Automated Power Control Circuit Generation from Behavioral Descriptions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current low power consumption design technologies require manual design and verification of power control circuits at the RT-level, leading to increased design and verification periods due to potential defects, and there is a need for an automated method to generate power control circuits using detailed component information.
Innovation Solution
A system, method, and program that utilize behavioral-level description information to automatically generate a power control circuit by correlating components and incorporating control information, control flow, and delay information to connect the power control circuit with the circuit components, thereby eliminating the need for manual design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual design and verification of power control circuits at RT-level is performed, then design quality can be maintained, but design time and verification period increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention performs preliminary analysis of control flow information and delay information from behavioral-level descriptions before RT-level synthesis. Power control circuits are designed based on this pre-analyzed information, allowing automatic generation that maintains quality while reducing manual design time and verification period.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces an intermediary analysis process that extracts control flow information and delay information from behavioral-level descriptions. This intermediary step enables automatic power control circuit generation by providing necessary design parameters without requiring manual RT-level analysis, thus reducing design time while maintaining reliability.
2Speed
If behavioral-level description is used, then verification speed increases, but automatic generation of power control circuits with detailed component information is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the behavioral-level description into distinct information types: control flow information and delay information. This segmentation allows the system to automatically extract and utilize detailed component information for power control circuit generation, maintaining verification speed while enabling automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transforms behavioral-level descriptions by extracting specific parameters (control flow information and delay information) that are necessary for power control circuit design. This parameter extraction enables automatic generation of power control circuits with detailed component information while preserving the speed benefits of behavioral-level verification.
3Extent of automation
If detailed information on components is utilized, then automatic generation of power control circuits is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates a universal analysis framework that extracts control flow information and delay information from behavioral-level descriptions. This multi-functional approach handles various component types and design scenarios through a single automated process, enabling power control circuit generation without proportionally increasing system complexity.
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AI summary
An aspect of the invention provides a circuit generation system that can automatically generate a power control circuit. In the circuit generation system according to the aspect of the invention includes a behavioral synthesis unit that generates synthesis-attached information and RT-level circuit information based on behavioral-level description information in which information on a circuit is described by a program language; and a power control circuit generation unit that generates a power control circuit based on the synthesis-attached information, and connects the generated power control circuit to an RT-level circuit of the RT-level circuit information.