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An Overview of Methodologies and Tools in the Field of System-Level Design

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Embedded Processor Design Challenges (SAMOS 2001)

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In this paper we present an overview of system level design methodologies and tools. Eight tools and their underlying methodologies are analysed. We give a short description of each of them and point out some of their strengths and weaknesses. We conclude that there still is a lot of room for research on the design of embedded systems-on-a-chip, especially in the areas of mixed-level simulation, verification, and synthesis.

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  1. Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333, CA Leiden, the Netherlands

    Vladimir D. Zivković

  2. Information Technology and Systems, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands

    Paul Lieverse

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  1. Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), Leiden University, Niels Bohr Weg 1, 2333, Leiden, CA, The Netherlands

    Ed F. Deprettere

  2. Computer Engineering Laboratory (DATE) Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Paderborn, Warburger Str.100, 33100, Paderborn, Germany

    Jürgen Teich

  3. Computer Engineering Laboratory Electrical Engineering Department, ITS, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2628, CD Delft, The Netherlands

    Stamatis Vassiliadis

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Zivković, V.D., Lieverse, P. (2002). An Overview of Methodologies and Tools in the Field of System-Level Design. In: Deprettere, E.F., Teich, J., Vassiliadis, S. (eds) Embedded Processor Design Challenges. SAMOS 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2268. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45874-3_5

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