The methodologies presented enable embedded systems designers to reuse intellectual property (IP) blocks from existing designs in an efficient, reliable manner, automatically generating correct SoCs from multiple, possibly mismatching, components.
System-on-A-Chip Design.- The AMBA SOC Platform.- Automatic Verification using Model and Module Checking.- Models for SoCs and Specifications.- SoC Design Methodology.- Automatic Protocol Conversion.- Related Work and Outlook.- Appendix: Converter Generation Algorithm.