Title :
Performance analysis for chipsets and systems
Author :
Lutz, David R. ; Kahne, Brian
Author_Institution :
Motorola Somerset Design Center, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
Plasma is a new tool for modeling the timing of chipsets and other system components. Modeling chipsets is in some ways more difficult than modeling processors: the interfaces are more complex and more numerous, the internal queues and buffers are larger, and the traces are much more complicated. We have used Plasma to create a timing model for a modern chipset. The resulting model is fast, flexible, and useful for both design and verification
Keywords :
microprocessor chips; timing; Plasma; buffers; chipsets; internal queues; performance analysis; timing; Automata; Buildings; Computer languages; Job design; Performance analysis; Pipelines; Plasma simulation; Process design; Programming; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Performance, Computing and Communications Conference, 1999 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Scottsdale, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5258-0
DOI :
10.1109/PCCC.1999.749470
