We present a technique for determining the best data cache size required for a given memory-intensive application. A careful memory and cache line assignment strategy based on the analysis of the array access patterns effects a significant reduction in ...

In this paper we discuss system-related aspects in embedded DRAM/logic designs. We focus on large embedded memories which have to be implemented as DRAMs.

As the "system-on-a-chip" concept is rapidly becoming a reality, time-to-market and product complexity push the reuse of complex macromodules. Circuits combining a variety of the macromodules (micro-processors, DSPs, programmable logic and embedded ...

Although several methods for array design validation have been proposed and had great success in the past, little evidence has been reported for the effectiveness of these methods with respect to the detection of design errors. In this paper, we propose ...

Currently, run-time operating systems are widely used to implement concurrent embedded applications. This run-time approach to multi-tasking and inter-process communication can introduce significant overhead to execution times and memory requirements -- ...

A novel Smart Pixel Opto-VLSI architecture to implement a complete 2-D wavelet transform of real-time captured images is presented. The Smart Pixel architecture enables the realization of a highly parallel, compact, low power device capable of real-time ...

We present an approach to process scheduling based on an abstract graph representation which captures both dataflow and the flow of control. Target architectures consist of several processors, ASICs and shared busses. We have developed a heuristic which ...

The demands in terms of processing performance, communication bandwidth and real-time throughput of many multimedia applications are much higher than today's processing architectures can deliver. The Prophid heterogeneous multiprocessor architecture ...

Hardware-software co-synthesis of an embedded system requires mapping of its specifications into hardware and software modules such that its real-time and other constraints are met. Embedded system specifications are generally represented by acyclic ...