Application of Evolutionary Algorithms for Multi-objective Optimization in VLSI and Embedded Systems

✍ Scribed by M.C. Bhuvaneswari (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer India
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 181
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book describes how evolutionary algorithms (EA), including genetic algorithms (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) can be utilized for solving multi-objective optimization problems in the area of embedded and VLSI system design. Many complex engineering optimization problems can be modelled as multi-objective formulations. This book provides an introduction to multi-objective optimization using meta-heuristic algorithms, GA and PSO and how they can be applied to problems like hardware/software partitioning in embedded systems, circuit partitioning in VLSI, design of operational amplifiers in analog VLSI, design space exploration in high-level synthesis, delay fault testing in VLSI testing and scheduling in heterogeneous distributed systems. It is shown how, in each case, the various aspects of the EA, namely its representation and operators like crossover, mutation, etc, can be separately formulated to solve these problems. This book is intended for design engineers and researchers in the field of VLSI and embedded system design. The book introduces the multi-objective GA and PSO in a simple and easily understandable way that will appeal to introductory readers.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction to Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms....Pages 1-20
Hardware/Software Partitioning for Embedded Systems....Pages 21-36
Circuit Partitioning for VLSI Layout....Pages 37-46
Design of Operational Amplifier....Pages 47-67
Design Space Exploration for Scheduling and Allocation in High Level Synthesis of Datapaths....Pages 69-92
Design Space Exploration of Datapath (Architecture) in High-Level Synthesis for Computation Intensive Applications....Pages 93-111
Design Flow from Algorithm to RTL Using Evolutionary Exploration Approach....Pages 113-123
Cross-Talk Delay Fault Test Generation....Pages 125-145
Scheduling in Heterogeneous Distributed Systems....Pages 147-169
Back Matter....Pages 171-174

✦ Subjects

Circuits and Systems; Computational Intelligence; Optimization