Design of an application specific processor (ASP)
US6937973B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2115/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating a computer system to design an application specific processor (ASP) comprises defining a set of peripherals for the ASP which are responsive to stimuli and which communicate with a processor, generating for each peripheral an input file which defines the functional attributes of that peripheral in a high level language with an input data structure, entering the input file into the computer system and operating a modelling tool loaded on the computer system to generate from the input file a register definition file by allocating specific elements of the input data structure to predefined sectors of a register definition table, and using the register definition file to create in silicon the registers of the ASP.
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