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EPSRC Reference:	GR/L28081/01
Title:	UNIVERSAL PERIPHERAL CONTROLLER
Principal Investigator:	Carpenter, Dr A
Other Investigators:	Furber, Professor S B Kahn, Professor H J
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Project Partners:	Pre Nexus Migration
Department:	Computer Science
Organisation:	Victoria University of Manchester, The
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 July 1997	Ends:	31 December 1999	Value (£):	183,903
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	System on Chip VLSI Design
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Within a decade it will be possible to implement the peripheral controllers found in high performance mainframe computers on a single chip. However, re-engineering will not be possible as the individual designs will not be required in sufficient quantities to make them economically viable. This project recognises that by including configurable hardware, several similar but different designs can be implemented on the same physical device making it economically viable to produce. This project will develop a detailed HDL model of a universal peripheral controller architecture to investigate the suitability of such an architecture and the sort of configurability that needs to be included. The physical hardware is only one aspect of a viable device, equally important are the CAD tools which support its use. As the hardware will implement a complete system and include some novel elements, a new style of CAD support will be required. The investigation of CAD support will address design methodologies, specification methods, libraries and capabilities of the synthesis tools. Although this project is focused on peripheral controllers, the knowledge gained in how to make and support the use of configurable application specific chips will be transferable to other application domains.
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