High-Level Synthesis for Real-Time Digital Signal Processing
By: by Jan Vanhoof, Karl Rompaey, Ivo Bolsens, Gert Goossens, Hugo Man
Contributors: Rompaey, Karl; Bolsens, Ivo; Goossens, Gert; Man, Hugo
Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, VLSI, Computer Architecture and Digital Signal Processing -- 216; Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, VLSI, Computer Architecture and Digital Signal Processing -- 216.
Publisher: Springer US
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781441951342; 9781475722222
Subjects: Systems engineering; Engineering; Computer-aided design; Computer engineering
Description: High-Level Synthesis for Real-Time Digital Signal Processing is a comprehensive reference work for researchers and practicing ASIC design engineers. It focuses on methods for compiling complex, low to medium throughput DSP system, and on the implementation of these methods in the CATHEDRAL-II compiler. The emergence of independent silicon foundries, the reduced price of silicon real estate and the shortened processing turn-around time bring silicon technology within reach of system houses. Even for low volumes, digital systems on application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) are becoming an economically meaningful alternative for traditional boards with analogue and digital commodity chips. ASICs cover the application region where inefficiencies inherent to general-purpose components cannot be tolerated. However, full-custom handcrafted ASIC design is often not affordable in this competitive market. Long design times, a high development cost for a low production volume, the lack of silicon designers and the lack of suited design facilities are inherent difficulties to manual full-custom chip design. To overcome these drawbacks, complex systems have to be integrated in ASICs much faster and without losing too much efficiency in silicon area and operation speed compared to handcrafted chips. The gap between system design and silicon design can only be bridged by new design (CAD). The idea of a silicon compiler, translating a behavioural system specification directly into silicon, was born from the awareness that the ability to fabricate chips is indeed outrunning the ability to design them. At this moment, CAD is one order of magnitude behind schedule. Conceptual CAD is the keyword to mastering the design complexity in ASIC design and the topic of this book.
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