Memory Architecture Exploration for Programmable Embedded Systems

• Main Authors: Grun, Peter (Author), Dutt, Nikil (Author), Nicolau, Alex (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Architecture, Computer.; Computers.; Computer-aided engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Electronic circuits.; Computer Science.; Theory of Computation.; Computer System Implementation.; Circuits and Systems.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.; Electrical Engineering.

 Memory Architecture Exploration for Programmable Embedded Systems addresses efficient exploration of alternative memory architectures, assisted by a "compiler-in-the-loop" that allows effective matching of the target application to the processor-memory architecture. This new approach for memory architecture exploration replaces the traditional black-box view of the memory system and allows for aggressive co-optimization of the programmable processor together with a customized memory system. The book concludes with a set of experiments demonstrating the utility of this exploration approach. The authors perform architecture and compiler exploration for a set of large, real-life benchmarks, uncovering promising memory configurations from different perspectives, such as cost, performance and power. 

 Related Work -- Early Memory Size Estimation -- Early Memory and Connectivity Architecture Exploration -- Memory-Aware Compilation -- Experiments -- Conclusions.