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Computer‐aided design and optimization of control units for VLSI processors
Author(s) -
de Micheli Giovanni
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of circuit theory and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.364
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1097-007X
pISSN - 0098-9886
DOI - 10.1002/cta.4490160403
Subject(s) - very large scale integration , computer science , control unit , representation (politics) , control (management) , state (computer science) , computer aided design , unit (ring theory) , parallel computing , computer architecture , computer engineering , embedded system , algorithm , mathematics , artificial intelligence , politics , political science , law , operating system , mathematics education
This review presents the models, methods and algorithms for synthesis and optimization of control units for VLSI processors. First, circuit structures used for control in the state‐of‐the‐art processors are described. the control synthesis methods are then presented as well as the algorithms for optimizing the control unit representation. Among these techniques, the symbolic design methodology is described that can be applied to optimize the silicon area taken by some particular structures of control units.