DocumentCode
1932724
Title
CO: the Chameleon 64-bit microprocessor ASIC prototype
Author
Ramanadin, B. ; Pogodalla, F.
Author_Institution
SGS-Thomson Microelectron., Meylan, France
fYear
1996
fDate
19-21 Jun 1996
Firstpage
140
Lastpage
145
Abstract
In the context of designing a complex chip, it is important to have the capability of prototyping the design. Prototypes are the key to ensuring the architecture is implementable, allowing application development to start before silicon, validating the performance estimates (micro-architectural issues). This paper presents the prototyping strategy chosen by the Chameleon 64-bit microprocessor development programme of SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics. We will discuss the choice of making a silicon prototype, its aims (strongly related to the applications development allowance), its realisation, schedules and status
Keywords
application specific integrated circuits; logic CAD; microprocessor chips; 64 bit; CO; Chameleon; microprocessor ASIC prototype; microprocessor development; prototyping; silicon prototype; Application software; Application specific integrated circuits; Computer architecture; Hardware; Microelectronics; Microprocessors; Programming; Prototypes; Silicon; Software prototyping;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Rapid System Prototyping, 1996. Proceedings., Seventh IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location
Thessaloniki
Print_ISBN
0-8186-7603-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IWRSP.1996.506741
Filename
506741
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