The determination of upper bounds on execution times, commonly called worst-case
execution times (WCETs), is a necessary step in the development and validation process for …

System-level design (SLD) is considered by many as the next frontier in electronic design
automation (EDA). SLD means many things to different people since there is no wide …

A unique feature of this open access textbook is to provide a comprehensive introduction to
the fundamental knowledge in embedded systems, with applications in cyber-physical …

Techniques for Optimizing Multiprocessor Implementations of Signal Processing
Applications An indispensable component of the information age, signal processing is …

Most electronic systems, whether self contained or embedded, have a predominant digital
component consisting of a hardware platform which executes software application …

Featuring contributions from major technology vendors, industry consortia, and government
and private research establishments, the Industrial Communication Technology Handbook …

The analysis of worst-case execution times has become mandatory in the design of hard
real-time systems: it is absolutely necessary to know an upper bound of the execution time of …

Embedded systems are informally defined as a collection of programmable parts
surrounded by ASICs and other standard components, that interact continuously with an …

Embedded hard real-time systems need reliable guarantees for the satisfaction of their
timing constraints. Experience with the use of static timing-analysis methods and the tools …

Precise run-time prediction suffers from a complexity problem when doing an integrated
analysis. This problem is characterised by the conflict between an optimal solution and the …