A simulation framework for energy-consumption analysis of OS-driven embedded applications

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1284-1294

  Tan, T K ^a   Raghunathan, A ^b   Jha, N K ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embedded system; Energy analysis; Energy simulation; Operating system

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS;

ENERGY CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER AIDED NETWORK ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141628922     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2003.816207     Document Type: Article

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