Title :
Tangram - virtual integration of heterogeneous IP components in a distributed co-simulation environment
Author :
Souza, Uilian R F ; Sperb, Josué K. ; De Mello, Bráulio A. ; Wagner, Flávio R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Fed. do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Abstract :
IP reuse is essential in embedded SoC design. IP components may be described in different modeling languages and present heterogeneous interfaces. The Tangram environment supports the remote evaluation of IP components, implementing the virtual integration of heterogeneous components into distributed co-simulation models. Within this context, Tangram presents a unique solution to the adaption of heterogeneous functional interfaces of IP components and to the interoperability between different modeling languages.
Keywords :
circuit simulation; distributed processing; industrial property; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; open systems; system buses; system-on-chip; IP component remote evaluation; IP component virtual integration; IP reuse; Tangram; distributed co-simulation environment; embedded SoC design; heterogeneous IP components; heterogeneous functional interfaces; modeling language interoperability; Computational modeling; Context modeling; Embedded software; Hardware; LAN interconnection; Natural languages; Network synthesis; Network-on-a-chip; Standards development; Time to market;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Circuits and Systems Design, 2003. SBCCI 2003. Proceedings. 16th Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2009-X
DOI :
10.1109/SBCCI.2003.1232817
