Title :
Using a soft core in a SoC design: experiences with picoJava
Author :
Dey, Sujit ; Panigrahi, Debashis ; Chen, Li ; Taylor, Clark N. ; Sekar, Krishna ; Sanchez, Pablo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
Through our experience in synthesis, validation, test, and integration of the picoJava processor core in a system-on-chip (SoC) design we point out the challenges faced and issues to address in efficient reuse of a soft core
Keywords :
computer testing; logic testing; microprocessor chips; picoJava; picoJava processor core; reuse; system-on-chip; Energy management; Java; Microprocessors; Programmable logic arrays; Read only memory; Read-write memory; Registers; Sun; System testing; System-on-a-chip;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
