Disclosed is a method of operating a system-on-chip automatic design device. The system-on-chip automatic design device includes a first synthesizer and a second synthesizer. The method includes generating a first code, based on information of a first signal and information of a second signal that are used in a first IP (Intellectual Property) block, classifying a first signal code corresponding to the first signal and a second signal code corresponding to the second signal from the first code, synthesizing, through the first synthesizer, a first communication architecture configured to transmit the first signal, based on the classified first signal code, and synthesizing, through the second synthesizer, a second communication architecture configured to transmit the second signal based on the classified second signal code.

Disclosed is a method of operating a system-on-chip automatic design device. The system-on-chip automatic design device includes a first synthesizer and a second synthesizer. The method includes generating a first code, based on information of a first signal and information of a second signal that are used in a first IP (Intellectual Property) block, classifying a first signal code corresponding to the first signal and a second signal code corresponding to the second signal from the first code, synthesizing, through the first synthesizer, a first communication architecture configured to transmit the first signal, based on the classified first signal code, and synthesizing, through the second synthesizer, a second communication architecture configured to transmit the second signal based on the classified second signal code.

To increase the efficiency of electronic design automation, a register transfer level debug application client entity requests, from a register transfer level source navigator server, combined register transfer level and hardware aspect metadata including debug instrumentation. The register transfer level debug application client entity receives, from the register transfer level source navigator server, the combined register transfer level and hardware aspect metadata including the debug instrumentation. The register transfer level debug application client entity transforms the combined register transfer level and hardware aspect metadata including the debug instrumentation. The register transfer level debug application client entity renders the transformed combined register transfer level and hardware aspect metadata including the debug instrumentation.

Embodiments include herein are directed towards a system and method for estimating glitch power associated with an emulation process is provided. Embodiments may include accessing, using a processor, information associated with an electronic design database and generating cycle accurate waveform information at each node of a netlist based upon, at least in part, a portion of the electronic design database. Embodiments may further include generating a probability-based model for a plurality of inputs associated with the netlist and determining one or more partial glitch transitions from each probability-based model. Embodiments may also include combining the one or more partial glitch transitions with the cycle accurate waveform information to obtain a glitch power estimation.

Embodiments include herein are directed towards a system and method for estimating glitch power associated with an emulation process is provided. Embodiments may include accessing, using a processor, information associated with an electronic design database and generating cycle accurate waveform information at each node of a netlist based upon, at least in part, a portion of the electronic design database. Embodiments may further include generating a probability-based model for a plurality of inputs associated with the netlist and determining one or more partial glitch transitions from each probability-based model. Embodiments may also include combining the one or more partial glitch transitions with the cycle accurate waveform information to obtain a glitch power estimation.

The invention comprises (i) a compilation method for automatically converting a single-threaded software program into an application-specific supercomputer, and (ii) the supercomputer system structure generated as a result of applying this method. The compilation method comprises: (a) Converting an arbitrary code fragment from the application into customized hardware whose execution is functionally equivalent to the software execution of the code fragment; and (b) Generating interfaces on the hardware and software parts of the application, which (i) Perform a software-to-hardware program state transfer at the entries of the code fragment; (ii) Perform a hardware-to-software program state transfer at the exits of the code fragment; and (iii) Maintain memory coherence between the software and hardware memories. If the resulting hardware design is large, it is divided into partitions such that each partition can fit into a single chip. Then, a single union chip is created which can realize any of the partitions.

Computer-based simulation of a device under test (DUT) corresponding to a user circuit design includes providing an adapter configured to couple to the DUT during the computer-based simulation (simulation). The adapter is configured to translate incoming high-level programming language (HLPL) transactions into DUT compatible data for conveyance to the DUT and translate DUT compatible data generated by the DUT to outgoing HLPL transactions. A communication server is provided that couples to the adapter during the simulation. The communication server is configured to exchange the incoming and outgoing HLPL transactions with an entity executing external to the simulation. A communication layer client is provided that is configured to execute external to the simulation and exchange the incoming and outgoing HLPL transactions with the communication server. The communication layer client provides an application programming interface through which an external computer program generates data traffic to drive the DUT within the simulation.

Computer-based simulation of a device under test (DUT) corresponding to a user circuit design includes providing an adapter configured to couple to the DUT during the computer-based simulation (simulation). The adapter is configured to translate incoming high-level programming language (HLPL) transactions into DUT compatible data for conveyance to the DUT and translate DUT compatible data generated by the DUT to outgoing HLPL transactions. A communication server is provided that couples to the adapter during the simulation. The communication server is configured to exchange the incoming and outgoing HLPL transactions with an entity executing external to the simulation. A communication layer client is provided that is configured to execute external to the simulation and exchange the incoming and outgoing HLPL transactions with the communication server. The communication layer client provides an application programming interface through which an external computer program generates data traffic to drive the DUT within the simulation.

Approaches for placing logic of a circuit design include determining respective relative activation rates of control paths in a high-level language (HLL) program by a design tool. The HLL program specifies a circuit design. The design tool compiles the HLL program into logic functions and determines respective relative activation rates of signal connections between the logic functions based on the relative activation rates of the control paths in the HLL program. The design tool selects placement locations on an integrated circuit device for the logic functions using a placement cost minimization function that factors the relative activation rates of the signal connections into placement costs.

Approaches for placing logic of a circuit design include determining respective relative activation rates of control paths in a high-level language (HLL) program by a design tool. The HLL program specifies a circuit design. The design tool compiles the HLL program into logic functions and determines respective relative activation rates of signal connections between the logic functions based on the relative activation rates of the control paths in the HLL program. The design tool selects placement locations on an integrated circuit device for the logic functions using a placement cost minimization function that factors the relative activation rates of the signal connections into placement costs.