1.2 Background Checks

1.2 Background Checks

1. Henneson and Patterssy
1. Computer Architecture
2. Coprocessors (COP) 
3. The Core
• Which type of core? -->  let us start with a DSP of the first kind
• Is a DSP core best for DSP?
• Xilinx has a MAC. What is the next level?
4. Benchmark and benchmarking
1. BDT
1. VADD
2. The noble art of profiling
1. Profiling an ever changing reconfigurable machine
3. Optimization and tuning
5. Fixed Point Dialects
6. Algorithms, signals, structures, tips and tricks
1. Signal Processing
2. Matlab
1. Interesting feature: is M predication same as CA predication?
7. Once a (logic) designer always a  pain in the ass designer 
1. Logic
2. Arithmetic
3. Sequential
4. Xor constructs
8. SOC architecture
1. the ideal : NS Dgt Answer Phone -- 3 serial ports