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Bluespec: Why chip design can't be left EE's - MIT

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Modular organization<br />

pc<br />

iMem RFile rf FIFO bu dMem<br />

fetch & decode<br />

Method calls embody both data and control (i.e., protocol)<br />

Read method call<br />

set pc<br />

Action method call<br />

execute<br />

Current focus@<strong>MIT</strong>:<br />

Modular compilation of<br />

large <strong>design</strong>s (e.g.,<br />

Reorder buffer)<br />

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