Title :
Throughput optimization of general non-linear computations
Author :
Hong, I. ; Potkonjak, M. ; Guerra, L.M.
Author_Institution :
Synopsys Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper addresses an optimal technique for throughput optimization of general non-linear data flow computations using a set of transformations. Throughput is widely recognized as the most important design metric of the modern DSP and communication applications. Numerous approaches have been proposed for throughput optimization, but most were restricted to limited classes of computations. They have limited effectiveness when applied to large complex non-linear DSP and communication computations. The new technique is used as an optimization engine in a divide-and-conquer global approach for throughput optimization. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the new technique on numerous real-life non-linear designs.
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit CAD; digital signal processing chips; divide and conquer methods; optimisation; communication computations; design metric; divide-and-conquer global approach; general nonlinear computations; nonlinear data flow computations; optimization engine; real-life nonlinear designs; throughput optimization; Clocks; Computer science; Data flow computing; Design optimization; Digital signal processing; Engines; Filters; Modems; Pipeline processing; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design, 1999. Digest of Technical Papers. 1999 IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5832-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.1999.810684