Title :
Architecture, design, verification, and validation of multi-processor SoCs for DTV, ASTB, and media processing applications
Author_Institution :
Philips Semicond., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
With rapid and continuous advancement in IC technology, it is now possible to pack a wholly contained electronic system onto a single chip. These chips termed Systems on Chip (SoC) not only integrate processor cores and memory, but call for much higher level of integration where specialized IP cores communication peripherals, and bus interfaces interact in order to function as a complete system. This paper provides an introduction to SoC design, followed by a discussion of two specific designs from Philips Semiconductors. Finally, the future course of work and some research ideas are analyzed.
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit CAD; formal verification; high level synthesis; integrated circuit design; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; multimedia computing; multiprocessing systems; system-on-chip; video signal processing; ASTB applications; DTV applications; NX-2700 DTV processor; Philips Semiconductors; RTL design; SoC architecture; SoC design; VLSI design; Viper architecture; design verification; emulation methodology; media processing applications; multimedia-processing core; multiprocessor SoCs;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 2002. ISIE 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7369-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.2002.1026035
