Trends and requirements in compiler technology for embedded cores
This article focuses on code-generation techniques for configurable cores, examining the architecture and optimizations applied in a compiler as well as the framework to build such a compiler.
Altiums Viper compiler framework is used as a reference platform to illustrate concepts that are being discussed.
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2/21/2006