Title :
Object-oriented hardware modelling-where to apply and what are the objects?´
Author :
Nebel, Wolfgang ; Schumacher, Guido
Author_Institution :
OFFIS, Oldenburg, Germany
Abstract :
The importance of reusability of hardware models for the necessary increase in design productivity are explained for different modelling problems. Methods having previously been proven to be successful in software engineering are analysed with respect to their applicability to hardware design. It is shown that object-oriented modelling techniques do potentially increase design productivity, but that VHDL in its current version does not support object oriented modelling. Possible subjects to object-orientation are discussed
Keywords :
hardware description languages; object-oriented programming; software engineering; design productivity; hardware models; object-oriented hardware modelling; software engineering; software reusability; Application specific integrated circuits; Controllability; Costs; Data encapsulation; Design methodology; Hardware; Libraries; Logic; Object oriented modeling; Productivity;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 1996, with EURO-VHDL '96 and Exhibition, Proceedings EURO-DAC '96, European
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7573-X
DOI :
10.1109/EURDAC.1996.558239
