In the design of low power systems, it is important to analyze and optimize both the hardware and the software component of the system. To evaluate the software component of the s...
Actions usually taken to prevent processors from overheating, such as decreasing the frequency or stopping the execution flow, also degrade performance. Multiprocessor systems, h...
We examine the energy savings possible by re-mapping critical software loops from a microprocessor to configurable logic appearing on the same-chip in commodity chips now commerci...
Greg Stitt, Brian Grattan, Jason R. Villarreal, Fr...
The market demand for portable multimedia applications has exploded in the recent years. Unfortunately, for such applications current compilers and software optimization methods o...
Armita Peymandoust, Tajana Simunic, Giovanni De Mi...
In recent years, power consumption has become a critical concern for many VLSI systems. Whereas several case studies demonstrate that technology-, layout-, and gate-level technique...
Dan Crisu, Sorin Cotofana, Stamatis Vassiliadis, P...