2/5/2002
CS 269  Hardware and Software Engineering of Embedded Systems
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Synthesizable Processors
lProcessors used to be custom designed.
¡Sophisticated circuit structures.
¡Efficient (can implement TLA buffers, specialize RAM.)
¡High frequency (700~1000MHz.
lHowever, requires a lot of development time, and most cases not efficiently designed.
lNot suited for embedded systems:
¡Use different CAD tools than the rest of the system.
¡Hard to modify to better match the application.
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