A scalable methodology for cost estimation in a transformational high-level design space exploration environment

Authors:
J. Gerlach;W. Rosenstiel
Affiliations:
University of Tübingen, Department of Computer Engineering, Sand 13, D-72 076 Tübingen, Germany;University of Tübingen, Department of Computer Engineering, Sand 13, D-72 076 Tübingen, Germany
Venue:
Proceedings of the conference on Design, automation and test in Europe
Year:
1998

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Abstract

Objective of the methodology presented in this paper is to perform design space exploration on a high level of abstraction by applying high-level transformations. To realize a design loop which is close and settled on upper design levels, a high-level estimation step is integrated. In this paper, several estimation methodologies fixed on different states of the high-level synthesis process are examined with respect to their aptitude on controlling the transformational design space exploration process. Estimation heuristics for several design characteristics are derived and experimentally validated.