This paper presents an Integrated Framework of Design Optimization and Space Minimization (IDOM) for generating the minimum number of functional units with schedule length and memory constraints. Our algorithm efficiently prunes the search space, and eliminates inferior design points by the following: 1) selecting a minimum set of candidate unfolding factors, 2) integrating optimization techniq...

Power grid design and maintenance are conducted to solve the problems caused by load growth over time and to stay within the constraints of voltage drop, power factor, etc. Typically, solutions to these problems are optimised individually. Considering multiple problems simultaneously and applying different solutions require vast design space exploration. This exclusively needs advanced algorith...

The methodology of AI as the general study of natural and artiicial intelligence is outlined, including exploration of designs for a variety of behaving systems, for both scientiic and engineering purposes. Thèdesign-stance' treats minds as sophisticated self-monitoring, self-modifying control systems. Diierent architectures can satisfy that description. Exploration of possible requirements and...

This paper presents the design and use of INCAPE (INtegrated Cache Analysis and Power Estimation). The proposed tool integrates an extended analytical model for power estimation in caches within a retargetable cross-design environment. INCAPE has been used to perform experimental design space exploration and analysis of the main factors that strongly impact on the power dissipation of the cache...

SystemCoDesigner is a software tool for automatic design space exploration at the electronic system level and automatic platform-based prototyping of hardware/software systems using SystemC.

As microprocessor-based systems grow in complexity, and the processor-memory speed gap widens further, more emphasis needs to be placed on early design space exploration in order to produce the highest performance systems with minimal schedule impact. We discuss the critical issues associated with architectural evaluation of complex microprocessor-based systems, and present a methodology for th...

This paper describes an approach toward the use of optimization which is a departure from the traditional role optimization plays in the design process. Traditionally, optimization is used to improve point solutions in the latter phases of design. In this work, optimization is used as an aid for design space exploration, through the integration of optimization and iterative design. Two applicat...

This paper presents Anahita Processor Description Language (APDL) for generation of retargetable processor design tool sets. The emphasis is on the applicability of the generated tools in the design space exploration (DSE) phase of designing a new embedded processor. APDL descriptions can be used for generating cycle-accurate instruction set simulators, assembler/disassembler tools, production ...

System-level design is characterized by a behavioral specification and heterogeneous hardware/software implementations. Exploring the design space is essential for good design. Specifying and managing complex design flows, tracking dependencies and tool invocations, and maintaining consistency of design data and flows are key issues that enable efficient design space exploration. In order to ma...