VCDS Development

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#000000" vlink="#000000" alink="#ff0000"> <p><a name="4vcds01"></a></p> <p><img src="../../../../kaihatu/vcdsgr/vcds_intro_e/image/4title.gif" width="500" height="199" border="0" alt="VCDS Development"></p> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4" color="#000000">Objective</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#a80259"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><font size="4" color="#000000"><font color="#000000" size="4"><font size="4"><b>To drastically increase the SoC design productivity</b></font><font color="#000000" size="3"><br> </font></font></font></p> <ul> <li><font size="4" color="#000000"> by 20 times in 2005, reusing 90% of the design;</font> <li><font size="4" color="#000000"> by 100 times in 2010, reusing 99% of the design.</font> </ul> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4">Features</font></b><a style="text-decoration : none;" href="../../../../kaihatu/vcdsgr/vcds_intro_j/3nofrm/" target="_top">VCDSの開発</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#a80259"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul> <li><font size="2" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="4"><font size="4"><b>VCore based design methodology</b></font></font></font></font> <ul> <li><font size="2" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="4">VCore reuse based high-level design methodology.</font></font></font> <li><font size="2" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="4">A VCore is reusable functional component, whose architecture and external interface are configurable. It is a high-level abstraction of a functional specification at the system and architectural levels.</font></font></font> </ul> <li><font size="2" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="4"><b>High-level design modeling methodology</b></font></font></font> <ul> <li><font size="2" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="4">System level modeling using VCores and architecture exploration  methodology.</font></font></font> </ul> <li><font size="2" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="4"><b>VCore synthesis technology</b></font></font></font> <ul> <li><font size="2" color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="4">Synthesis of a VCore's internal description and the interface  between VCores.</font></font></font> </ul> <li><font size="2" color="#000000"><font size="4"><b>VCore platform technology</b></font></font> <ul> <li><font size="2" color="#000000"><font size="4">VCore database technology for VCore development and reuse.</font></font> </ul> </ul> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4">VCDS system structure</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#a80259"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><img src="../../../../kaihatu/vcdsgr/vcds_intro_e/image/4img01.gif" width="547" height="374" border="0" alt="VCDS system structure"></p> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4">Development plan</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#a80259"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul> <li><font size="4" color="#000000">NEDO project "Research & Development of Advanced Design Technology for SoC".</font> <li><font size="4" color="#000000">A demonstration prototype will be ready in 2002, and a fully functional prototype will be completed in 2004.</font> </ul> <p><a name="4vcds02"></a></p> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#666666" cellpadding="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"><b>System level specification<br> definition and architecture synthesis</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#666666" height="2"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4" color="#000000">Objective</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">System level design of an SoC using function VCores and rapid prototyping.</font> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Synthesis of an architecture using hardware and software VCores based on system level specification.</font> </ul> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4">Features</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="10"> <col span="1" width="50%" valign="top"> <col span="1" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font color="#000000" size="4">System level specification</font></b></td> <td><font color="#000000" size="4"><b>Architecture Synthesis</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">System level modeling</font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Design entry and model generation</font>. </ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">System level verification.</font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Functional and performance validation.</font> </ul> </ul> </td> <td> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">VCore mapping</font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">VCore binding considering hardware/software trade-offs and optimization</font>. </ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Architecture performance estimation</font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Size, speed and power consumption estimation at the architectural level</font>. </ul> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b>System level specification and architecture synthesis structure</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p> <p><a name="4vcds03"></a></p> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#666666" cellpadding="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"><b>VCore synthesis and test architecture synthesis</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#666666" height="2"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4" color="#000000">Objective</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Generation of an optimized embedded software code and synthesis of an RTL description for a VCore.</font> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">SoC at-speed test and test cost optimization.</font> </ul> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4">Features</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="10"> <col span="1" width="50%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center"><font color="#000000" size="4"><b>VCore synthesis</b></font></td> <td align="center"><font color="#000000" size="4"><b>System test</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Hardware VCore synthesis</font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Synthesis of a configurable instruction set processor. </font> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Behavioral synthesis of custom logic.</font> </ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Software VCore</font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Retargettable compiler and generation of software code for a configurable instruction set processor</font>. </ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Interface synthesis</font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Synthesis of interface circuits and device drivers.</font> </ul> </ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">VCore design for testability</font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">At-speed test using non-scan DFT method.</font> </ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">SoC test cost optimization</font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Synthesis of an architecture that optimizes an SoC test cost.</font> </ul> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b>VCore synthesis and system test structure</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><img src="../../../../kaihatu/vcdsgr/vcds_intro_e/image/4img03.gif" width="493" height="304" border="0" alt="VCore synthesis and system test structure"></p> <p><a name="4vcds04"></a></p> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#666666" cellpadding="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"><b>VCore platform<br> </b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#666666" height="2"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4" color="#000000">Objective</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">VCore-oriented database system.</font> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">A VCore's internal structure is configurable, and its performance can be estimated.</font> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Web based access.</font> </ul> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4">Features</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="10"> <col span="1" width="50%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="2"><b><font size="4" color="#000000">VCore platform</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">VCore database</font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Object-oriented database</font>. <li><font color="#000000" size="4">VCore data registration, query, update.</font> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">Web based system.</font> </ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">VCore development support tool </font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="4">GUI based VCore registration system</font>. <li><font color="#000000" size="4">VCore verification and authentication process.</font> </ul> </ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="3"><font size="4"><font size="4" color="#000000">Physical data interface</font></font></font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="3"><font size="4"><font size="4" color="#000000">Physical data extraction.</font></font></font> <li><font color="#000000" size="3"><font size="4"><font size="4" color="#000000">VCore performance estimation.</font></font></font> </ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="3"><font size="4"><font color="#000000">Design utilities</font></font></font> <ul> <li><font color="#000000" size="3"><font size="4"><font color="#000000">VCore version management.</font></font></font> <li><font color="#000000" size="3"><font size="4"><font color="#000000">VCore design flow management.</font></font></font> <li><font color="#000000" size="3"><font size="4"><font color="#000000">Project management.</font></font></font> <li><font color="#000000" size="3"><font size="4"><font color="#000000">Documentation management</font></font></font><b><font color="#000000" size="3"><font size="4"><font size="3">.</font></font></font></b> </ul> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4">VCore platform structure</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><img src="../../../../kaihatu/vcdsgr/vcds_intro_e/image/4img04.gif" width="546" height="296" border="0" alt="VCore platform structure"></p> <p><a name="4vcds05"></a></p> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#666666" cellpadding="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"><b>Demonstration of VCDS</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#666666" height="2"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4" color="#000000">Objective</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Demonstration of Design Productivity Improvement</p> <ul> <li><font size="4" color="#000000">by 20 times in 2005, reusing 90% of the design;</font> <li><font size="4" color="#000000"> by 100 times in 2010, reusing 99% of the design.</font> </ul> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b><font size="4">Features</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Estimation<span></span> and Demonstration of VCDS Technologies</p> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b>Applications for Demonstration</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" bgcolor="#666666"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="10"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"><b><First Application></b></td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"><b><Second Application></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><img src="../../../../kaihatu/vcdsgr/vcds_intro_e/image/4img05.gif" width="166" height="188" border="0" alt="First Application"></td> <td align="center"><font size="7"><b>T.B.D</b></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </body>