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Auteurs principaux: Petrini, Daniel G. P., Junior, Braz Izaias da Silva
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Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22046
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author Petrini, Daniel G. P.
Junior, Braz Izaias da Silva
author_facet Petrini, Daniel G. P.
Junior, Braz Izaias da Silva
contents We present a case study applying the SpecC methodology within a system-level hardware/software co-design flow to a PCM-to-PWM converter, the core of a Class-D audio amplifier. The converter was modeled and explored with SpecC methodology to derive an HW/SW partition. Using system-level estimates and fast functional simulation, we evaluated mappings that meet real-time constraints while reducing estimated cost of an all-hardware solution and avoiding the expense of a purely software implementation on a high-end processor. Despite the design's moderate complexity, the results underline the value of system-level co-design for early architectural insight, rapid validation, and actionable cost/performance trade-offs. [Original work from 2005; formatting revised in 2025, with no changes to the results.]
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spellingShingle HW/SW Co-design of a PCM/PWM converter: a System Level Approach based in the SpecC Methodology
Petrini, Daniel G. P.
Junior, Braz Izaias da Silva
Artificial Intelligence
Hardware Architecture
Software Engineering
We present a case study applying the SpecC methodology within a system-level hardware/software co-design flow to a PCM-to-PWM converter, the core of a Class-D audio amplifier. The converter was modeled and explored with SpecC methodology to derive an HW/SW partition. Using system-level estimates and fast functional simulation, we evaluated mappings that meet real-time constraints while reducing estimated cost of an all-hardware solution and avoiding the expense of a purely software implementation on a high-end processor. Despite the design's moderate complexity, the results underline the value of system-level co-design for early architectural insight, rapid validation, and actionable cost/performance trade-offs. [Original work from 2005; formatting revised in 2025, with no changes to the results.]
title HW/SW Co-design of a PCM/PWM converter: a System Level Approach based in the SpecC Methodology
topic Artificial Intelligence
Hardware Architecture
Software Engineering
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22046