Title :
VCore-based platform for SoC design
Author :
Onishi, Yoichi ; Muraoka, Michiaki ; Utsuki, Makoto ; Tsubaki, Naoyuki
Author_Institution :
Semicond. Technol. Acad. Res. Center, Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
The reuse-based design paradigm is the key to improve the design productivity of SoCs (system on a chip). However, SoC designers have difficulty in using conventional IPs (intellectual property) because they do not have enough variability; it is difficult to customize them. In this paper, we propose the variability of VCores (virtual cores) and show VCores are superior to IPs for system-level design properties. Based on VCores, we have developed a VCore-based platform. We show that SoC design productivity is improved by using VCores and the VCore-based platform.
Keywords :
high level synthesis; industrial property; integrated circuit design; logic design; system-on-chip; IP customization; IP variability; SoC design; VCore system level design; VCore-based platform; design productivity; intellectual property; reuse-based design; system on a chip; virtual cores; Concrete; Dairy products; Database systems; Intellectual property; Productivity; System-level design; System-on-a-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the ASP-DAC 2003. Asia and South Pacific
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7659-5
DOI :
10.1109/ASPDAC.2003.1195058
