Automated SystemC to VHDL translation in hardware/software codesign

Author

Côté, Christian ; Zilic, Zeljko

Author_Institution

Ind./Consumer Div., Teradyne Inc., Boston, MA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

717

Abstract

Recent advances in electronic circuit technology have enabled the creation of system-on-chip, which comprises both hardware and software components. Codesign takes advantage of this opportunity by considering both components as a whole throughout the design process. While an increasing number of tools are being offered, most concentrate on the simulation of systems, with little or no support for their implementation. This paper describes a translation algorithm developed to act as a bridge between simulation and implementation by translating SystemC code to VHDL.

Keywords

C language; hardware description languages; hardware-software codesign; integrated circuit design; program interpreters; system-on-chip; SoC implementation; SoC simulation; SystemC code; automated SystemC to VHDL translation; codesign tools; design process; electronic circuit technology; hardware components; hardware/software codesign; software components; system-on-chip; translation algorithm; Bridge circuits; Bridges; Circuit simulation; Computer architecture; Design engineering; Electronic circuits; Hardware; Process design; Software tools; System-on-a-chip;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2002. 9th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7596-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICECS.2002.1046269

Filename

1046269