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CASES
2008
ACM
14 years 26 days ago
Predictable programming on a precision timed architecture
In a hard real-time embedded system, the time at which a result is computed is as important as the result itself. Modern processors go to extreme lengths to ensure their function ...
Ben Lickly, Isaac Liu, Sungjun Kim, Hiren D. Patel...
CASES
2008
ACM
14 years 26 days ago
Control flow optimization in loops using interval analysis
We present a novel loop transformation technique, particularly well suited for optimizing embedded compilers, where an increase in compilation time is acceptable in exchange for s...
Mohammad Ali Ghodrat, Tony Givargis, Alex Nicolau
CASES
2008
ACM
14 years 26 days ago
Efficient vectorization of SIMD programs with non-aligned and irregular data access hardware
Automatic vectorization of programs for partitioned-ALU SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) processors has been difficult because of not only data dependency issues but also n...
Hoseok Chang, Wonyong Sung
CASES
2008
ACM
14 years 26 days ago
Dynamic coprocessor management for FPGA-enhanced compute platforms
Various commercial programmable compute platforms have their processor architecture enhanced with field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). In a common usage scenario, an applicatio...
Chen Huang, Frank Vahid
CASES
2008
ACM
14 years 26 days ago
Exploring and predicting the architecture/optimising compiler co-design space
Embedded processor performance is dependent on both the underlying architecture and the compiler optimisations applied. However, designing both simultaneously is extremely difficu...
Christophe Dubach, Timothy M. Jones, Michael F. P....
CASES
2008
ACM
14 years 26 days ago
Design space exploration for field programmable compressor trees
The Field Programmable Compressor Tree (FPCT) is a programmable compressor tree (e.g., a Wallace or Dadda Tree) intended for integration in an FPGA or other reconfigurable device....
Seyed Hosein Attarzadeh Niaki, Alessandro Cevrero,...
CASES
2008
ACM
14 years 26 days ago
Multi-granularity sampling for simulating concurrent heterogeneous applications
Detailed or cycle-accurate/bit-accurate (CABA) simulation is a critical phase in the design flow of embedded systems. However, with increasing system complexity, full detailed sim...
Melhem Tawk, Khaled Z. Ibrahim, Smaïl Niar
CASES
2008
ACM
14 years 26 days ago
Power management of MEMS-based storage devices for mobile systems
Because of its small form factor, high capacity, and expected low cost, MEMS-based storage is a suitable storage technology for mobile systems. MEMS-based storage devices should a...
Mohammed G. Khatib, Pieter H. Hartel
CASES
2008
ACM
14 years 26 days ago
VESPA: portable, scalable, and flexible FPGA-based vector processors
While soft processors are increasingly common in FPGAbased embedded systems, it remains a challenge to scale their performance. We propose extending soft processor instruction set...
Peter Yiannacouras, J. Gregory Steffan, Jonathan R...