A high-level microprogrammed processor

Author

Iseli, Christian ; Sanchez, Eduardo

Author_Institution

Logic Syst. Lab., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland

fYear

1990

fDate

27-29 Nov 1990

Firstpage

244

Lastpage

251

Abstract

The paper presents a microprogrammable processor, intended for small real-time applications, and the development system associated with it. The processor, designed for an optimal execution of a structured high-level language, has only one level of language: a microcode allowing the execution of three operations in parallel. The possible parallelisms are detected by the compiler, which generates microcode directly. Two other tools are presented: an interactive microassembler and an interactive, window and mouse-driven, simulator. The integrated circuit for a first application is being carried out

Keywords

development systems; microprocessor chips; microprogramming; program compilers; real-time systems; reduced instruction set computing; RISC; compiler; development system; high-level microprogrammed processor; integrated circuit; interactive microassembler; microcode; parallelisms; real-time applications; structured high-level language; Assembly; Hardware; Logic; Microprocessors; Parallel processing; Process design; Real time systems; Reduced instruction set computing; Registers; Watches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microprogramming and Microarchitecture. Micro 23. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Workshop and Symposium., Workshop on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2124-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MICRO.1990.151450

Filename

151450