VMW: a visualization-based microarchitecture workbench

Author

Diep, Trung A. ; Shen, John Paul

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Volume

28

Issue

12

fYear

1995

fDate

12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

57

Lastpage

64

Abstract

Superscalar processor design requires increasingly sophisticated software tools. The visualization-based microarchitecture workbench described in the paper addresses weaknesses common to most performance simulators: the lack of retargetability, visualization support, and interactive control. VMW provides a multifunction workbench for aiding designers of modern superscalar processors. It facilitates rigorous machine specification by providing specification templates at both the architecture and microarchitecture levels

Keywords

data visualisation; formal specification; logic CAD; microprocessor chips; parallel architectures; performance evaluation; virtual machines; VMW; machine specification; multifunction workbench; performance simulators; retargetability; software tools; superscalar processor design; visualization-based microarchitecture workbench; CMOS technology; Clocks; Microarchitecture; Microprocessors; Pipeline processing; Process design; Software design; Software performance; Software tools; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2.476200

Filename

476200