A large class of embedded systems is distinguished from general-purpose computing
systems by the need to satisfy strict requirements on timing, often under constraints on …

Nowadays, scientists and companies are confronted with multiple competing goals such as
makespan in high-performance computing and economic cost in Clouds that have to be …

The widespread use of object-oriented languages and Internet security concerns are just the
beginning. Add embedded systems, multiple memory banks, highly pipelined units …

The widespread proliferation of the Chip Multi-Processor (CMP) paradigm has cemented the
criticality of the on-chip interconnection fabric. The Network-on-Chip (NoC) is becoming …

We propose in this paper an algorithm for off-line selection of the contents of on-chip
memories. The algorithm supports two types of on-chip memories, namely locked caches …

The current practice to design software for real-time systems is tedious. There is almost no
tool support that assists the designer in automatically deriving safe bounds of the worst-case …

Caches are notorious for their unpredictability. It is difficult or even impossible to predict if a
memory access will result in a definite cache hit or miss. This unpredictability is highly …

Many embedded systems feature processors coupled with a small and fast scratchpad
memory. To the difference with caches, allocation of data to scratchpad memory must be …

Today's general-purpose processors are optimized for maximum throughput. Real-time
systems need a processor with both a reasonable and a known worst-case execution time …

Cache memories have been extensively used to bridge the gap between high speed
processors and relatively slower main memories. However, they are sources of predictability …