Design of a multimedia processor based on metrics computation

Media-processing applications, such as signal processing, 2D and 3D graphics rendering, and image compression, are the dominant workloads in many embedded systems today. The real-time constraints of those media applications have taxing demands on today's processor performances with low cost, low power and reduced design delay. To satisfy those challenges, a fast and efficient strategy consists in upgrading a low cost general purpose processor core. This approach is based on the personalization of a general RISC processor core according the target multimedia application requirements. Thus, if the extra cost is justified, the general purpose processor GPP core can be enforced with instruction level coprocessors, coarse grain dedicated hardware, ad hoc memories or new GPP cores. In this way the final design solution is tailored to the application requirements. The proposed approach is based on three main steps: the first one is the analysis of the targeted application using efficien...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2005
• Where: AES
• Authors: Nader Ben Amor, Yannick Le Moullec, Jean-Philippe Diguet, Jean Luc Philippe, Mohamed Abid
• Keywords: AES 2005, Cryptology, General Purpose Processor, Gpp Cores, Processor Core