Power Estimation and Optimization Methodologies for VLIW-Based Embedded Systems

• Main Authors: Zaccaria, Vittorio (Author), Sami, Mariagiovanna (Author), Sciuto, Donatella (Author), Silvano, Cristina (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2003.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer simulation.; Computer-aided engineering.; Computer engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Electronic circuits.; Computer Science.; Computer Engineering.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Simulation and Modeling.; Circuits and Systems.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.; Electrical Engineering.

LOW power design is playing an important role in today ultra-large scale integration (ULSI) design, particularly as we continue to double the number of transistors on a die every two years and increase the frequency of operation at fairly the same rate. Certainly, an important aspect of low power fa...

Table of Contents:

• Power Estimation Methods
• Background
• Instruction-Level Power Estimation for VLIW Processor Cores
• Software Power Estimation of the LX Core: A Case Study
• System-Level Power Estimation for the LX Architecture
• Microprocessor Abstraction Levels
• Power Optimization Methods
• Background
• A Micro-Architectural Optimization for Low Power
• A Design Space Exploration Methodology
• Conclusions and future work.