The system architect's workbench

  • Authors:
  • D. E. Thomas;E. M. Dirkes;R. A. Walker;J. V. Rajan;J. A. Nestor;R. L. Blackburn

  • Affiliations:
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA;Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA;Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA;Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA;Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL;Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Venue:
  • DAC '88 Proceedings of the 25th ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference
  • Year:
  • 1988

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Abstract

This paper presents an overview of The System Architect's Workbench, a behavioral synthesis system under development at Carnegie Mellon University. This system converts an abstract behavioral description of a piece of hardware into a set of register-transfer components and a control sequence table. Two-synthesis methodologies are supported: one is tuned specifically to design microprocessors, and the other supports a more general design style. Results are presented here for both approaches.