Embedded Systems: Hardware, Design and Implementation

Covers the significant embedded computing technologies—highlighting their applications in wireless communication and computing power

An embedded system is a computer system designed for specific control functions within a larger system—often with real-time computing constraints. It is embedded as part of a complete device often including hardware and mechanical parts. Presented in three parts, Embedded Systems: Hardware, Design, and Implementation provides readers with an immersive introduction to this rapidly growing segment of the computer industry.

Acknowledging the fact that embedded systems control many of today’s most common devices such as smart phones, PC tablets, as well as hardware embedded in cars, TVs, and even refrigerators and heating systems, the book starts with a basic introduction to embedded computing systems. It hones in on system-on-a-chip (SoC), multiprocessor system-on-chip (MPSoC), and network-on-chip (NoC). It then covers on-chip integration of software and custom hardware accelerators, as well as fabric flexibility, custom architectures, and the multiple I/O standards that facilitate PCB integration.

Next, it focuses on the technologies associated with embedded computing systems, going over the basics of field-programmable gate array (FPGA), digital signal processing (DSP) and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology, architectural support for on-chip integration of custom accelerators with processors, and O/S support for these systems.

Finally, it offers full details on architecture, testability, and computer-aided design (CAD) support for embedded systems, soft processors, heterogeneous resources, and on-chip storage before concluding with coverage of software support—in particular, O/S Linux.

Embedded Systems: Hardware, Design, and Implementation is an ideal book for design engineers looking to optimize and reduce the size and cost of embedded system products and increase their reliability and performance.

Table of Contents

1 Low Power Multicore Processors for Embedded Systems 1
2 Special-Purpose Hardware for Computational Biology 61
3 Embedded GPU Design 85
4 Low-Cost VLSI Architecture for Random Block-Based Access of Pixels in Modern Image Sensors 107
5 Embedded Computing Systems on FPGAs 127
6 FPGA-Based Emulation Support for Design Space Exploration 139
7 FPGA Coprocessing Solution for Real-Time Protein Identifi cation Using Tandem Mass Spectrometry 169
8 Real-Time Confi gurable Phase-Coherent Pipelines 185
9 Low Overhead Radiation Hardening Techniques for Embedded Architectures 211
10 Hybrid Partially Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Routing for 3D Networks-on-Chip 239
11 Interoperability in Electronic Systems 259
12 Software Modeling Approaches for Presilicon System Performance Analysis 273
13 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Implementation in Embedded Systems 291
14 Reconfi gurable Architecture for Cryptography over Binary Finite Fields 319