Micro-architectural power management:methods, algorithms and prototype tools

Projektinformationen

MAP2

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 31984

Startdatum 1 November 2006

Enddatum 30 April 2008

Finanziert unter

• Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Gesamtkosten € 1 034 000,00

EU-Beitrag € 740 000,00

Koordiniert durch

KURATORIUM OFFIS E. V.
Germany

Ziel

The MAP2 project will enable innovative extensions to existing products of BullDAST s.r.l. Italy, and ChipVision Design Systems AG, Germany. Both SMEs are technology leaders of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for the design of power efficient sys tems. CMOS technologies below 90nm will enable adding value to many products and services, e.g. in mobile communication and transportation. However, the use of these technologies is severely limited by the increase in design cost and power consumption. Th is is a challenge, but also a large opportunity for EDA vendors. The current products of BullDAST and ChipVision are complementary working at different, but adjacent phases of the design chain. The ORINOCO tool by ChipVision allows power analysis and optim ization at the pre-implementation phase, when the micro-architecture of a subsystem is designed from C or SystemC specifications. The PowerChecker tool by BullDAST performs architectural power estimation and optimization before RTL synthesis. The new proto type products of MAP2 will allow a seamless design flow between both tools and an automatic insertion of power management structures. This will be done at the earliest possible phases of design development, thus ensuring the highest efficiency. Such solutions will secure both SME EDA vendors a privileged position in their market. The new tools will also put the user of such tools in a favourable situation, because they will be able to design low power devices in the shortest possible time. The third SME partner will be such a user: CSEM, Switzerland, a world leading circuits and systems design house with a well established business in the domain of full-custom and semi-custom design services. The envisioned tool solution will not be possible without the contribution of two research performers, i.e. Politecnico di Torino, Italy and OFFIS, Germany, whose expertise and competence in the specific domain of low-power electronic design is recognized world-wide.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• social sciences › sociology › industrial relations › automation

Programm/Programme

• FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Thema/Themen

• SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology)

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

FP6-2004-SME-COOP
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Finanzierungsplan

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Koordinator

KURATORIUM OFFIS E. V.

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• Adresse: ESCHERWEG 2 ; 26121 OLDENBURG ; Deutschland
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Beteiligte (4)

BULLDAST S.R.L.

Italien

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• Adresse: Via Sforzesca, 3 ; TORINO
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CHIP VISION DESIGN SYSTEMS AG

Deutschland

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• Adresse: Fritz-Bock-Str. 5 ; OLDENBURG
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CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT

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POLITECNICO DI TORINO

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