To successfully develop an AMBA™ 3 AXI™ protocol-based design in the shortest time requires a comprehensive set of synthesizable IP, verification IP and an automated method to assemble the entire SoC subsystem. The AMBA 3 Advanced eXtensible Interface (AXI) protocol builds on the benefits of the AMBA 2.0 standard offering greater performance and flexibility. But with this flexibility comes complexity. This paper shows how the DesignWare® IP solution for the AMBA 3 AXI protocol enables designers to quickly and easily integrate high speed designs based on the AMBA 3 AXI protocol.