Application-oriented optimizations for embedded systems: architecture, tradeoffs, and case studies
| dc.contributor.author | Pfrimmer, Josh Cory | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Li, Kin F. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-12-03T17:57:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-12-03T17:57:44Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2005 | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-12-03T17:57:44Z | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Applied Science M.A.Sc. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Power efficiency and processor performance demands on modem embedded systems are steadily increasing, and manufacturing improvements are allowing for greater customization of Systems-on-Chip. Meanwhile, the diversification of embedded systems into a growing number of applications, and the continual growth and increasing adoption rate of existing applications drive a trend towards platform based design. Custom and semi-custom platforms allow optimization of hardware to meet the specific needs of individual applications; those specific needs must be determined on a case-by-case basis, but are closely correlated to families of embedded workloads. This thesis presents the embedded system designer with a discussion on available hardware customizations and architectural tradeoffs, categorized in terms of workload and application. Case studies illustrate a process by which the designer can explore such optimizations for their specific application. An in-depth examination is provided for one such tradeoff, on-chip memory configuration, including an empirical analysis of the measurable benefits. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1937 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en |
| dc.subject | embedded computer systems | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | UVic Subject Index::Sciences and Engineering::Applied Sciences::Computer science | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | UVic Subject Index::Sciences and Engineering::Engineering::Electrical engineering | en |
| dc.title | Application-oriented optimizations for embedded systems: architecture, tradeoffs, and case studies | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |