Intelligent architecture creator

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically generate a processor architecture for a custom integrated circuit (IC) described by a computer readable code. The IC has one or more timing and hardware constraints. The system extracts parameters defining the processor architecture from a static profile and a dynamic profile of the computer readable code; iteratively optimizes the processor architecture by changing one or more parameters until, all timing and hardware constraints expressed as a cost function are met; and synthesizes the generated processor architecture into a computer readable description of the custom integrated circuit for semiconductor fabrication.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method for automatically generating an optimal architecture of a custom integrated circuit (IC) or application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Background technique [0002] Modern electronic equipment and industrial products rely on electronic devices such as standard and custom integrated circuits (ICs). An IC designed and manufactured for a specific purpose is called an ASIC. The number of functional blocks converted into the number of transistors included in each of these ICs is rapidly increasing year by year due to the advancement of semiconductor technology. [0003] Typically, the chip design process begins with an algorithm designer specifying all the functions the chip must perform. This is usually implemented in languages ​​such as C or Matlab. It then takes an entire team of chip experts, tool engineers, verification engineers, and firmware engineers to spend many man-years mapping that algorithm to ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] Another effect of increased design complexity is the additional number of production turns that may be required to achieve a successful design

Another issue is the availability of skilled labor

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