Title :
OwL: An interface description language for IP reuse
Author :
Suzuki, Kei ; Ara, Kouji ; Yano, Kazuo
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A new language for interface description, named OwL, and its applications are proposed. The purpose of OwL is to reuse IPs. By specifying the functionality of the IP as an interface protocol, the IP can be used as a blackbox. The full interface specification of an SDRAM, including refresh control, is represented by 205 lines of OwL description. Two applications of Ow L are also described. The first application is a waveform generator for the on-line manual. The second application is a means of checking the connectability of two IPs
Keywords :
DRAM chips; application specific integrated circuits; formal specification; hardware description languages; industrial property; integrated circuit design; IP reuse; OwL; SDRAM; connectability; interface description language; interface protocol; refresh control; waveform generator; Application specific integrated circuits; Circuit synthesis; Hardware design languages; Integrated circuit synthesis; Joining processes; Network synthesis; Object oriented modeling; Protocols; Read only memory; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 1999
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5443-5
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1999.777313
