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What It Is

EBBM, Inc. is a provider of IP cores and custom logic solutions for the semiconductor industry. Its website says it has been offering IP cores and engineering support since 2004. This is not a general-purpose software development tool, but rather a hardware IP reuse platform/provider for ASIC, FPGA, SoC, and ASSP design teams, with deliverables including Netlist, Verilog, VHDL, and more.

Core Capabilities

Based on the site content, EBBM aggregates or sells product lines from DCD-SEMI, Noesis Technology, Crypt-One, CFD-SEMI, and others. Its coverage includes RISC-V, 8051/Legacy CPU, LIN/CAN/FUSA, I3C, MIPI, DIRDA infrared, communication PHY, OFDM, FEC, encryption and security, hardware Root of Trust, and CFD hardware acceleration. It highlights 500+ IP Blocks, digital/analog/mixed-signal IP, automated test benches, and complete test suites. Some IP also includes an On-Chip Debugger. The RISC-V IP specifically mentions the M + Zicsr Extension, External Debug, JTAG, and compliance with RISC-V Debug Spec 0.13.2 and 1.0.0.

Pricing and Licensing

The website does not publish pricing, evaluation versions, or an online purchasing process. It only states that royalty-free licenses are available, and notes that DCD-SEMI IP can be licensed as individual IP elements or as IP bundles. For mass-production chip projects, a royalty-free model may help control downstream shipment costs, but the actual commercial terms still need to be confirmed with sales.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are broad product coverage, supporting many types of SoC requirements across CPUs, peripherals, communications, security, and mixed-signal design, along with engineering support and customization capabilities. The downside is that the public materials are fairly marketing-oriented, with few downloadable datasheets, interface specifications, compatibility matrices, benchmarks, version histories, or clear procurement steps. It is not very friendly to teams without chip design experience.

Who It’s For and Access from China

EBBM is better suited to semiconductor companies, hardware security teams, communications chip teams, automotive/IoT SoC teams, and design teams that need Legacy IP replacement or RISC-V customization. Access from China cannot be determined from the available site content, so it should be treated as “unknown.” Payment methods are also not disclosed and likely require business communication by email or phone. Comparable alternatives include Synopsys DesignWare, Cadence IP, Arm IP, SiFive, Rambus Security IP, CAST Inc., and others.