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The design of AMBA AHB/VCI wrapper

  • Qing Li Zhang*
  • , Ming Yan Yu
  • , Jin Xiang Wang
  • , Yi Zheng Ye
  • , Feng Chang Lai
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Utilizing a core-centric approach, we can develop plug-compatible components and greatly maximize design reuse. IP blocks and buses with standard core interface can be plugged directly together with little or no custom interfacing, saving an amount of design time. This paper presents the design of AMBA AHB/VCI wrapper which is intended for connecting VCI-based cores to the AMBA AHB bus. The paper details the comparison and contrast between the AMBA AHB bus protocol and BVCI interface protocol. The two key techniques: quasipipelined operation and pre-fetching is proposed to reduce performance overhead. We also take its configurability into consideration to enhance the flexibility of application. Finally, the paper discusses the practicability of VCI usage with an on-chip bus.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASICON 2003 - 2003 5th International Conference on ASIC, Proceedings
EditorsTing-Ao Tang, Wenhong Li, Huihua Yu
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages438-442
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)078037889X
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Event5th International Conference on ASIC, ASICON 2003 - Beijing, China
Duration: 21 Oct 200324 Oct 2003

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference Proceedings
Volume1
ISSN (Print)1523-553X

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on ASIC, ASICON 2003
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period21/10/0324/10/03

Keywords

  • AMBA AHB
  • IP
  • On-chip bus
  • System-on-a-Chip
  • VCI
  • Wrapper

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