Processor Design: System-On-Chip Computing for ASICs and FPGAs

Preface. List of Contributing Authors.1. Introduction (J. Nurmi, TUT).2 Embedded Computer Architecture Fundamentals (J. Nurmi, TUT)3.Beyond the Valley of the Lost Processors (G. Martin, S. Leibson, Tensilica)4. Processor Design Flow (J. Nurmi, TUT)5. General-Purpose Embedded Processor Cores (J. Kylliäinen, T. Ahonen, J. Nurmi, TUT)6. The DSP and It's Impact on Technology (G. Frantz, TI)7. VLIW DSP Processor for High-End Mobile Communication Applications (C. Panis, Catena Radio Design)8. Customizable Processors and Processor Customization (S. Leibson, Tensilica)9. Run-Time Reconfigurable Processors (F. Campi, STMicroelecttronics, C. Mucci, ARCES)10. Co-processor Approach to Accelerating Multimedia Applications (C. Brunelli, J. Nurmi, TUT)11. Designing Soft-Core Processors for FPGAs (J. Ball, Altera)12. Protocol Processor Design Issues (D. Truscan, S. Virtanen, J. Lilius, UTU)13. Java Co-Processor for Embedded Systems (T. Säntti, J. Tyystjärvi, J. Plosila, UTU)14. Stream Multicore Processors (M.Bedford Taylor et al., MIT)15. Processor Clock Generation and Distribution (S. Rusu, Intel)16. Asynchronous and Self-Timed Processor Design (J. Garside, S. Furber, University of Manchester)17. Early-Estimation Modeling of Processors (T. Nurmi, UTU, T. Ahonen, J. Nurmi, TUT)18. System Level Simulations (S. Virtanen, UTU, D. Truscan, Abo Akademi University, S. Määttä, TUT, T. Westerlund, J.Isoaho, UTU, J. Nurmi, TUT)19. Programming Tools for Reconfigurable Processors (C. Mucci, ARCES, F. Campi, STMicroelectronics, C. Brunelli, J. Nurmi, TUT)20. Software-Based Self-Testing of Embedded Processors (N. Kranitis, A. Paschalis, University of Athens, D. Gizopoulos, G.Xenoulis, University of Piraeus)21. Future Directions in Processor Design (J. Nurmi, TUT)References. Index.