1.1. Introduction
Multiprocessor systems-on-chips (MPSoCs) are the latest incarnation of very large-scale integration (VLSI) technology. A single integrated circuit can contain over 100 million transistors, and the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors predicts that chips with a billion transistors are within reach. Harnessing all this raw computing power requires designers to move beyond logic design into computer architecture. The demands placed on these chips by applications require designers to face problems not confronted by traditional computer architecture: real-time deadlines, very low-power operation, and so on. These opportunities and challenges make MPSoC design an important field of research.
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