US 10,503,855 B2 · Methods and systems for system design automation (SDA) of mixed signal electronic circuitry including embedded software designs

Abstract

Methods and systems for SDA of mixed signal electronic circuitry including embedded software designs for creating ASICs, sub-systems, and SoCs. The SDA system described extends IP reuse beyond the circuit and stand-alone verification capabilities that are common practice today which limit the benefits of reuse. By solving the integration problem first in a loosely coupled manner, complex mixed signal SoC devices may achieve higher levels of IP reuse with push button ease through the cloud, significantly improving time to market, design resource limitations, risks for first time silicon success, and the tasks of managing business multiple relationships of IP providers. SDA generated designs use a multi-agent method of operation, creating powerful and flexible designs that provide both NOC (Network on a Chip) and NBC (Network Beyond the Chip) for distributed system operation, and enhanced non-intrusive in-system monitoring for mission critical and safety related applications.

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A method for system design automation (SDA) of mixed signal electronic circuitry and software, comprising the steps of:

generating a networked plurality of mixed signal circuitry and software sockets for instantiating from system integration database entries for mixed signal circuitry and software functional IP module blocks, further comprising the steps of:
presenting event wire and communication data outputs of hardware and software functional IP with identifiers according to output schema;
implementing configurable input select control circuitry and/or software for providing inputs of hardware and software functional IP using event wire and communication data output identifiers according to input schema;
implementing configurable mode control registers, memory contents, and/or parameters for providing functional IP module block functional modifiers according to mode schema;
assembling said mixed signal circuitry and software wrappers into an SDA generated design using a combination of network on a chip and/or software operating system and/or network beyond a chip to allow functional IP modules to operate together as a system.

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Methods and systems for system design automation (SDA) of mixed signal electronic circuitry including embedded software designs

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Methods and systems for system design automation (SDA) of mixed signal electronic circuitry including embedded software designs

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