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Behavioral synthesis using Taylor expansion diagrams
Abstract
An original technique to transform functional representation of the design into a structural representation in form of a data ow graph (DFG) is described. A canonical, word-level data structure, Taylor Expansion Diagram (TED), is used as a vehicle to effect this transformation. The problem is formulated as that of applying a sequence of decomposition cuts to the TED that transforms it into a family of DFGs. A systematic approach to generate cut sequences and metrics to evaluate the cost of the resulting DFGs are described. Experimental results show that such constructed DFGs provide a better starting point for architectural synthesis that those derived directly from HDL specifications.
Subject Area
Electrical engineering
Recommended Citation
Askar, Serkan, "Behavioral synthesis using Taylor expansion diagrams" (2006). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI3242096.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3242096