11.2. Platform-Based Design
The future of embedded multimedia applications lies in low-power heterogeneous multiprocessor platforms. In the near future, the silicon market will be driven by low-cost, portable consumer devices that are integrated with multimedia and wireless technology. Most of these applications will be implemented as compact and portable devices, putting stringent constraints on the degree of integration (i.e., chip area) and on their power consumption (0.1 to 2 W). The applications will require a computational performance on the order of 1 to 40 GOPS [456]. Current PCs do offer this performance. However, their power consumption is extremely high (10 to 100 W). We must reduce the power consumption at least two to three orders ...
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