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After long years of work that have seen little industrial
application, high-level synthesis is finally on the verge of
becoming a practical tool. The state of high-level synthesis today
is similar to the state of logic synthesis ten years ago. At
present, logic-synthesis tools are widely used in digital system
design. In the future, high-level synthesis will play a key role in
mastering design complexity and in truly exploiting the potential
of ASIes and PLDs, which demand extremely short design cycles. Work
on high-level synthesis began over twenty years ago. Since
substantial progress has been made in understanding the basic then,
problems involved, although no single universally-accepted
theoretical framework has yet emerged. There is a growing number of
publications devoted to high-level synthesis, specialized workshops
are held regularly, and tutorials on the topic are commonly held at
major conferences. This book gives an extensive survey of the
research and development in high-level synthesis. In Part I, a
short tutorial explains the basic concepts used in high-level
synthesis, and follows an example design throughout the synthesis
process. In Part II, current high-level synthesis systems are
surveyed.
Recently there has been increased interest in the development of
computer-aided design programs to support the system level designer
of integrated circuits more actively. Such design tools hold the
promise of raising the level of abstraction at which an integrated
circuit is designed, thus releasing the current designers from many
of the details of logic and circuit level design. The promise
further suggests that a whole new group of designers in neighboring
engineering and science disciplines, with far less understanding of
integrated circuit design, will also be able to increase their
productivity and the functionality of the systems they design. This
promise has been made repeatedly as each new higher level of
computer-aided design tool is introduced and has repeatedly fallen
short of fulfillment. This book presents the results of research
aimed at introducing yet higher levels of design tools that will
inch the integrated circuit design community closer to the
fulfillment of that promise. 1. 1. SYNTHESIS OF INTEGRATED CmCUITS
In the integrated circuit (Ie) design process, a behavior that
meets certain specifications is conceived for a system, the
behavior is used to produce a design in terms of a set of
structural logic elements, and these logic elements are mapped onto
physical units. The design process is impacted by a set of
constraints as well as technological information (i. e. the logic
elements and physical units used for the design).
After long years of work that have seen little industrial
application, high-level synthesis is finally on the verge of
becoming a practical tool. The state of high-level synthesis today
is similar to the state of logic synthesis ten years ago. At
present, logic-synthesis tools are widely used in digital system
design. In the future, high-level synthesis will play a key role in
mastering design complexity and in truly exploiting the potential
of ASIes and PLDs, which demand extremely short design cycles. Work
on high-level synthesis began over twenty years ago. Since
substantial progress has been made in understanding the basic then,
problems involved, although no single universally-accepted
theoretical framework has yet emerged. There is a growing number of
publications devoted to high-level synthesis, specialized workshops
are held regularly, and tutorials on the topic are commonly held at
major conferences. This book gives an extensive survey of the
research and development in high-level synthesis. In Part I, a
short tutorial explains the basic concepts used in high-level
synthesis, and follows an example design throughout the synthesis
process. In Part II, current high-level synthesis systems are
surveyed.
Recently there has been increased interest in the development of
computer-aided design programs to support the system level designer
of integrated circuits more actively. Such design tools hold the
promise of raising the level of abstraction at which an integrated
circuit is designed, thus releasing the current designers from many
of the details of logic and circuit level design. The promise
further suggests that a whole new group of designers in neighboring
engineering and science disciplines, with far less understanding of
integrated circuit design, will also be able to increase their
productivity and the functionality of the systems they design. This
promise has been made repeatedly as each new higher level of
computer-aided design tool is introduced and has repeatedly fallen
short of fulfillment. This book presents the results of research
aimed at introducing yet higher levels of design tools that will
inch the integrated circuit design community closer to the
fulfillment of that promise. 1. 1. SYNTHESIS OF INTEGRATED CmCUITS
In the integrated circuit (Ie) design process, a behavior that
meets certain specifications is conceived for a system, the
behavior is used to produce a design in terms of a set of
structural logic elements, and these logic elements are mapped onto
physical units. The design process is impacted by a set of
constraints as well as technological information (i. e. the logic
elements and physical units used for the design).
Principa: The Pleasure of Common Sense Humankind, the universe, and
the connections between them inspired author Robert Walker's
immersion in the process of self-observation, one which he intends
both to provide an enhanced insight into and one that he believes
is the underpinning of understanding all we perceive. A
groundbreaking marriage of psychology, quantum physics, and
astrophysics allows Walker to break out from the preconceived
notions of previous generations to consider a world far more
integrated than previously imagined. Centered on the use of
critical thinking, Walker demonstrates how necessary it is as a
tool for understanding life's experiences, our personal
relationships, and the cultural implications that avail themselves
to us through its application. Accompanied by maps and diagrams
that illustrate the various relationships among one's feelings,
experiences, and thought processes, Walker takes a new, divergent
approach to the idea of human creation. Delivering the positive
message that human beings are uniquely special and our potential
for creating a healthy, sane, and empathetic society has yet to be
tapped, Principa: The Pleasure of Common Sense is an uplifting
message of hope and wonder, and is a bracing tonic of good cheer at
a time when it's needed most.
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