Tensilica, Inc.

Dror Eliezer Maydan

Christopher Rowen

Earl A Killian

Walter David Lichtenstein

Ricardo E Gonzalez

Albert Ren-Rui Wang

Robert P Wilson

John C Ruttenberg

Ashish B Dixit

Monica Lam

An automated processor design tool uses a description of customized processor instruction set extensions in a standardized language to develop a configurable definition of a target instruction set, a Hardware Description Language description of circuitry necessary to implement the instruction set, and development tools such as a compiler, assembler, debugger and simulator which can be used to develop applications for the processor and to verify it. Implementation of the processor circuitry can be optimized for various criteria such as area, power consumption, speed and the like. Once a processor configuration is developed, it can be tested and inputs to the system modified to iteratively optimize the processor implementation. By providing a constrained domain of extensions and optimizations, the process can be automated to a high degree, thereby facilitating fast and reliable development.

Automated processor generation system for designing a configurable processor and method for the same

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Dror Eliezer Maydan