Multiprocessor Systems-on-Chips (Systems on Silicon) (Hardcover)

by Ahmed Jerraya (Author), Wayne Wolf (Author) "Multiprocessor systems-on-chips (MPSoCs) are the latest incarnation of very large-scale integration (VLSI) technology..." (more)
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Book Description
The first book to survey this emerging field.

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Modern system-on-chip (SoC) design shows a clear trend toward integration of multiple processor cores on a single chip. Designing a multiprocessor system-on-chip (MPSOC) requires an understanding of the various design styles and techniques used in the multiprocessor. Understanding the application area of the MPSOC is also critical to making proper tradeoffs and design decisions.

Multiprocessor Systems-on-Chips covers both design techniques and applications for MPSOCs. Design topics include multiprocessor architectures, processors, operating systems, compilers, methodologies, and synthesis algorithms, and application areas covered include telecommunications and multimedia. The majority of the chapters were collected from presentations made at the International Workshop on Application-Specific Multi-Processor SoC held over the past two years. The workshop assembled internationally recognized speakers on the range of topics relevant to MPSOCs. After having refined their material at the workshop, the speakers are now writing chapters and the editors are fashioning them into a unified book by making connections between chapters and developing common terminology.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann; 1 edition (October 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 012385251X
• ISBN-13: 978-0123852519
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,214,186 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Trends in Chip Multiprocessor Design , April 30, 2008

By	Hamid Nassiri "zero spin" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Multiprocessor Systems-on-Chips book is a good collection of articles from academia and industry that presents the challenges, research, and innovations in multiprocessor systems-on-chip (MPSoC) designs. The book was published in 2005, so the articles in it are a few years old. But, the information is still relevant and they provide many references to other literature about the subject. In the dynamic field of MPSoC design, the book serves as a good reference to see what advances have transpired and where the trends will lead.
This was a required textbook for a graduate course I took in SoC design. Selected chapters from the book were assigned for reading and class discussion. Knowledge of computer engineering is essential to understanding the book contents.