Architecture for microprocessors and DSPs

✍ Scribed by D. Barthel

• Book ID: 104306470
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 615 KB
• Volume: 39
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0167-9317
• DOI: 10.1016/s0167-9317(97)00180-9

✦ Synopsis

Silicon device technology is only one source of performance improvements for microprocessors and DSPs. Integration allows to put more transistors on a die. This paper describes how additional transistors are put to good use in programmable processors, based on the salient characteristics of their applications. Implications on power consumption and software tools are also noted.