Design space exploration for hardware/software codesign of multiprocessor systems

Amer Baghdadi (1) , Nacer-Eddine Zergainoh (1) , W. Cesario (1) , T. Roudier (1) , A.A. Jerraya (1)

1 TIMA - Techniques de l'Informatique et de la Microélectronique pour l'Architecture des systèmes intégrés

We present a new methodology to rapidly explore the large design space encountered in hardware/software systems. The proposed methodology is based on a fast and accurate estimation approach. It has been implemented as an extension to a hardware/software codesign flow to enable the exploration of a large number of multiprocessor architecture solutions from the very start of the design process. The effectiveness of this approach is illustrated by a significant application example.

Mots clés: estimation-approach; design-space-exploration; hardware-software-codesign; multiprocessor-systems; multiprocessor-architecture

Domaines: Micro et nanotechnologies/Microélectronique

Amer Baghdadi, Nacer-Eddine Zergainoh, W. Cesario, T. Roudier, A.A. Jerraya. Design space exploration for hardware/software codesign of multiprocessor systems. RSP 2000 : 11th International Workshop on Rapid System Prototyping, Jun 2000, Paris, France. pp.8-13, ⟨10.1109/IWRSP.2000.854975⟩. ⟨hal-00008096⟩