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There is no generally accepted, universally-available machine abstraction above that of a RISC processor. However, the RISC is a key component in a very successful heterogeneous architecture: the System-on-Chip. A system-on-chip architecture combines one or more microprocessors, an on-chip bus system, several dedicated coprocessors, and on-chip memory, all on a single chip. An SoC architecture provides general-purpose computing capabilities along with a few highly specialized functions, adapted to a particular design domain. This chapter reviews the cast of players in the system-on-chip concept, and it describes its key characteristics. The chapter also documents how GEZEL SoC models can be constructed as a combination of custom FSMD hardware modules and simulation primitives to capture the RISC cores.
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Schaumont, P.R. (2010). System On Chip. In: A Practical Introduction to Hardware/Software Codesign. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6000-9_7
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