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Modern electronics is driven by the explosive growth of digital
communications and multi-media technology. A basic challenge is to
design first-time-right complex digital systems, that meet
stringent constraints on performance and power dissipation. In
order to combine this growing system complexity with an
increasingly short time-to-market, new system design technologies
are emerging based on the paradigm of embedded programmable
processors. This concept introduces modularity, flexibility and
re-use in the electronic system design process. However, its
success will critically depend on the availability of efficient and
reliable CAD tools to design, programme and verify the
functionality of embedded processors. Recently, new research
efforts emerged on the edge between software compilation and
hardware synthesis, to develop high-quality code generation tools
for embedded processors. Code Generation for Embedded Systems
provides a survey of these new developments. Although not limited
to these targets, the main emphasis is on code generation for
modern DSP processors. Important themes covered by the book
include: the scope of general purpose versus application-specific
processors, machine code quality for embedded applications,
retargetability of the code generation process, machine description
formalisms, and code generation methodologies. Code Generation for
Embedded Systems is the essential introduction to this fast
developing field of research for students, researchers, and
practitioners alike.
High-Level Synthesis for Real-Time Digital Signal Processing is a
comprehensive reference work for researchers and practicing ASIC
design engineers. It focuses on methods for compiling complex, low
to medium throughput DSP system, and on the implementation of these
methods in the CATHEDRAL-II compiler. The emergence of independent
silicon foundries, the reduced price of silicon real estate and the
shortened processing turn-around time bring silicon technology
within reach of system houses. Even for low volumes, digital
systems on application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) are
becoming an economically meaningful alternative for traditional
boards with analogue and digital commodity chips. ASICs cover the
application region where inefficiencies inherent to general-purpose
components cannot be tolerated. However, full-custom handcrafted
ASIC design is often not affordable in this competitive market.
Long design times, a high development cost for a low production
volume, the lack of silicon designers and the lack of suited design
facilities are inherent difficulties to manual full-custom chip
design. To overcome these drawbacks, complex systems have to be
integrated in ASICs much faster and without losing too much
efficiency in silicon area and operation speed compared to
handcrafted chips. The gap between system design and silicon design
can only be bridged by new design (CAD). The idea of a silicon
compiler, translating a behavioural system specification directly
into silicon, was born from the awareness that the ability to
fabricate chips is indeed outrunning the ability to design them. At
this moment, CAD is one order of magnitude behind schedule.
Conceptual CAD is the keyword to mastering the design complexity in
ASIC design and the topic of this book.
Modern electronics is driven by the explosive growth of digital
communications and multi-media technology. A basic challenge is to
design first-time-right complex digital systems, that meet
stringent constraints on performance and power dissipation. In
order to combine this growing system complexity with an
increasingly short time-to-market, new system design technologies
are emerging based on the paradigm of embedded programmable
processors. This concept introduces modularity, flexibility and
re-use in the electronic system design process. However, its
success will critically depend on the availability of efficient and
reliable CAD tools to design, programme and verify the
functionality of embedded processors. Recently, new research
efforts emerged on the edge between software compilation and
hardware synthesis, to develop high-quality code generation tools
for embedded processors. Code Generation for Embedded Systems
provides a survey of these new developments. Although not limited
to these targets, the main emphasis is on code generation for
modern DSP processors. Important themes covered by the book
include: the scope of general purpose versus application-specific
processors, machine code quality for embedded applications,
retargetability of the code generation process, machine description
formalisms, and code generation methodologies. Code Generation for
Embedded Systems is the essential introduction to this fast
developing field of research for students, researchers, and
practitioners alike.
High-Level Synthesis for Real-Time Digital Signal Processing is a
comprehensive reference work for researchers and practicing ASIC
design engineers. It focuses on methods for compiling complex, low
to medium throughput DSP system, and on the implementation of these
methods in the CATHEDRAL-II compiler. The emergence of independent
silicon foundries, the reduced price of silicon real estate and the
shortened processing turn-around time bring silicon technology
within reach of system houses. Even for low volumes, digital
systems on application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) are
becoming an economically meaningful alternative for traditional
boards with analogue and digital commodity chips. ASICs cover the
application region where inefficiencies inherent to general-purpose
components cannot be tolerated. However, full-custom handcrafted
ASIC design is often not affordable in this competitive market.
Long design times, a high development cost for a low production
volume, the lack of silicon designers and the lack of suited design
facilities are inherent difficulties to manual full-custom chip
design. To overcome these drawbacks, complex systems have to be
integrated in ASICs much faster and without losing too much
efficiency in silicon area and operation speed compared to
handcrafted chips. The gap between system design and silicon design
can only be bridged by new design (CAD). The idea of a silicon
compiler, translating a behavioural system specification directly
into silicon, was born from the awareness that the ability to
fabricate chips is indeed outrunning the ability to design them. At
this moment, CAD is one order of magnitude behind schedule.
Conceptual CAD is the keyword to mastering the design complexity in
ASIC design and the topic of this book.
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