Continuous Integration for Fast SoC Algorithm Development
Latif, Sana (2019)
2019
Sähkötekniikan DI-ohjelma - Degree Programme in Electrical Engineering
Informaatioteknologian ja viestinnän tiedekunta - Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2019-11-13
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-201910304222
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-201910304222
Tiivistelmä
Digital systems have become advanced, hard to design and optimize due to ever-growing technology. Integrated Circuits (ICs) have become more complicated due to complex computations in latest technologies. Communication systems such as mobile networks have evolved and become a part of our daily lives with the advancement in technology over the years. Hence, need of efficient, reusable and automated processes for System-on-a-Chip (SoC) development has been increased. Purpose of this thesis is to study and evaluate currently used SoC development processes and presents guidelines on how these processes can be streamlined.
The thesis starts by evaluating currently used SoC development flows and their advantages and disadvantages. One important aspect is to identify step which cause duplication of work and unnecessary idle times in SoC development teams. A study is conducted and input from SoC development experts is taken in order to optimize SoC flows and use of Continuous Integration (CI) system. An algorithm model is implemented that can be used in multiple stages of SoC development at adequate complexity and is “easy enough” to be used for a person not mastering the topic. The thesis outcome is proposal for CI system in SoC development for accelerating the speed and reliability of implementing algorithms to RTL code and finally into product. CI system tool is also implemented to automate and test the model design so that it also remains up to date.
The thesis starts by evaluating currently used SoC development flows and their advantages and disadvantages. One important aspect is to identify step which cause duplication of work and unnecessary idle times in SoC development teams. A study is conducted and input from SoC development experts is taken in order to optimize SoC flows and use of Continuous Integration (CI) system. An algorithm model is implemented that can be used in multiple stages of SoC development at adequate complexity and is “easy enough” to be used for a person not mastering the topic. The thesis outcome is proposal for CI system in SoC development for accelerating the speed and reliability of implementing algorithms to RTL code and finally into product. CI system tool is also implemented to automate and test the model design so that it also remains up to date.