Vector processor design for parallel DSP systems using hierachical behavioral description based synthesizer

Hiroshi Nakada, Naoya Sakurai, Yukiharu Kanayama, Naohisa Ohta, Kiyoshi Oguri

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Abstract

The VLSI design of a one-chip vector processor (VP) for parallel digital signal processing (DSP) systems is described. The VP aims at a peak performance of 100 MFLOPS (32-b) for typical digital signal processing applications. To achieve this performance based on existing CMOS technology, a very-long-instruction-word-type pipeline architecture was used. The pipeline processing architecture and the functional units configuration are shown. A high-level behavioral-description-based CAD system called PARTHENON was used to design the functions and logic circuits of the VP. The suitability and effectiveness of PARTHENON for the VP design are shown in terms of parallel operation and pipeline-stage description. The estimated work load in the VP design with PARTHENON is one order of magnitude smaller compared to conventional CAD tools.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Computer Design
Subtitle of host publicationVLSI in Computers and Processors
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages86-89
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)O81862079X
Publication statusPublished - 1990 Sept
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1990 IEEE International Conference on Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors - ICCD '90 - Cambridge, MA, USA
Duration: 1990 Sept 171990 Sept 19

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors

Other

OtherProceedings of the 1990 IEEE International Conference on Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors - ICCD '90
CityCambridge, MA, USA
Period90/9/1790/9/19

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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