System Design: A Practical Guide With Specc

System Design: A Practical Guide with SpecC presents the system design flow following a simple example through the whole process in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step fashion. Each step is described in detail in pictorial form and with code examples in SpecC. For each picture slide a detailed explanation is provided of the concepts presented.

This format is suited for tutorials, seminars, self-study, as a guided reference carried by examples, or as teaching material for courses on system design.
Features:

• Comprehensive introduction to and description of the SpecC language and design methodology;
• IP-centric language and methodology with focus on design reuse;
• Complete framework for system-level design from specification to implementation for SOCs and other embedded HW/SW systems.

Designers at RTL, logical or physical levels, who are interested in moving up to the system level, will find a comprehensive overview within. The design models in the book define IP models and functions for IP exchange between IP providers and their users. A well-defined methodology like the one presented in this book will help product planning divisions to quickly develop new products or to derive completely new business models, like e-design or product-on-demand.

Finally, researchers and students in the area of system design will find an example of a formal, well-structured design flow in this book.