Title :
Rapid prototyping of application-specific signal processors (RASSP) approach to meeting 4X
Author :
Saultz, James E. ; Kalathil, Biju
Author_Institution :
Lockheed Martin Adv. Technol. Labs., Camden, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The goal of the DARPA/Tri-Service-sponsored Rapid Prototyping of Application-Specific Signal Processors (RASSP) program is to reduce the cost and time to develop and manufacture signal processors by at least a factor of four. Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories´ (ATL) approach to reaching this goal is based on three thrusts: methodology; model-year architecture; and infrastructure (enterprise). The Advanced Technology Laboratories´ RASSP team-composed of an alliance of companies-implemented the first baseline RASSP system, which advances today´s state-of-the-art by a factor of >2X. Additional developments underway will provide further benefits and will demonstrate the 4X improvements in cost and time-to-market
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; concurrent engineering; digital signal processing chips; project engineering; software prototyping; Lockheed Martin; USA; application-specific signal processors; enterprise; infrastructure; methodology; model-year architecture; projects; rapid prototyping approach; state-of-the-art; Computer architecture; Costs; Hardware; Laboratories; Manufacturing processes; Process design; Process planning; Prototypes; Signal processing; Time to market;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. 1997 Proceedings, Annual
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3783-2
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.1997.570023
