Development of Highly Efficient Design Processes
Embedded electronic systems designed at the Department of System Design distinguish themselves through their high complexity. Therefore, an efficient application- and architecture-specific design process is of major importance. Particular emphasis is put on the fact that the system description is created at an abstract level and the functionality of each system to be designed is simulated as early on in the design process as possible. This requirement can be achieved using state-of-the-art design tools and formal specification methods. Design processes for the most important programmable components of embedded systems have been defined in a consistent fashion and been tested extensively. The use of current synthesis concepts, such as MATLAB/Simulink or SystemC, allows the simulation of systems in their entirety prior to partitioning them into hardware and software portions.