Embedded Computing
A VLIW Approach to Architecture, Compilers and Tools

A radically new approach to embedded systems design

Joseph A. Fisher (Author), Paolo Faraboschi (Author), Cliff Young (Author)

9781558607668, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 19 January 2005

712 pages, Approx. 150 illustrations
23.4 x 19 x 3.7 cm, 1.61 kg

“Embedded Computing is enthralling in its clarity and exhilarating in its scope. If the technology you are working on is associated with VLIWs or "embedded computing", then clearly it is imperative that you read this book. If you are involved in computer system design or programming, you must still read this book, because it will take you to places where the views are spectacular. You don't necessarily have to agree with every point the authors make, but you will understand what they are trying to say, and they will make you think.? --From the Foreword by Robert Colwell, R&E Colwell & Assoc. Inc

The fact that there are more embedded computers than general-purpose computers and that we are impacted by hundreds of them every day is no longer news. What is news is that their increasing performance requirements, complexity and capabilities demand a new approach to their design. Fisher, Faraboschi, and Young describe a new age of embedded computing design, in which the processor is central, making the approach radically distinct from contemporary practices of embedded systems design. They demonstrate why it is essential to take a computing-centric and system-design approach to the traditional elements of nonprogrammable components, peripherals, interconnects and buses. These elements must be unified in a system design with high-performance processor architectures, microarchitectures and compilers, and with the compilation tools, debuggers and simulators needed for application development. In this landmark text, the authors apply their expertise in highly interdisciplinary hardware/software development and VLIW processors to illustrate this change in embedded computing. VLIW architectures have long been a popular choice in embedded systems design, and while VLIW is a running theme throughout the book, embedded computing is the core topic. Embedded Computing examines both in a book filled with fact and opinion based on the authors many years of R&D experience.

PrefaceChapter 1: An Introduction to Embedded ProcessingChapter 2: An Overview of VLIW and ILPChapter 3: An Overview of ISA DesignChapter 4: Architectural Structures in ISA design Chapter 5: Microarchitecture Design Chapter 6: System Design and SimulationChapter 7: Embedded Compiling and Toolchains Chapter 8: Compiling for VLIWs and ILP Chapter 9: The Run-time System Chapter 10: Application Design and Customization Chapter 11: Application Areas Appendix A: The VEX System Appendix B: Glossary Appendix C: Bibliography

Subject Areas: Computer architecture & logic design [UYF], Microprocessors [TJFD1]