Fast Generation of Multiple Custom Instructions under Area Constraints
Di Wu, Imyong Lee, Junwhan Ahn, Ki‐Young Choi · JSTS Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science · 2011
Extensible processors provide an efficient mechanism to boost the performance of the whole system without losing much flexibility. However, due to the intense demand of low cost and power consumption, customizing an embedded system has been more difficult than ever. In this paper, we present a framework for custom instruction generation considering both area constraints and resource sharing. We also present how we can speed up the process through pruning and library-based design space exploration.