Method and software tool for automatic generation of software for integrated circuit processors
US7469390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/355
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of generating software code for a processor of an IC based on a simple input description of the IC's standards. The method includes generating a macros description of each of the primitives from the standards and the response corresponding to each of the primitives, wherein the macros description includes information relating to a number of first fields for each of the primitives and a number of second fields for each response. The method further includes generating a blank version of a template that includes each of the second fields and receiving a completed version of the template, wherein the completed template specifies a behavior of the integrated circuit in response to the primitives. Finally, the method includes compiling the software code based on the macros description and the completed version of the template. Also, a software tool implementing the method is provided.
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