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interactive forum with the authors! Electronic System Level (ESL) design has mainstreamed …

The term hardware/software codesign, coined about 10 years ago, describes a confluence
of problems in integrated circuit design. By the 1990s, it became clear that microprocessor …

CONTEXT: The energy efficiency of IT systems, also referred to as Green IT, is attracting
more and more attention. While several researchers have focused on the energy efficiency …

System-on-a-chip (SOC) platform manufacturers are increasingly adding configurable
features that provide power and performance flexibility in order to increase a platform's …

The first years of the decade of 1970 witnessed the development of the first microprocessor
designs in the history of computing. Two remarkable events were the development of the …

There is arguably no field in greater need of a comprehensive handbook than computer
engineering. The unparalleled rate of technological advancement, the explosion of …

Presenting a comprehensive overview of the design automation algorithms, tools, and
methodologies used to design integrated circuits, the Electronic Design Automation for …

Reducing power consumption is critical in many system designs. Dynamic power
management is an effective approach to decrease power without significantly degrading …

Pareto-set-based optimization can be found in several different areas of embedded system
design. One example is task scheduling, where different task mapping and ordering choices …

Power consumption is an important factor in chip design. The fundamental design decisions
drawn during early design space exploration at electronic system level (ESL) have a large …