The high-level synthesis of digital systems
Abstract
High-level synthesis systems start with an abstract behavioral specification of a digital system and find a register-transfer level structure that realizes the given behavior. The various tasks involved in developing a register-transfer level structure from an algorithmic level specification are described. In particular, it is shown how the high-level synthesis task can be decomposed into a number of distinct but not independent subtasks. The techniques that have been developed for solving those subtasks are presented. Areas related to high-level synthesis that are still open problems are examined.
- Publication:
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IEEE Proceedings
- Pub Date:
- February 1990
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1990IEEEP..78..301M
- Keywords:
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- High level synthesis;
- Digital systems;
- Integrated circuit interconnections;
- Switches;
- Logic gates;
- Logic design;
- Logic circuits;
- Equations;
- Hardware;
- Variable speed drives