Title :
TriMedia CPU64 design space exploration
Author :
Hekstra, G.J. ; La Hei, G.D. ; Bingley, P. ; Sijstermans, F.W.
Author_Institution :
Philips Res. Lab., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
Within Philips Research Labs, we are investigating the 64-bit VLIW core for future TriMedia processors. We have performed an extensive design space exploration (DSE) on this core using quantitative analysis, using a benchmark suite of applications which are representative for multimedia processing. We have explored, among others, the configurations of the different functional units (FUs) of the 64-bit VLIW core. We show the merit of our approach and of the environment that we have developed for design space exploration
Keywords :
instruction sets; microprocessor chips; multimedia systems; parallel architectures; performance evaluation; Philips Research Labs; TriMedia CPU64; VLIW core; benchmark suite; design space exploration; functional units; multimedia; quantitative analysis; Bandwidth; Clocks; Coprocessors; Decoding; Digital cameras; ISDN; Road transportation; SDRAM; Space exploration; VLIW;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Design, 1999. (ICCD '99) International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0406-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICCD.1999.808603
