Title :
Experiences with an HDL-based design method for complex architectures
Author :
Cochlovius, Elmar ; Golze, Ulrich ; Schafers, M. ; Wachsmann, Klaus-Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Design of Integrated Circuits, Tech. Univ. of Braunschweig, Germany
Abstract :
Two RISC microprocessors have been designed to improve the design method and to study its effect on the design of complex architectures. The method is presented, and some key issues are identified. They include HDL-based modeling rules, supplementary high-level specification with statecharts, the notion of behavioral and structural similarity, and a consistent test strategy
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; hardware description languages; high level synthesis; microprocessor chips; parallel architectures; reduced instruction set computing; HDL-based design method; RISC microprocessors; behavioral similarity; complex architectures; consistent test strategy; control oriented ASIC architectures; design flow; modeling rules; parallel complexity; statecharts; structural similarity; supplementary high-level specification; Application specific integrated circuits; Circuit faults; Design methodology; Graphics; Hardware design languages; Large scale integration; Microprocessors; Process design; Reduced instruction set computing; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
ASIC Conference and Exhibit, 1993. Proceedings., Sixth Annual IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Rochester, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1375-5
DOI :
10.1109/ASIC.1993.410726
