Title :
A software-hardware cosynthesis approach to digital system simulation
Author :
Olukotun, Kunle A. ; Helaihel, Rachid ; Levitt, Jeremy ; Ramirez, Ricardo
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
Our approach to digital system simulation compiles a high-level system model into a high-performance simulator that consists of software and hardware components. The target architecture for the simulation compiler is a tightly coupled processor and field-programmable gate array. We describe the simulation compiler and show how it can be used to improve simulation performance by up to a factor of two over an all-software simulator.<>
Keywords :
digital simulation; logic arrays; parallel architectures; all-software simulator; digital system simulation; field-programmable gate array; high-level system model; high-performance simulator; simulation compiler; simulation performance; software-hardware cosynthesis approach; tightly coupled processor; Acceleration; Computer architecture; Digital systems; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware design languages; Logic; Optimizing compilers; Process design; Program processors; Software performance;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
