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TITLE: Text on Using Configured Cores
A new text entitled "Designing SOCs with Configured Cores" by
Steve Leibson is now available from Elsevier (ISBN: 0-12-372498-
8). The book is a no-nonsense guide to the design of 21st-
century mega-gate SOCs (system-on-chip) using nanometer silicon
and emphasizes a processor-centric SOC design style using
Tensilica configured cores. It begins with a practical
introduction to three basic techniques of modern SOC design: use
of optimized standard CPU and DSP processors cores, application-
specific configuration of processor cores, and system-level
design of SOCs using configured cores as the key building block.
The book advocates the assignment of tasks to firmware-controlled
processors whenever possible to maximize SOC flexibility, cut
power dissipation, reduce the size and number of hand-built logic
blocks, shrink the associated verification effort, and minimize
the overall design risk. All Tensilica processor cores are
complete with a matching software development tool environment,
portfolio of system simulation models, and hardware
implementation tool support.
For additional information, access: Elsevier
or Tensilica University Program
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Text Using Configured Cores Tensilica
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DATE: August 2006
TITLE: Text on Using Configured Cores
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