Retargetable Processor System Integration into Multi-Processor System-on-Chip Platforms

Softcover Nachdruck of hardcover 1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-90-481-7916-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 162 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 277 g

Computerarchitecturepresentlyfacesanunprecedentedrevolution: Thestep from monolithic processors towards multi-core ICs, motivated by the ever - creasingneedforpowerandenergyef ciencyinnanoelectronics. Whetheryou prefer to call it MPSoC (multi-processor system-on-chip) or CMP (chip mul- processor), no doubt this revolution affects large domains of both computer science and electronics, and it poses many new interdisciplinary challenges. For instance, ef cient programming models and tools for MPSoC are largely an open issue: "Multi-core platforms are a reality – but where is the software support" (R. Lauwereins, IMEC). Solving it will require enormous research efforts as well as the education of a whole new breed of software engineers that bring the results from universities into industrial practice. Atthesametime,thedesignofcomplexMPSoCarchitecturesisanextremely time-consuming task, particularly in the wireless and multimedia application domains, where heterogeneous architectures are predominant. Due to the - ploding NRE and mask costs most companies are now following a platform approach: Invest a large (but one-time) design effort into a proper core - chitecture, and create easy-to-design derivatives for new standards or product features. Needless to say, only the most ef cient MPSoC platforms have a real chance to enjoy a multi-year lifetime on the highly competitive semiconductor market for embedded systems.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wieferink, Andreas

Leupers, Rainer

Meyr, Heinrich

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Systemverwaltung & Management
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Funktionale, Logische, Parallele und Visuelle Programmierung
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Bauelemente, Schaltkreise

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SOC Design Methodologies.- Communication Modeling.- Processor Modeling.- Processor System Integration.- Successive Top-Down Refinement Flow.- Automatic Retargetability.- Debugging and Profiling.- Case Study.- Summary.

Über Autor(innen)

Both Prof. Heinrich Meyr and Prof. Rainer Leupers have (co-)authored numerous books for Springer