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OverviewIn a relatively short span of time, computers have evolved from huge mainframes to small and elegant desktop computers, and now to low-power, ultra-portable handheld devices. Witheachpassinggeneration,computersconsistingofprocessors,memoriesandperipherals becamesmallerandfaster.Forexample,the?rstcommercialcomputerUNIVACIcosted $1 million dollars, occupied 943 cubic feet space and could perform 1,905 operations per second [94]. Now, a processor present in an electric shaver easily outperforms the early mainframe computers. The miniaturization is largely due to the efforts of engineers and scientists that made the expeditious progress in the microelectronic technologies possible. According to Moore’s Law [90], the advances in technology allow us to double the number of transistors on a single silicon chip every 18 months. This has lead to an exponential increase in the number of transistors on a chip, from 2,300 in an Intel 4004 to 42 millions in Intel Itanium processor [55]. Moore’s Law has withstood for 40 years and is predicted to remain valid for at least another decade [91]. Notonlytheminiaturizationanddramaticperformanceimprovementbutalsothesign- icantdropinthepriceofprocessors,hasleadtosituationwheretheyarebeingintegratedinto products, such as cars, televisions and phones which are not usually associated with c- puters.This new trend has also been called the disappearing computer, where the computer does not actually disappear but it is everywhere [85]. Digital devices containing processors now constitute a major part of our daily lives. Asmalllistofsuchdevicesincludesmicrowaveovens,televisionsets,mobilephones,digital cameras, MP3 players and cars. Whenever a system comprises of information processingdigitaldevicestocontrolortoaugmentitsfunctionality,suchasystemistermedanembedded system. Therefore, all the above listed devices can be also classi?ed as embedded systems. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Manish Verma , Peter MarwedelPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9789048174713ISBN 10: 9048174716 Pages: 188 Publication Date: 19 October 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsRelated 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.ReviewsAuthor InformationProf. Peter Marwedel has published numerous books with Springer Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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