Do multiple processor cores yield higher performance?

Jan 05, 2016  |  Author : Deepak Shankar
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Using multi-cores implies higher performance – is it the truth or myth? Well, in this blog, we will analyze the role of multi-core Processors in improving the performance. According to the GeekBench test results, Apple iPhone 6 with dual core A8 Processor has a higher performance rating for applications and memory activity compared to the […]

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Eliminate Distributed System Design Risks

Dec 16, 2015  |  Author : Deepak Shankar
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Performance analysis and early architecture exploration minimizes new technology adoption risks and optimizes the resulting system specification. Early design exploration can validate the specification for performance, power and functionality at an accuracy of 85-90% of the real system. Design Explorations early in the design flow reduces development time by over 30%, reduces implementation re-spins, and […]

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Right Design Decisions with Early System Exploration

Dec 09, 2015  |  Author : Deepak Shankar
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Creating a new System-on-Chip (SoC) for streaming video with a MPEG application requires a number of decisions to be made before development is scheduled. The design would have some amount of existing hardware and software components in the SoC. The new application such as H.264 application will have some known and mostly unknown characteristics. These […]

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Importance of Performance modeling and trade-off analysis

Dec 02, 2015  |  Author : Deepak Shankar
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Performance analysis and early architecture exploration ensures that you will select the right hardware/software platform and achieve optimal partitioning of the application onto available resources. In product design, three factors are certain: specifications change, non-deterministic traffic and faster processing resources. Products operate where processing and resource consumption are a function of the data and user […]

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System Design with Early System Exploration

Nov 30, 2015  |  Author : Deepak Shankar
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System Design creates the right “look and feel” of the product for the target application. System design enables early architecture exploration using incomplete information to create accurate system requirements. Early system design creates the highest quality product with the required response time and throughput; optimized for power consumption; and has the lowest cost. The end […]

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