Compiler-directed scratch pad memory optimization for embedded multiprocessors

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Kandemir M., Kadayif I., Choudhary A., Ramanujam J., Kolcu I.

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION (VLSI) SYSTEMS, vol.12, no.3, pp.281-287, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 12 Issue: 3
• Publication Date: 2004
• Doi Number: 10.1109/tvlsi.2004.824299
• Journal Name: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION (VLSI) SYSTEMS
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.281-287
• Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper presents a compiler strategy to optimize data accesses in regular array-intensive applications running on embedded multiprocessor environments. Specifically, we propose an optimization algorithm that targets at reducing extra off-chip memory accesses caused by interprocessor communication. This is achieved by increasing the application-wide reuse of data that resides in scratch-pad memories of processors. Our results obtained using four array-intensive image processing applications indicate that exploiting interprocessor data sharing can reduce energy-delay product significantly on a four-processor embedded system.