Design of multimillion-gate multimedia SoCs: where do we stand?

Summary form only given. The paper essentially investigates how consumer demands and market dynamics continue to influence the features, the designs, and the design methodology. The paper has four main parts. Starting in the first part with how the power consumers participate in the digital revolution, the second part of the paper focuses on the market dynamics and the market demands. The third part of the paper identifies the high-level design trends as influenced by the consumers and the market. The fourth and final part of the paper describes the low-level design trends and draws the conclusions.