Difference between revisions of "Glossary"
From ATI public wiki
| Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
| IP (core) || Intellectual Property (core), synonymous with Virtual Component (VC) | | IP (core) || Intellectual Property (core), synonymous with Virtual Component (VC) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | IPC || Inter Process | + | | IPC || Inter Process Communication |
|- | |- | ||
| ISA (model) || Instruction Set Architecture (model) | | ISA (model) || Instruction Set Architecture (model) | ||
| Line 65: | Line 65: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| UML || Universal Modeling Language | | UML || Universal Modeling Language | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | VCI || VHDL-C Interface | ||
|- | |- | ||
| VHDL || Very high speed Hardware Description Language | | VHDL || Very high speed Hardware Description Language | ||
Revision as of 21:07, 20 April 2010
| ACM | Adaptive Computing Machine |
| ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
| ASM | Abstract State Machines |
| CDFG | Control Data Flow Graph |
| CLB | Configurable Logic Block (of FPGA) |
| CSP | Communicating Sequential Processes |
| DSM | Deep SubMicron |
| DSP | Digital Signal Processor |
| EDA | Electronic Design Automation |
| ESL | Electronic System Level |
| Firm core | (or semi-hard core) IP-s carrying placement data but configurable for various applications |
| FPGA | Field Programmable Gate Array |
| Hard core | Physical manifestations of the IP design |
| HLS | High Level Synthesis |
| HSCO | Hardware-Software Co-Design |
| HW | Hardware |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. |
| IP (core) | Intellectual Property (core), synonymous with Virtual Component (VC) |
| IPC | Inter Process Communication |
| ISA (model) | Instruction Set Architecture (model) |
| LRM | Language Reference Manual |
| netlist | A list of logic gates and associated interconnections making up an integrated circuit |
| NoC | Network-on-Chip |
| PCB | Printed Circuit Board |
| RTL | Register-Transfer Level |
| SDL | Specification and Description Language, standardized by ITU (International Telecommunication Union) |
| SLB | System Level Block |
| SoC | System-on-Chip |
| Soft core | IP presented as a netlist or HDL code |
| SW | Software |
| Synopsys VCS | Synopsys Verilog Simulator |
| Synopsys VSS | Synopsys VHDL System Simulator |
| UML | Universal Modeling Language |
| VCI | VHDL-C Interface |
| VHDL | Very high speed Hardware Description Language |
| VITAL | VHDL Initiative Toward ASIC Libraries |
| VLIW | Very Long Instruction Word (processor) |
| VLSI | Very Large Scale Integration (Integrated Circuit) |
| VSIA | Virtual Socket Initiative Alliance |
| XPP | eXtreme Processing Platform of PACT |
