A Design Space Exploration Framework in

Abstract: The traditional design space exploration methodology suits the single processor system-on-chip (SoC), which has fixed allocated components and embedded-system designer has to partition the specification between hardware and software. However, in multiprocessor SoC, allocation is not fixed. The design-space becomes very large when the target architecture consists of heterogeneous components, which is not possible to explore in a very short time frame. This paper aims at providing numerical guideline to choose processor type and their numbers in hardware-software codesign environment. A new stage in the design cycle is introduced called “Pre-Allocation ” which determines the number and type of components required for the implementation at system-level based on performance estimation. For multiprocessor-based embedded SoC, pre-allocation can reduce considerable design-time