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FMICS
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Test Coverage for Loose Timing Annotations
Abstract. The design flow of systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) identifies several abstraction levels higher than the Register-Transfer-Level that constitutes the input of the synthesis tool...
Claude Helmstetter, Florence Maraninchi, Laurent M...
DATE
2006
IEEE
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Platform-based design of wireless sensor networks for industrial applications
We present a methodology, an environment and supporting tools to map an application on a wireless sensor network (WSN). While the method is quite general, we use extensively an exa...
Alvise Bonivento, Luca P. Carloni, Alberto L. Sang...
DATE
2004
IEEE
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A Design Methodology for the Exploitation of High Level Communication Synthesis
In this paper we analyse some methodological concerns that have to be faced in a design flow which contains automatic synthesis phases from high-level, system descriptions. In par...
Francesco Bruschi, Massimo Bombana
ASPDAC
2004
ACM
89views Hardware» more  ASPDAC 2004»
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Predictable design of low power systems by pre-implementation estimation and optimization
- Each year tens of billions of Dollars are wasted by the microelectronics industry because of missed deadlines and delayed design projects. These delays are partially due to desig...
Wolfgang Nebel
CODES
2009
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Building heterogeneous reconfigurable systems with a hardware microkernel
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) have long held the promise of allowing designers to create systems with performance levels close to custom circuits but with a softwarelike ...
Jason Agron, David L. Andrews
ASPDAC
2007
ACM
129views Hardware» more  ASPDAC 2007»
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ECO-system: Embracing the Change in Placement
In a realistic design flow, circuit and system optimizations must interact with physical aspects of the design. For example, improvements in timing and power may require replacing ...
Jarrod A. Roy, Igor L. Markov
ICCAD
1994
IEEE
122views Hardware» more  ICCAD 1994»
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An enhanced flow model for constraint handling in hierarchical multi-view design environments
In this paper we present an enhanced design flow model that increases the capabilities of a CAD framework to support design activities on hierarchical multi-view design descriptio...
Pieter van der Wolf, K. Olav ten Bosch, Alfred van...
ASYNC
2000
IEEE
181views Hardware» more  ASYNC 2000»
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Asynchronous Design Using Commercial HDL Synthesis Tools
New design technologies rely on truly reusable IP blocks with simple means of assembly. Asynchronous methodologies could be a promising option to implement these requirements. Pro...
Michiel M. Ligthart, Karl Fant, Ross Smith, Alexan...
ISSS
2002
IEEE
127views Hardware» more  ISSS 2002»
13 years 10 months ago
Validation in a Component-Based Design Flow for Multicore SoCs
Currently, since many SoCs include heterogeneous components such as CPUs, DSPs, ASICs, memories, buses, etc., system integration becomes a major step in the design flow. To enable...
Ahmed Amine Jerraya, Sungjoo Yoo, Aimen Bouchhima,...
RSP
2003
IEEE
149views Control Systems» more  RSP 2003»
13 years 10 months ago
Rapid Scheduling of Efficient VLSI Architectures for Next-Generation HSDPA
In this paper, an efficient design flow integrating Mentor Graphics Precesion C and HDL designer is derived. In this hybrid prototyping environment, efficient FPGA architectures a...
Yuanbin Guo, Gang Xu, Dennis McCain, Joseph R. Cav...