Title :
Colif: A design representation for application-specific multiprocessor SOCs
Author :
Cesario, W.O. ; Nicolescu, Gabriela ; Gauthier, Lovic ; Lyonnard, Damien ; Jerraya, Ahmed A.
Abstract :
By separating component behavior and communication infrastructure and spanning multiple abstraction levels, Colif lets designers use a divide-and-conquer approach for complex designs and focus on important customizations as they progressively refine the SOC architecture
Keywords :
divide and conquer methods; high level synthesis; microprocessor chips; multiprocessing systems; Colif; SOC architecture; application-specific multiprocessor SOCs; design representation; divide-and-conquer; Communication networks; Computer architecture; Design methodology; Hardware; Laboratories; Software tools; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
