Automatic generation of validation stimuli for application-specific processors

Author

Goloubeva, O. ; Reorda, M. Sonza ; Violante, M.

Author_Institution

Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

16-20 Feb. 2004

Firstpage

188

Abstract

Microprocessor soft cores offer today an effective solution to the problem of rapidly developing new system-on-a-chips. However, all the features they offer are rarely used in embedded applications, and thus designers are often involved in the challenging task of soft-core customization to obtain application-specific processors. Suitable input stimuli are automatically generated while reasoning only on the software application the processor is intended to execute, while all the details concerning the processor hardware are neglected. Experimental results on an 8051 soft core show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Keywords

application specific integrated circuits; automatic test pattern generation; integrated circuit design; microprocessor chips; 8051 soft core; application-specific processors; automatic generation; embedded applications; microprocessor soft cores; processor hardware; soft-core customization; software application; system-on-a-chip; validation stimuli; Application software; Application specific processors; Costs; Embedded system; Hardware; Logic design; Microprocessors; Programmable logic arrays; Programmable logic devices; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, 2004. Proceedings

ISSN

1530-1591

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2085-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DATE.2004.1268847

Filename

1268847