Title :
Hardware-software codesign using processor synthesis
Author :
Kuttner, Carolyn
Author_Institution :
Space & Electron. Group, TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
A new tool aids concurrent hardware-software development of processors for embedded systems. Pilot programs using ProcSyn achieved significant cost and time savings and, in some cases, improved the quality of the final product
Keywords :
logic CAD; real-time systems; software engineering; ProcSyn; codesign; concurrent hardware-software development; embedded systems; processor synthesis; Application software; Costs; Design automation; Hardware; Job shop scheduling; Power system modeling; Real time systems; Signal processing; Software testing; Virtual prototyping;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE