Title :
System-level hardware/software trade-offs
Author :
Harbison, Samuel P.
Author_Institution :
Texas Instrum., Monroeville, PA, USA
Abstract :
Operating systems and development tools can impose overly general requirements that prevent an embedded system from achieving its hardware performance entitlement. It is time for embedded processor designers to become more involved with system software and tools
Keywords :
digital signal processing chips; instruction sets; microprocessor chips; operating systems (computers); optimising compilers; real-time systems; DSP; debugging; embedded processors; embedded system; instruction set architecture; real-time OS; real-time analysis; system-level hardware/software trade-offs; Assembly; Computer architecture; Digital signal processing; Embedded software; Hardware; Operating systems; Real time systems; Software systems; System software; Systolic arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 1999. Proceedings. 36th
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-092-9
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.1999.781322
