A microprocessor integrated with DRAM on the same die has the potential to improve system performance by reducing memory latency and improving memory bandwidth. In this paper we evaluate the performance of a single chip multiprocessor integrated with DRAM when the DRAM is organized as on-chip main memory and as on-chip cache. We compare the performance of this architecture with that of a more c...

This paper presents a microprocessor adapter for ATM networks. transmission direction can be supported optionally by a traf®c shaper, which is responsible for adapting emitted traf®c to ATM network. The microprocessor adapter, which can be used in terminals or in interworking units and switches, implements basic functions of the lower layers of the ATM protocol reference model. It uses three ap...

This electronic document is a “live” template. The various components of your paper [title, text, heads, etc.] are already defined on the style sheet, as illustrated by the portions given in this document In recent years, automation of industries became necessary to monitor and control the various units in industries. Automation reduces manpower and helps efficient operation, which leads to red...

Core-based system-on-chip (SoC) design is quickly becoming a new paradigm in electronic system design due to the reusability of IP cores. However, the validation of IP cores is the most time consuming task in the design flow. This paper presents EmGen, an automatic test-program generation tool designed for embedded microprocessor cores. EmGen provides an configurable formal specification model ...

Nerve stimulation typically employs charge-balanced current injection with a delay between the cathodal and anodal phases. Typically these waveforms are produced using a microprocessor. However, once appropriate stimulus parameters are chosen, they tend to remain fixed within an application, making computational power unnecessary. In such cases, it would be advantageous to replace the microproc...

Image processing and computer vision is being used in a variety of applications including applications in embedded devices (surveillance, quality control, traffic monitoring, etc.). In these applications, the data are used in real-time (in the traffic monitoring and decision-making sensors for example). Real-time video processing is computationally demanding, making microprocessor-based process...

The power consumed by the memory hierarchy of a microprocessor can contribute to as much as 50% of the total microprocessor system power, and is thus a good candidate for power and energy optimizations. We discuss four methods for tuning a microprocessors’ cache subsystem to the needs of any executing application for low-energy embedded systems. We introduce onchip hardware implementing an effi...

This paper presents a mixed-signal LVDS driver in 90 nm CMOS technology. The designed LVDS core is to be used as a data link between Infrared Focal Plane Array (IRFPA) detector end and microprocessor input. Parallel data from 220 pixels of IRFPA is serialized by LVDS driver and read out to microprocessor. It also offers a reduced power consumption rate, high data transmission speed and utilizes...