Advanced Memory Optimization Techniques for Low-Power Embedded Processors

• Main Authors: Verma, Manish (Author), Marwedel, Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer memory systems.; Special purpose computers.; Computer system failures.; Programming languages (Electronic computers).; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Electronic circuits.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Circuits and Systems.; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.; Memory Structures.; Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems.; System Performance and Evaluation.

The design of embedded systems warrants a new perspective because of the following two reasons: Firstly, slow and energy inefficient memory hierarchies have already become the bottleneck of the embedded systems. It is documented in the literature as the memory wall problem. Secondly, the software ru...

Table of Contents:

• Related Work
• Memory Aware Compilation and Simulation Framework
• Non-Overlayed Scratchpad Allocation Approaches for Main/Scratchpad Memory Hierarchy
• Non-Overlayed Scratchpad Allocation Approaches for Main/Scratchpad + Cache Memory Hierarchy
• Scratchpad Overlay Approaches for Main/Scratchpad Memory Hierarchy
• Data Partitioning and Loop Nest Splitting
• Scratchpad Sharing Strategies for Multiprocess Applications
• Conclusions and Future Directions.