SOC DESC/MODELING
EECS 222A, Course Code: 18430
Quarter: Fall Quarter 2007

Course Description

EECS 222A: System-on-Chip Description and Modeling (3)
Computational models for System-on-Chip (SoC). System-level specification and description languages and execution semantics. Concepts, requirements, examples. SoC modeling at different levels of abstraction. Modeling of IP (intellectual property), design constraints, test benches. Simulation semantics and algorithms. Co-simulation methodology.

Course Objectives and Outcomes

• Course Objective:

  For students to learn concepts in modeling of System-on-Chip (SoC) designs at different abstraction levels using system-level description languages (SLDL).

• Course Outcomes:

  • Students are able to model SoC designs at different levels of abstraction.
  • Students are able to describe SoC design models in a SLDL.
  • Students are able to simulate, test and debug SoC design models.

Course Resources

• Text books:
  

  A. Gerstlauer, R. Doemer, J. Peng, D. Gajski: "System Design: A Practical Guide with SpecC", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, June 2001. ISBN 0-7923-7387-1 ("Yellow book")
  Th. Groetker, St. Liao, G. Martin, St. Swan: "System Design with SystemC", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, May 2002. ISBN 1-4020-7072-1 ("Black book")
  D. Gajski, J. Zhu, R. Doemer, A. Gerstlauer, S. Zhao: "SpecC: Specification Language and Methodology", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, March 2000. ISBN 0-7923-7822-9 ("Green book")

• Course web site at
  http://eee.uci.edu/07f/18430/

Course Overview

Week	Topic	Lecture Notes	Reading
1	Introduction to SoC concepts, abstraction levels, computational models	Lecture 1	Yellow book, Chapter 1a Green book, Chapters 1, 2a
2	The SpecC system-level description language	Lecture 2	Yellow book, Chapter 1b Green book, Chapter 3
3	SoC specification, modeling guidelines, validation	Lecture 3	Yellow book, Chapter 2a Green book, Chapter 4a
4	Execution and simulation semantics	Lecture 4	SpecC LRM 2.0 Black book, Chapter 2.10
5	Project discussion	Lecture 5	n/a
6	Project discussion	Lecture 6	n/a
7	SoC hardware modeling, RTL	Lecture 7	Yellow book, Chapter 2d Green book, Chapter 4d
8	The SystemC system-level description language	Lecture 8 SystemC Intro, Tutorial	Black book SystemC LRM 2.1
9	UML and other system-level description languages	Lecture 9 UML Overview	UML 2.0 Superstructure
10	SoC project discussion	Lecture 10	n/a
Final	Final examination	n/a	n/a



• Note that contents are tentative and may change.

Course Policies

• Attendance Policy:

  Attendance and active participation is required.

• Assignments:

  Assignments are listed on the Assignments web page. They may be assigned on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Submission instructions and due dates will be listed with each assignment.

• Exams:

  The course includes one final examination. Final examinations are administered during examination week at the time announced in the Schedule of Classes, Fall Quarter 2007.

• Grading Policy:

  The final grade for the course will be determined from the assignments and the final examination, as follows:
  • 50% Assignments
  • 50% Final examination

• Academic Honesty:

  The complete policy statement on academic honesty is published in the Schedule of Classes, Fall Quarter 2007.
  Dishonesty will not be tolerated.