{"product_id":"9780792380825","title":"System Synthesis with VHDL","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSystem Synthesis with VHDL\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eEles, Petru; Kuchcinski, Krzysztof; Peng, Zebo\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbedded systems are usually composed of several interacting  components such as custom or application specific processors, ASICs,  memory blocks, and the associated communication infrastructure. The  development of tools to support the design of such systems requires a  further step from high-level synthesis towards a higher abstraction  level. The lack of design tools accepting a system-level specification  of a complete system, which may include both hardware and software  components, is one of the major bottlenecks in the design of embedded  systems. Thus, more and more research efforts have been spent on  issues related to system-level synthesis. \u003cbr\u003e  This book addresses the two most active research areas of design  automation today: high-level synthesis and system-level synthesis. In  particular, a transformational approach to synthesis from VHDL  specifications is described. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eSystem Synthesis with VHDL\u003c\/em\u003e provides a coherent view of system  synthesis which includes the high-level and the system-level synthesis  tasks. VHDL is used as a specification language and several issues  concerning the use of VHDL for high-level and system-level synthesis  are discussed. These include aspects from the compilation of VHDL into  an internal design representation to the synthesis of systems  specified as interacting VHDL processes. \u003cbr\u003e  The book emphasizes the use of a transformational approach to system  synthesis. A Petri net based design representation is rigorously  defined and used throughout the book as a basic vehicle for  illustration of transformations and other design concepts. Iterative  improvement heuristics, such as tabu search, simulated annealing and  genetic algorithms, are discussed and illustrated as strategies which  are used to guide the optimization process in a transformation-based  design environment. Advanced topics, including hardware\/software  partitioning, test synthesis and low power synthesis are discussed  from the perspective of a transformational approach to system  synthesis. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eSystem Synthesis with VHDL\u003c\/em\u003e can be used for advanced  undergraduate or graduate courses in the area of design automation  and, more specifically, of high-level and system-level synthesis. At  the same time the book is intended for CAD developers and researchers  as well as industrial designers of digital systems who are interested  in new algorithms and techniques supporting modern design tools and  methodologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1997-12-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792380825\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4757-2789-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 370\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312307425420,"sku":"9780792380825","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792380825.jpg?v=1771523914","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792380825","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}