Open Core Protocol (OCP) [1][2] is a common standard for Intellectual Property (IP)core interfaces. OCP facilitates IP core plug-and-play and simplifies reuse by decoupling the cores from the on-chip ...

One of the key challenges in chip multi-processing is to provide a programming model that manages cache coherency in a transparent and efficient way. A large number of applications designed for ...

There are a number of system design factors requiring consideration when implementing an FPGA processor. Some of those factors include the use of co-design, processor architectural implementation, ...

Part 1: A look at the impact of communication across multiple processors on an SoC and how to to make that more efficient. Managing how the processors in an SoC talk to one another is no small feat, ...

Design and understanding of the computer system as a whole unit. Performance Evaluation and its role in computer system design; Instruction Set Architecture design, Datapath design and optimizations ...

Modern electronic systems have an increasing level of complexity. There can be a large number of power rails and supply solutions on a system board to power many different loads. Before choosing or ...