Title :
System design using ASIPs
Author :
Carro, Luigi ; Pereira, G.A. ; Alba, C. ; Suzim, A.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper describes our current research in the field of systems design, trying to reach an Application Specific System Integration (ASIS). We try to go beyond circuit integration to reach systems integration, using Application Specific Processors (ASIPs) with different architectures. Our target system is based on industry applications. In this paper we show the environment that allows the fine tuning of RISC processors to specific applications, and the migration of a CISC microcontroller to an ASIP architecture. The studied examples show meaningful gains regarding the total area of the processor for each approach. This free space can be used to integrate other parts of the whole system
Keywords :
computer architecture; reduced instruction set computing; systems analysis; systems engineering; ASIPs; Application Specific Processors; Application Specific System Integration; CISC microcontroller; RISC processors; fine tuning; systems integration; Application specific processors; Automatic control; Automation; Circuits; Computer architecture; Control systems; Costs; Electrical equipment industry; Microcontrollers; Reduced instruction set computing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering of Computer-Based Systems,1996. Proceedings., IEEE Symposium and Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Friedrichshafen
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7355-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECBS.1996.494514
