Embedded Software for SoC

The evolution of electronic systems is pushing traditional silicon designers into areas that require new domains of expertise. In addition to the design of complex hardware, System-on-Chip (SoC) design requires software development, operating systems and new system architectures. Future SoC designs will resemble a miniature on-chip distributed computing system combining many types of microprocessors, re-configurable fabrics, application-specific hardware and memories, all communicating via an on-chip inter-connection network.

Designing good SoCs will require insight into these new types of architectures, the embedded software, and the interaction between the embedded software, the SoC architecture, and the applications for which the SoC is designed. Embedded Software for SoC covers all software related aspects of SoC design: + Embedded and application-domain specific operating systems, interplay between application, operating system, and architecture. + System architecture for future SoC, application-specific architectures based on embedded processors and requiring sophisticated hardware/software interfaces. + Compilers and interplay between compilers and architectures. + Embedded software for applications in the domains of automotive, avionics, multimedia, telecom, networking.

Embedded Software for SoC is a must-read for SoC designers that want to broaden their horizons to include the ever-growing embedded software content of their next SoC design. The book will provide embedded software designers invaluable insights into the constraints imposed by the use of embedded software in a SoC context.