Title :
CO: the Chameleon 64-bit microprocessor ASIC prototype
Author :
Ramanadin, B. ; Pogodalla, F.
Author_Institution :
SGS-Thomson Microelectron., Meylan, France
Abstract :
In the context of designing a complex chip, it is important to have the capability of prototyping the design. Prototypes are the key to ensuring the architecture is implementable, allowing application development to start before silicon, validating the performance estimates (micro-architectural issues). This paper presents the prototyping strategy chosen by the Chameleon 64-bit microprocessor development programme of SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics. We will discuss the choice of making a silicon prototype, its aims (strongly related to the applications development allowance), its realisation, schedules and status
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; logic CAD; microprocessor chips; 64 bit; CO; Chameleon; microprocessor ASIC prototype; microprocessor development; prototyping; silicon prototype; Application software; Application specific integrated circuits; Computer architecture; Hardware; Microelectronics; Microprocessors; Programming; Prototypes; Silicon; Software prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
Rapid System Prototyping, 1996. Proceedings., Seventh IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Thessaloniki
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7603-5
DOI :
10.1109/IWRSP.1996.506741
