Lauterbach has announced full TRACE32® support for the new Arm®v9.3 C1 family of processors — including the C1-Nano, C1-Pro, C1-Premium, and C1-Ultra. With this update, development teams working on next-generation systems can access advanced debugging, non-intrusive tracing, and a unified workflow across the entire lifecycle of Arm-based designs.
Advanced Performance for the Armv9.3 C1 Generation
The Arm C1 series, introduced earlier this year, brings a major performance leap to embedded and edge AI platforms. All processors in the family are built around the Scalable Matrix Extension 2 (SME2), a next-generation acceleration engine designed to boost matrix-based compute workloads directly on the device.
With SME2, systems powered by the Arm C1 CPU cluster can achieve up to 3× higher efficiency and 5× faster AI performance compared to previous-generation architectures — a significant advantage for robotics, automotive, industrial automation, and edge computing applications.
Full Lifecycle Coverage with TRACE32®
Lauterbach’s TRACE32 environment is designed to support every stage of product development, from early pre-silicon validation to real hardware bring-up, testing, and in-field analysis. The ecosystem provides broad compatibility with emulators, simulators, virtual platforms, and hardware targets, enabling teams to streamline workflows when working with advanced Arm designs.
TRACE32 tools deliver:
- High-speed debugging with minimal latency
- Real-time, non-intrusive trace capture without impacting system behavior
- Hardware-accelerated analysis for reliable insights
- Unified visibility across heterogeneous and multicore SoCs
Engineers can analyze execution flow, timing behavior, event interactions, and code coverage — all within a single, consistent interface.
Optimized Debugging for Complex Arm-Based Systems
One of the key strengths of TRACE32 is its ability to work with a wide range of system architectures, including SMP, AMP, and integrated asymmetric designs (iAMP). This allows developers to debug multiple Arm cores, DSPs, accelerators, or custom compute blocks in one environment, even when the processors share identical instruction sets.
The modular TRACE32 family consists of:
- PowerView software for advanced debugging and trace visualization
- PowerDebug modules delivering high download speeds and rapid response times
- PowerTrace units enabling deep, real-time trace with zero system disturbance
Together, these tools give engineering teams the visibility they need to optimize complex embedded systems, validate system behavior, and shorten time-to-market.
Enabling Next-Generation Edge AI and Embedded Innovation
As edge AI deployments grow in complexity, transparent debug and trace capabilities have become essential. The addition of Arm C1 support ensures that developers working with Armv9.3-based architectures can fully utilize the platform’s performance potential from the earliest design stages.
TRACE32 now provides a complete solution for analyzing and optimizing Arm C1 systems, helping organizations build reliable, high-performance products — from concept to deployment.
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