Cosynthesis of energy-efficient multimode embedded systems with consideration of mode-execution probabilities

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

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-169

  Schmitz, Marcus T ^a   Al Hashimi, Bashir M ^b   Eles, Petru ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embedded systems; Energy efficiency; Multimode systems; Power minimization; System level cosynthesis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUNCTIONS; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; PROBABILITY; RADIO LINKS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MULTIMODE SYSTEMS; POWER MINIMIZATION; RADIO LINK CONTROL (RLC); SYSTEM-LEVEL COSYNTHESIS;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS;

EID: 13144261760     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2004.837729     Document Type: Article

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