TY - GEN
T1 - A fast and effective dynamic trace-based method for analyzing architectural performance
AU - Chen, Yi Siou
AU - Chiou, Lih-Yih
AU - Chang, Hsun Hsiang
PY - 2011/3/28
Y1 - 2011/3/28
N2 - Performance estimation at system-level involves quantitative analysis to allow designers to evaluate alternative architectures before implementation. However, designers must spend a tremendous amount of time in system remodeling for performance estimation for each alternative solution in a huge design space. The effort required for system remodeling prolongs the exploration step. Furthermore, the accuracy and speed of performance analysis affects the effectiveness of architectural exploration. This work presents an architectural performance analysis using a dynamic trace-based method (APDT) to reduce the effort required for system remodeling and the time required to estimate performance during architecture exploration, thereby improving the effectiveness of that exploration. Experimental results demonstrate that the APDT approach is faster than the bus functional-level simulation on CoWare with a minor average deviation.
AB - Performance estimation at system-level involves quantitative analysis to allow designers to evaluate alternative architectures before implementation. However, designers must spend a tremendous amount of time in system remodeling for performance estimation for each alternative solution in a huge design space. The effort required for system remodeling prolongs the exploration step. Furthermore, the accuracy and speed of performance analysis affects the effectiveness of architectural exploration. This work presents an architectural performance analysis using a dynamic trace-based method (APDT) to reduce the effort required for system remodeling and the time required to estimate performance during architecture exploration, thereby improving the effectiveness of that exploration. Experimental results demonstrate that the APDT approach is faster than the bus functional-level simulation on CoWare with a minor average deviation.
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U2 - 10.1109/ASPDAC.2011.5722258
DO - 10.1109/ASPDAC.2011.5722258
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79952936046
SN - 9781424475155
T3 - Proceedings of the Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, ASP-DAC
SP - 591
EP - 596
BT - 2011 16th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, ASP-DAC 2011
T2 - 2011 16th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, ASP-DAC 2011
Y2 - 25 January 2011 through 28 January 2011
ER -