no programming

DCD’s DI2CSB IP Core is a two wire, bidirectional serial bus, which provides stable and efficient short distance data transmission between numerous devices. A very simple interface, composed with read, write and data signals, allows easy connection to target device. The DI2CSB is a technology independent design, that’s why it can be implemented in a […]

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 […]

A rethought PIC IP Core – the DRPIC1655X

Digital Core Design, 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 […]

Digital Core Design awarded as National Champion and Technology Icon

Digital Core Design, an IP Core provider and System-on-Chip design house, has been awarded as National Champion in 2014/2015 European Business Awards. In the same time DCD has been chosen as a Technology Icon to promote hi-tech in Silesia and Poland. Both distinctions – in regional and global scale are a crowning achievement for DCD […]

D68HC11K with applications notes, development board & tools

Digital Core Design, 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 […]

Instruction Smart Trace – smart & non-intrusive

Digital Core Design, celebrating its 15th anniversary on the IP Core market, enhanced its 8051 portfolio with the functionality of an Instruction Smart Trace. So, starting from the most popular DP8051, through the DP80390, to the world’s fastest DQ8051 – all of them, thanks to an IST, can efficiently reduce trace memory size and increase […]

DF6811E – 4 times faster architecture for HC11

Digital Core Design, 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 […]

Complete USB Human Interface Design Platform

Digital Core Design, an IP Core provider and a System-on-Chip design house from Poland, introduced the USB HID Design Platform. It is complete and integrated solution which targets almost all aspects of USB based Human Interface Devices. Apart from that, DCD’s solution enhances Internet of Things (IoT) projects thanks to its software stack optimized with […]

DI2CM – 12 years a… master

Digital Core Design introduced soft IP Core, targeting I2C design needs. The DI2CM core provides an interface between a microprocessor or microcontroller and the I2C bus. It can work as a master transmitter or master receiver – depending on a working mode, determined by the microcontroller. This universal solution is available with various system interface […]

World’s Fastest 8051 IP Core from Digital Core Design is 29 times faster

DQ8051, an extremely-fast 8051 MCU Core, which boasts a Dhrystone 2.1 performance rating of 0.27292 DMIPS/MHz, which therefore enables a 29.01 times speed-up over the original 80C51 chip operating at the same frequency. But the speed is not all, that’s why the DQ8051’s dynamic power consumption can be as low as 1.2µW/MHz. The same, it […]

DQ80251 from Digital Core Design is the World’s Fastest 8051 CPU

The DQ80251 mastered by Digital Core Design runs more than 75 times faster than the original 8051 chip, being the same the highest performance MCS51 instruction set compatible IP Core currently available. This fully configurable 80251 Microcontroller Core executes  the MCS-51 and MCS-251 instruction sets and is delivered with great variety of integrated peripherals like […]

Hardware debugger for the world’s fastest 8051 & 80251

Digital Core Design, an IP Core provider and a System-on-Chip design house from Poland, has recently informed about its world’s fastest 8051 & 80251 CPUs. To enable engineers even better experience with these unique solution, the company introduced a non-intrusive hardware debugger for DQ8051 and DQ80251. The system is called DoCDTM (DCD’s on-Chip Debugger) and consists […]

D32PRO & DCD @ EXPO Milano, Italy

Digital Core Design will present its latest D32PRO CPU during prestigious EXPO universal exposition, in the Italian city of Milan. DCD has been qualified as one of the most innovative Polish companies, which will present their products during ICT Week at EXPO (October 12-18). The D32PRO is a silicon-proven, royalty-free 32-bit CPU, fully scalable to […]

D32PRO, FULLY SCALABLE & ROYALTY-FREE 32-BIT CPU FROM DCD

The D32PRO is a 32-bit, deeply embedded and royalty-free IP Core. This silicon proven solution, based on RISC architecture but mastered on DCD’s experience dated since 1999, boosts performance to 1.52 / 2.67 DMIPS/MHz and 2.41 CoreMarks/MHz. The minimal usable D32PRO CPU starts from 10.6k/6.8k gates when optimized for area. Dynamic power is 7 microwatts/MHz […]

DUSB2-ULPI, AN USB 2.0 DEVICE CONTROLLER WITH ULPI INTERFACE

The DUSB2-ULPI is a hardware implementation of a full/high-speed peripheral controller that interfaces to an ULPI bus transceiver. The DUSB2-ULPI contains a USB PID and address recognition logic, state machines to handle USB packets and transactions, endpoints number recognition logic and endpoints FIFO control logic. The DUSB2-ULPI is a hardware implementation of a full/high-speed peripheral controller […]

D32PRO, our 32-bit CPU named the Product of the Future

The D32PRO is a deeply embedded, fully scalable and royalty-free 32-bit RISC CPU. It’s been designed from the scratch by Digital Core Design, the company known for more than 70 other IP Cores, among them e.g. the World’s Fastest 8051 IP Core, the DQ80251. The newest DCD’s CPU features performance up to 1.52 / 2.67 […]

D32PRO, fully scalable 32-bit CPU from DCD awarded as the most innovative

The D32PRO is a deeply embedded, fully scalableand royalty-free 32-bit RISC CPU. It’s been designed from the scratch by Digital Core Design, the company known for more than 70 other IP Cores, among them e.g. the World’s Fastest 8051 IP Core, the DQ80251. Awarded D32PRO CPU features performance up to 1.52 / 2.67 DMIPS/MHz or 2.59 CoreMarks/MHz and small footprint starting at […]