|
| This Article | ||
| ||
| Share | ||
| Bibliographic References | ||
| Add to: | ||
 Digg  Furl  Spurl  Blink  Simpy  Google  Del.icio.us  Y!MyWeb | ||
| Search | ||
| ||
| ASCII Text | x | ||
| Wayne Wolf, "A Decade of Hardware/Software Codesign," Computer, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 38-43, April, 2003. | |||
| BibTex | x | ||
| @article{ 10.1109/MC.2003.1193227, author = {Wayne Wolf}, title = {A Decade of Hardware/Software Codesign}, journal ={Computer}, volume = {36}, number = {4}, issn = {0018-9162}, year = {2003}, pages = {38-43}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2003.1193227}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, } | |||
| RefWorks Procite/RefMan/Endnote | x | ||
| TY - MGZN JO - Computer TI - A Decade of Hardware/Software Codesign IS - 4 SN - 0018-9162 SP38 EP43 EPD - 38-43 A1 - Wayne Wolf, PY - 2003 VL - 36 JA - Computer ER - | |||
The term hardware/software codesign, coined about 10 years ago, describes a confluence of problems in integrated circuit design. By the 1990s, it became clear that microprocessor-based systems would be an important design discipline for IC designers as well. Large 16- and 32-bit microprocessors had already been used in board-level designs, and Moore's law ensured that chips would soon be large enough to include both a CPU and other subsystems.
Multiple disciplines inform hardwood/ software codesign. Computer architecture tells us about the performance and energy consumption of single CPUs and multiprocessors. Real-time system theory helps analyze the deadline-driven performance of embedded systems. Computer-aided design assists hardware cost evaluation and design-space exploration.