Systems-on-chip calls for the use of
executable system level design
language(SLDL).
–Due to the pressure of time-to-market, it is not
realistic any more to design system-on-chip
completely from scratch. Hence the reuse of the
so-called intellectual property(IP) components becomes an absolute necessary.
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–It is critical for IP-centric design methodology to use
a language to help the design specification and
design exploration of an end application.