Using chip multithreading to speed up scenario-based design space exploration: a case study

Early design space exploration (DSE) is a key element of systemlevel design of complex embedded systems, helping designers to make design decisions during the early design phases. For early DSE, where the design space is vast, it is crucial that the exploration process is as efficient as possible. In this paper, we describe the implementation of our scenario-based DSE framework on a Chip Multithreading platform, namely the SPARC T3-4 server, and study its performance behavior in detail. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.4 [Performance of Systems]: Performance Attributes General Terms Design, Measurement, Performance Keywords Scenario-based design space exploration, Chip multithreading, Implementation study

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2014
• Where: RAPIDO
• Authors: Peter van Stralen, Andy D. Pimentel
• Keywords: RAPIDO 2014