第二章设计流程.pptVIP

第二章 SoC设计流程 Outlines Hardware/software (HW/SW) co-design flow Standard cell based design flow Duality of Software and Hardware The hardware and software in an embedded system work together to solve a problem How to partition is usually dictated by speed and cost Dedicated hardware is fast, inflexible and expensive Reconfigurable hardware is fast, flexible and more expensive Software is slower, more flexible and cheaper HW/SW – Pro and Con Hardware solution: PRO Can be factors of 10X, 100X or greater speed increase Requires less processor complexity, so overall system is simpler Less software