Xilinx, Inc.

Christopher Robert Sunderland Schanck

Ian D Miller

Jonathan C Harris

Donald J Davis

Stephen G Edwards

Andreas Benno Kollegger

James E Jensen

The compilation of a high-level software-based description of an algorithm into efficient digital hardware implementation(s) is addressed. This is done through the definition of new semantics for software constructs with respect to hardware implementations. This approach allows a designer to work at a high level of abstraction, while the semantic model can be used to infer the resulting hardware implementation. These semantics are interpreted through the use of a compilation tool that analyzes the software description to generate a control and data flow graph. This graph is then the intermediate format used for optimizations, transformations and annotations. The resulting graph is then translated to either a register transfer level or a netlist-level description of the hardware implementation.

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Ellicott City, MD, United States of America

Christopher Robert Sunderland Schanck