Processor Design System-On-Chip Computing for ASICs and FPGAs

Processor Design addresses the design of different types of embedded, firmware-programmable computation engines. Because the design and customization of embedded processors has become a mainstream task in the development of complex SoCs (Systems-on-Chip), ASIC and SoC designers must master the integ...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nurmi, Jari (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Embedded Computer Architecture Fundamentals
  • Beyond the Valley of the Lost Processors: Problems, Fallacies, and Pitfalls in Processor Design
  • Processor Design Flow
  • General-Purpose Embedded Processor Cores – The COFFEE RISC Example
  • The DSP and Its Impact on Technology
  • VLIW DSP Processor for High-End Mobile Communication Applications
  • Customizable Processors and Processor Customization
  • Run-Time Reconfigurable Processors
  • Coprocessor Approach to Accelerating Multimedia Applications
  • Designing Soft-Core Processors for FPGAs
  • Protocol Processor Design Issues
  • Java Co-Processor for Embedded Systems
  • Stream Multicore Processors
  • Processor Clock Generation and Distribution
  • Asynchronous and Self-Timed Processor Design
  • Early-Estimation Modeling of Processors
  • System Level Simulations
  • Programming Tools for Reconfigurable Processors
  • Software-Based Self-Testing of Embedded Processors
  • Future Directions in Processor Design