MULTI-COMPONENT SYNTHESIS THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL PARTITIONING

SYSTEM LEVEL DESIGN DECISIONS ARE KEY TO MULTI-COMPONENT SYNTHESIS: THE DETERMINATION OF WHERE TO SPLIT THE FUNCTIONALITY AMONG COMPONENTS HAS A GREAT EFFECT ON THE SIZE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE DESIGN. BY PARTITIONING A BEHAVIOR ONTO SEPARATE MODULES EARLY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS, THE PHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS CAN BE PROPAGATED TO LATER DESIGN STAGES. DASYS PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A TOOL TO AID IN THE DESIGN OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. SUCH A TOOL, OPERATING, OPERATING ON A VHDL BEHAVIOR, AND PRODUCING A PARTITIONED VHDL STRUCTURAL DESIGN, WILL BE EASILY INTEGRATABLE INTO EXISTING CAE TOOLS, AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GREATLY IMPROVE THE SYSTEM LEVEL DESIGN PROCESS. SYSTEM LEVEL IC DESIGN TOOLS ARE IN GREAT DEMAND BY INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM DESIGNERS. THE TOOL PROPOSED IN THIS PROJECT WILL AUTOMATE ON OF THE MOST DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING PORTIONS OF THE SYSTEM DESIGN PROCESS: ARCHITECTURAL PARTITIONING. BECAUSE ARCHITECTURAL PARTITIONING OCCURS EARLY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS, IT HAS A GREAT EFFECT ON THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE DESIGN AND WILL GREATLY IMPROVE DESIGN QUALITY.