PARTIF: Interactive System‐level Partitioning
Tarek Ben Ismail, Kevin K. O'Brien, Ahmed Amine Jerraya · VLSI design · 1995
This paper presents a methodology and a tool box for system‐level partitioning in the behavioral domain. The methodology is based on an extended finite state machine model. Partitioning is achieved interactively through the application of five system‐level transformation primitives: MOVE, MERGE, SPLIT, CUT and MAP. This scheme allows an interactive exploration of the solution space. The result of the partitioning is a set of interconnected and heterogeneous sub‐systems. The partitioning tool box which has been developed is named PARTIE PARTIF includes an evaluation feedback loop that helps the designer estimate the quality of the design.