{"title":"Automatic Generation of High Performance Embedded Memory Models for PowerPC Microprocessors","authors":"J. Bhadra, M. Abadir, D. Burgess, E. Trofimova","doi":"10.1109/MTV.2005.9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Embedded memories form a crucial part in the design of modern high performance microprocessors. The number of transistors in memories forms a majority of the transistors in a typical high performance microprocessor. Therefore, modeling embedded memories is an important challenge in high performance microprocessor design. A typical design process involves a multiplicity of interacting methodologies - simulation, formal verification, design for test, emulation etc. Memory models are needed for each of these methodologies. This complicates the process of modeling memories. The authors present a tool called MemGen that automates memory model generation for all methodologies. It has been used in-house in Motorola Inc. and then later in Freescale Semiconductor Inc. in all high performance design projects. The authors present result obtained by using MemGen-generated embedded memories in real life design projects of PowerPCreg G2 and G4 microprocessors","PeriodicalId":179953,"journal":{"name":"2005 Sixth International Workshop on Microprocessor Test and Verification","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2005-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2005 Sixth International Workshop on Microprocessor Test and Verification","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTV.2005.9","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Embedded memories form a crucial part in the design of modern high performance microprocessors. The number of transistors in memories forms a majority of the transistors in a typical high performance microprocessor. Therefore, modeling embedded memories is an important challenge in high performance microprocessor design. A typical design process involves a multiplicity of interacting methodologies - simulation, formal verification, design for test, emulation etc. Memory models are needed for each of these methodologies. This complicates the process of modeling memories. The authors present a tool called MemGen that automates memory model generation for all methodologies. It has been used in-house in Motorola Inc. and then later in Freescale Semiconductor Inc. in all high performance design projects. The authors present result obtained by using MemGen-generated embedded memories in real life design projects of PowerPCreg G2 and G4 microprocessors