Modeling for synthesis and modeling for simulation seem to be two competing goals in the context of C++-based modeling frameworks. One of the reasons is while most hardware system...
There is a growing need for accurate power models at the system level. Memory structures such as caches, Branch Target Buffers (BTBs), and register files occupy significant area i...
Mahesh Mamidipaka, Kamal S. Khouri, Nikil D. Dutt,...
Simultaneous multithreading (SMT) seeks to improve the computation throughput of a processor core by sharing primary resources such as functional units, issue bandwidth, and cache...
Tipp Moseley, Dirk Grunwald, Joshua L. Kihm, Danie...
Blocking is a well-known optimization technique for improving the effectiveness of memory hierarchies. Instead of operating on entire rows or columns of an array, blocked algorith...
Monica S. Lam, Edward E. Rothberg, Michael E. Wolf
With increasing chip densities, future microprocessor designs have the opportunity to integrate many of the traditional systemlevel modules onto the same chip as the processor. So...