Title :
An Introduction to High-Level Synthesis
Author :
Coussy, Philippe ; Gajski, Daniel D. ; Meredith, Michael ; Takach, Andres
Author_Institution :
Lab.-STICC, Univ. de Bretagne-Sud, France
Abstract :
High-level synthesis raises the design abstraction level and allows rapid generation of optimized RTL hardware for performance, area, and power requirements. This article gives an overview of state-of-the-art HLS techniques and tools.
Keywords :
high level synthesis; HLS techniques; abstraction level design; high-level synthesis; optimized RTL hardware; Application software; Assembly; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Computer architecture; Design methodology; Design optimization; Hardware design languages; High level synthesis; Space exploration; RTL abstraction; architectures; custom processors; design and test; hardware synthesis and verification; high-level synthesis;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDT.2009.69
