SoCCom: Automated Synthesis of System-on-Chip Architectures

We present CAD framework and EDA tool, $\mathrm{S{\scriptstyle O}CC{\scriptstyle OM}}$ , for automated synthesis of optimized SoC architectures. We delineate a disciplined and streamlined methodology to enable automated IP integration and design optimization. $\mathrm{S{\scriptstyle O}CC{\scriptstyle OM}}$ supports generation of a wide variety of optimized SoCs by: 1) automating the entire process of intellectual property (IP) standardization and integration; 2) allowing configurable assembly of complex, scalable systems with application-specific subsystems; and 3) enabling optimization and evaluation of generated designs based on area and power constraints. Applications of $\mathrm{S{\scriptstyle O}CC{\scriptstyle OM}}$ include development of heterogeneous, domain-specific SoCs, rapid register-transfer level (RTL) prototyping of wide-varieties of SoC benchmarks, and many others.