Overview

Processor Design provides insight into a number of different flavors of processor architectures and their design, software tool generation, implementation, and verification. After a brief introduction to processor architectures and how processor designers have sometimes failed to deliver what was expected, the authors introduce a generic flow for embedded on-chip processor design and start to explore the vast design space of on-chip processing. The types of processor cores covered include general purpose RISC cores, traditional DSP, a VLIW approach to signal processing, processor cores that can be customized for specific applications, reconfigurable processors, protocol processors, Java engines, and stream processors. Co-processor and multi-core design approaches that deliver application-specific performance over and above that which is available from single-core designs are also described.

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Author:   Jari Nurmi
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2007 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.980kg
ISBN:  

9781402055294

ISBN 10:   1402055293
Pages:   526
Publication Date:   27 June 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Embedded Computer Architecture Fundamentals.- Beyond the Valley of the Lost Processors: Problems, Fallacies, and Pitfalls in Processor Design.- Processor Design Flow.- General-Purpose Embedded Processor Cores – The COFFEE RISC Example.- The DSP and Its Impact on Technology.- VLIW DSP Processor for High-End Mobile Communication Applications.- Customizable Processors and Processor Customization.- Run-Time Reconfigurable Processors.- Coprocessor Approach to Accelerating Multimedia Applications.- Designing Soft-Core Processors for FPGAs.- Protocol Processor Design Issues.- Java Co-Processor for Embedded Systems.- Stream Multicore Processors.- Processor Clock Generation and Distribution.- Asynchronous and Self-Timed Processor Design.- Early-Estimation Modeling of Processors.- System Level Simulations.- Programming Tools for Reconfigurable Processors.- Software-Based Self-Testing of Embedded Processors.- Future Directions in Processor Design.

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From the reviews: Editor Jari Nurmi's proposal was to put together the first effective textbook aimed at the subject of processor design. The book comprises 21 chapters, written by a total of 45 contributing authors with backgrounds in both academic and industrial fields. ... To summarize, this book offers a nice overview on the steps involved in designing a soft-processor, as well as a good perspective on past architectures and current trends in processor design. (Ricardo Jasinski, The Computer Journal, Vol. 53 (1), 2010)

From the reviews: Editor Jari Nurmi's proposal was to put together the first effective textbook aimed at the subject of processor design. The book comprises 21 chapters, written by a total of 45 contributing authors with backgrounds in both academic and industrial fields. ! To summarize, this book offers a nice overview on the steps involved in designing a soft-processor, as well as a good perspective on past architectures and current trends in processor design. (Ricardo Jasinski, The Computer Journal, Vol. 53 (1), 2010)

Author Information

Dr. Jari Nurmi is Professor at Tampere University of Technology and his expertises lie in: DSP Processor Architecture, Network-on-Chip, Embedded System-on-Chip Design, Integrated Signal Processing and Digital Communication Circuits. Jari Nurmi has edited one successful book for Springer.

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