Optimizations for a simulator construction system supporting reusable components

Author

Penry, David A. ; August, David I.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Princeton Univ., USA

fYear

2003

fDate

2-6 June 2003

Firstpage

926

Lastpage

931

Abstract

Exploring a large portion of the microprocessor design space requires the rapid development of efficient simulators. While some systems support rapid model development through the structural composition of reusable concurrent components, the Liberty Simulation Environment (LSE) provides additional reuse-enhancing features. This paper evaluates the cost of these features and presents optimizations to reduce their impact. With these optimizations, an LSE model using custom reusable components outperforms a SystemC model using custom components by 6%.

Keywords

circuit optimisation; circuit simulation; logic simulation; programming environments; software reusability; LSE; liberty simulation environment; microprocessor design space; rapid model development; reusable component; reusable concurrent component; reuse-enhancing feature; simulator construction system; structural composition; synchronous-reactive; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Computer science; Computer simulation; Contracts; Cost function; Microprocessors; Permission; Power system modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Design Automation Conference, 2003. Proceedings

Print_ISBN

1-58113-688-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DAC.2003.1219153

Filename

1219153