Title :
Multi-Core Design Automation Challenges
Author :
Darringer, John A.
Author_Institution :
IBM, Yorktown Heights
Abstract :
The trend to multi-core chip designs presents new challenges for design automation, while the increased reuse of components may offer solutions. This paper describes some of the key challenges with attention paid to three enablers: a physical architecture to streamline chip integration, the linking of early analysis tools around shared data and an updated verification approach for multi-core designs.
Keywords :
integrated circuit design; microprocessor chips; multicore chip designs; multicore design automation; physical architecture; Application software; Application specific integrated circuits; Design automation; Integrated circuit interconnections; Multicore processing; Performance analysis; Permission; Power system interconnection; System performance; Yarn; Design; Multi-core systems; design automation; floorplanning; performance; performance analysis; power estimation; thermal analysis; verification;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2007. DAC '07. 44th ACM/IEEE
Print_ISBN :
978-1-59593-627-1
