Modular design and hierarchical abstraction in Phideo
P.E.R. Lippens, Jef L. van Meerbergen, Wim Verhaegh, A. van der Werf · 2002
The authors discuss a modular design approach in the context of high-level synthesis. A design is considered as a set of modules which are each synthesized separately. After each synthesis step an abstraction of a module is made which is used at the next hierarchical level. The modular design concept is discussed in the context of the Phideo compiler. It is shown that the same architecture and the same synthesis tools can be used at all levels.>