
Contents
List of Figures xv
List of Tables xxiii
Preface xxv
Acknowledgments xxvii
Author xxix
1 Introduction 1
Jos´eL.Ayala
1.1 Today’sMarketforSystems-on-Chip ............. 1
1.2 Basics of the System-on-Chip Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2.1 Main Characteristics of the Design Flow . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.1.1 Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.2 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2.3 PowerConsumption ................... 5
1.2.4 Security.......................... 6
1.2.5 Limitations of the Current Engineering Practices for
System-on-ChipDesign ................. 7
1.3 OpenIssues .......................... ...