Customized MPSoC synthesis for task sequence

Abstract

Multiprocessor System-on-Chip (MPSoC) platforms have become increasingly popular for high-performance embedded applications. Each processing element (PE) on such platforms can be tuned to match the computational demands of the tasks executing on it, creating a heterogeneous multiprocessor system. Extensible processor cores, where the base instruction-set architecture can be augmented with application-specific custom instructions, have recently emerged as flexible building blocks for heterogeneous MPSoC platforms. However, the customization of the different PEs has to be carried out in a synergistic manner so as to create an optimal system. In this work, we propose a pseudo-polynomial time algorithm to design the most resource-efficient customized MPSoC platform for mapping linear task graphs representing streaming applications, under deadline constraints. Experimental validation with MP3 encoder and MPEG-2 encoder applications confirms the efficiency of our approach.