Title :
Hardware reuse at the behavioral level
Author :
Schaumont, Patrick ; Cmar, Radim ; Vernalde, Serge ; Engels, Marc ; Bolsens, Ivo
Author_Institution :
IMEC, Leuven, Belgium
Abstract :
Standard interfaces for hardware reuse are currently defined at the structural level. In contrast to this, our contribution defines the reuse interface at the behavioral register-transfer (RT) level. This promotes direct reuse of functionality and avoids the integration problems of structural reuse. We present an object oriented reuse interface in C++ and show the use of it within two real-life designs
Keywords :
C++ language; application specific integrated circuits; hardware description languages; high level synthesis; industrial property; integrated circuit design; object-oriented methods; C++ language; behavioral level; direct reuse; hardware reuse; object oriented interface; real-life designs; register-transfer level; reuse interface; Encapsulation; Hardware; Industrial relations; Intellectual property; Logic; Object oriented modeling; Permission; Seals; Sockets; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 1999. Proceedings. 36th
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-092-9
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.1999.782127
