• DocumentCode
    3387310
  • Title

    A method for the generation of HDL code at the RTL level from a high-level formal specification language

  • Author

    Kountouris, ADostolos A. ; Wolinski, ChristoDhe

  • Author_Institution
    IRISA, Rennes, France
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    3-6 Aug. 1997
  • Firstpage
    1095
  • Abstract
    In this paper a method for generating HDL code from SIGNAL formal specifications, is described. Applying two transformations on the initial specification yields functionally equivalent RTL HDL code. The functional equivalence is formally proven. The methodology allows component re-usability and enables the validation of their integration at the specification level. We anticipate that the principles presented in this paper, will be applied in the framework of a cooperation with Motorola.
  • Keywords
    formal specification; hardware description languages; logic CAD; program compilers; HDL code generation; RTL level; SIGNAL formal specifications; component re-usability; high-level formal specification language; Circuits; Equations; Formal languages; Formal specifications; Hardware design languages; Libraries; Signal generators; Signal processing; Signal resolution; Synchronization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 1997. Proceedings of the 40th Midwest Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3694-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSCAS.1997.662268
  • Filename
    662268