Pipelined Processor Farms - Structured Design for Embedded Parallel Systems

✍ Scribed by Andy C. Downton

• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 331
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book outlines a methodology for the use of parallel processing in real time systems. It provides an introduction to parallel processing in general, and to embedded systems in particular. Among the embedded systems are processors in such applications as automobiles, various machinery, IPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), multimedia embedded systems such as those used in the computer game industry, and more. * Presents design and simulation tools as well as case studies. * First presentation of this material in book form.

✦ Table of Contents

Pipelined Processor Farms: Structured Design for Embedded Parallel Systems......Page 1
The Series......Page 3
Copyright......Page 5
Foreword......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Contents......Page 14
Acronyms......Page 20
Part1 Introduction & Basic Concepts......Page 24
Ch1 Introduction......Page 26
Ch2 Basic Concepts......Page 42
Ch3 PPF in Practice......Page 62
Ch4 Development of PPF Applications......Page 82
Part2 Analysis & Partitioning of Sequential Applications......Page 90
Ch5 Initial Development of Application......Page 92
Ch6 Graphical Simulation & Performance Analysis of PPFs......Page 106
Ch7 Template-Based Implementation......Page 120
Part3 Case Studies......Page 140
Ch8 Application Examples......Page 142
Ch9 Design Studies......Page 188
Ch10 Counter Examples......Page 214
Part4 Underlying Theory & Analysis......Page 234
Ch11 Performance of PPFs......Page 236
Ch12 Instrumentation of Templates......Page 272
Part5 Future Trends......Page 286
Ch13 Future Trends......Page 288
References......Page 294
Index......Page 324
Backcover......Page 331