Abstract. We describe a new approach for creating hardware description language (HDL) specifications for custom instructions, to form part of the instruction-set architecture (ISA)...
Abstract. UML-RT is an extension of UML for modelling embedded reactive and real-time software systems. Its particular focus lies on system descriptions on the architectural level,...
The Design Exploration (DE) approach allows a large number of probable end users to communicate with software developers by creating mockups of user interfaces and augmenting the ...
Architectural design has been characterized as making a series of decisions that have system-wide impact. These decisions have side effects which can have significant impact on the...
Software systems need to evolve as business requirements, technology and environment change. As software is modified to accommodate the required changes, its structure deteriorate...