Title :
HIFI: a functional design system for VLSI processing arrays
Author :
Annevelink, J. ; Dewilde, P.
Author_Institution :
Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
An overview is given of a design system called HIFI, for hierarchical interactive integration. It is a design system for VLSI that allows hierarchical refinement of pipelined signal (equivalently data) flowgraphs, until an architecture is obtained that can be realized in hardware. It is based on an extended definition of a signal flowgraph in which a CSP-like communication model is utilized on functional nodes. The model is chosen so that any deterministic system can be described by it and so that it can be decomposed or reassembled hierarchically in a consistent manner. Type-decomposition of edges is allowed as well. A prototype of the system has been implemented using Smalltalk. A number of examples have been worked out, of which one, a system for transitive closure, is presented.<>
Keywords :
VLSI; cellular arrays; parallel processing; CSP-like communication model; HIFI; Smalltalk; VLSI processing arrays; deterministic system; functional design system; hierarchical interactive integration; partitioning; pipelined signal; signal flowgraph; transitive closure; Databases; Hardware; Multiprocessing systems; Process design; Prototypes; Signal design; Signal processing; Signal processing algorithms; Stress; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Systolic Arrays, 1988., Proceedings of the International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8860-2
DOI :
10.1109/ARRAYS.1988.18081
