Title :
Increasing energy efficiency of embedded systems by application-specific memory hierarchy generation
Author :
Benini, Luca ; Macii, Alberto ; Macii, Enrico ; Poncino, Massimo
Author_Institution :
Bologna Univ., Italy
Abstract :
This article presents a methodology for automatic memory hierarchy generation that exploits memory access locality of embedded software. The methodology is successfully applied to the design of an MP3 decoder
Keywords :
decoding; embedded systems; optimisation; systems analysis; MP3 decoder; application-specific memory hierarchy generation; automatic memory hierarchy generation; embedded software; embedded systems; energy efficiency; memory access locality; Buffer storage; Cache memory; Costs; Decoding; Embedded software; Embedded system; Energy efficiency; Hardware; Logic; Memory architecture;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
