Title :
Correct and energy-efficient design of SoCs: The H.264 encoder case study
Author :
Abdallah, Adolf ; Gamatié, Abdoulaye ; Dekeyse, Jean-Luc
Author_Institution :
LIFL, USTL, Villeneuve d´´Ascq, France
Abstract :
This paper presents the design and analysis of a multimedia system-on-chip consisting of the H.264 encoder implemented on a multiprocessor architecture. A model-driven approach is adopted by using the standard MARTE profile of UML. An abstract clock analysis is applied to deal with the correctness of the system temporal properties and to find the most suitable execution platform configurations regarding the energy consumption. We claim that our approach allows for an early design space exploration, which is crucial when implementing modern complex systems.
Keywords :
Unified Modeling Language; integrated circuit design; multiprocessing systems; system-on-chip; video coding; H.264 encoder; SoC; UML; abstract clock analysis; design space exploration; energy consumption; energy-efficient design; model-driven approach; multimedia system-on-chip analysis; multiprocessor architecture; standard MARTE profile; system temporal property; Clocks; Computer architecture; Processor scheduling; Synchronization; System-on-a-chip; Transforms; Unified modeling language;
Conference_Titel :
System on Chip (SoC), 2010 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tampere
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8279-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISSOC.2010.5625558
