A unified formal model of ISA and FSMD

In this paper, we develop a formal framework to widen the scope of retargetable compilation. The goal is achieved by the unification of architectural models for both the processor architecture and the ASIC architecture. This framework enables the unified treatment of code generation and behavioral synthesis, and is being used in our experimental codesign environment to drive system-on-a-chip synthesis from an object oriented language.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1999
• Where: CODES
• Authors: Jianwen Zhu, Daniel Gajski
• Keywords: CODES 1999, Formal Framework, Object Oriented Language, Retargetable Compilation, Software Engineering