SPEAK: Specification based hardware/software design methodology for highly complex applications in automotive and communication

An appropriate system design architecture is crucial to efficient implementation of complex algorithms found in advanced microelectronics of automotive and telecommunication applications. Making platform-based design an easier and faster task is therefore the next challenge for electronic system design automation (ESDA) tool developers. Raising the level of abstraction at which creative work is performed, is recognized as the most effective means for improving design efficiency. To achieve this goal, a well balanced consortium of automotive and communication companies is working together with EDA tool developers, research institutes, and small and medium sized enterprises. This initiative will combine two platform-based approaches: algorithm/architecture co-design and component-based design for heterogeneous systems.

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