Processor Description Languages

The only book providing comprehensive coverage of all modern processor description languages; a must-have reference for embedded processor designers!

Prabhat Mishra (Edited by), Nikil Dutt (Edited by)

9780123742872

Hardback, published 9 July 2008

432 pages, Approx. 190 illustrations
23.4 x 19 x 2.8 cm, 1.05 kg

Efficient design of embedded processors plays a critical role in embedded systems design. Processor description languages and their associated specification, exploration and rapid prototyping methodologies are used to find the best possible design for a given set of applications under various design constraints, such as area, power and performance. This book is the first, comprehensive survey of modern architecture description languages and will be an invaluable reference for embedded system architects, designers, developers, and validation engineers. Readers will see that the use of particular architecture description languages will lead to productivity gains in designing particular (application-specific) types of embedded processors.

Introduction: Motivation, Software ADLs, Hardware ADLs
Classification ? content-based/activity based
Behavioral ADLs: nML
ISDL
Valen-C
CSDL
Structural ADLs: MIMOLA
UDL/I
Mixed ADLs: EXPRESSION
LISA
Flexware
TDL
HMDES
MADL
ADL-driven Methodlogies: Simulation
Synthesis
Validation/Verification
System ADLS: Case Studies using SpecC, SystemC and UML
Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Information visualization [UYZF], Computer architecture & logic design [UYF], Computer science [UY], Automatic control engineering [TJFM], Microprocessors [TJFD1], Electronic devices & materials [TJFD], Electronics & communications engineering [TJ]