Hardware-Software Co-design: Tools for Architecting Systems-On-A-Chip
Outline
A System Architecture: Today
A System Architecture: Tomorrow
Embedded Computing Systems
Embedded Computing
EC Application Classes
Co-Design Problem Areas
Co-Design Problems
Role of Compilation & Synthesis
PPT Slide
Co-synthesis
1. Presynthesis Optimizations
Timed Decision Tables
Execution Semantics
TDT Based Control Optimization
Column Elimination Using Espresso
Pre-Synthesis Optimization Flow
TDT Optimization Results
2. Architectural Validation
Design Context: AA Architectures
Architectural Macro-View
Custom Mechanisms Explored
AA Through Performance Monitoring (continuing work)
The Problem in Architectural Validations
What is Great About DES Models?
What is wrong with DES Models Programmed in HLLs?
System Simulations
Our Approach
Program-Driven System Simulation
Examples
Simulation Workbench
Applications
Prefetching Experiments
Experimental Results: Simulation Speed
Simulation Results: Computation Kernels
Application Data Structure Optimization
Application Data Optimization (contd)
Aggregate Hardware Cost Analysis
Back to Co-Design Tools: Where are we?
Summary
Pointers
Background and Recent Related Works
Email: rgupta@ics.uci.edu
Home Page: http://www.ics.uci.edu/~rgupta
Other information: Asia and South-Pacific Design Automation Conference, January 1997 Talk on Co-design
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