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DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 7 days ago
Rethinking memory redundancy: optimal bit cell repair for maximum-information storage
SRAM design has been a major challenge for nanoscale manufacturing technology. We propose a new bit cell repair scheme for designing maximum-information memory system (MIMS). Unli...
Xin Li
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 7 days ago
Modeling adaptive streaming applications with parameterized polyhedral process networks
The Kahn Process Network (KPN) model is a widely used modelof-computation to specify and map streaming applications onto multiprocessor systems-on-chips. In general, KPNs are difļ...
Jiali Teddy Zhai, Hristo Nikolov, Todor Stefanov
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 7 days ago
Plugging versus logging: a new approach to write buffer management for solid-state disks
Using device write buffers is a promising technique to improve the write performance of solid-state disks. The write buffer not only reduces the write traffic to the flash but als...
Li-Pin Chang, You-Chiuan Su
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 7 days ago
Litmus tests for comparing memory consistency models: how long do they need to be?
Memory consistency litmus tests are small parallel programs that are designed to illustrate subtle diļ¬€erences between memory consistency models by exhibiting diļ¬€erent outcomes...
Sela Mador-Haim, Rajeev Alur, Milo M. K. Martin
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 7 days ago
Generalized reliability-oriented energy management for real-time embedded applications
DVFS remains an important energy management technique for embedded systems. However, its negative impact on transient fault rates has been recently shown. In this paper, we propos...
Baoxian Zhao, Hakan Aydin, Dakai Zhu
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 7 days ago
ChronOS Linux: a best-effort real-time multiprocessor Linux kernel
We present ChronOS Linux, a best-eļ¬€ort real-time Linux kernel for chip multiprocessors (CMPs). ChronOS addresses the intersection of three problem spaces: a) OS-support for obta...
Matthew Dellinger, Piyush Garyali, Binoy Ravindran
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 7 days ago
EFFEX: an embedded processor for computer vision based feature extraction
The deployment of computer vision algorithms in mobile applications is growing at a rapid pace. A primary component of the computer vision software pipeline is feature extraction,...
Jason Clemons, Andrew Jones, Robert Perricone, Sil...
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 7 days ago
TSV stress-aware full-chip mechanical reliability analysis and optimization for 3D IC
In this work, we propose an efļ¬cient and accurate full-chip thermomechanical stress and reliability analysis tool and design optimization methodology to alleviate mechanical rel...
Moongon Jung, Joydeep Mitra, David Z. Pan, Sung Ky...
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 7 days ago
Process-level virtualization for runtime adaptation of embedded software
Modern processor architectures call for software that is highly tuned to an unpredictable operating environment. Processlevel virtualization systems allow existing software to ada...
Kim M. Hazelwood
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 7 days ago
Extracting behavior and dynamically generated hierarchy from SystemC models
SystemC is a popular modeling language which can be used to specify systems at bstraction level. Currently, SystemC tools can not cope with SystemC models for which the module hie...
Harry Broeders, René van Leuken