Hardware Synthesis from C/C++ Models

Software programming languages, such as C/C++, have been used as means for specifying hardware for quite a while. Different design methodologies have exploited the advantages of flexibility and fast simulation of models described with programming languages. At the same time, the mismatch (of software languages) in expressing power (for hardware systems) has caused several difficulties. In the recent past, novel approaches have helped in reducing the semantic gap, and in easing the creation of design flows that support system-level specifications in C/C++. Hardware Synthesis from C/C++ Models The current and future design of electronic circuits and systems is characterized by several features and constraints. First, the system complexity is increasing, and at the same time the design time has to shrink. Thus, design methodologies and tool flows must support synthesis from highlevel specifications and fast means of verification. Second, most electronic design will target embedded system...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1999
• Where: DATE
• Authors: Giovanni De Micheli
• Keywords: DATE 1999, Design, Hardware, Programming Languages