Conference Program

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  • CHIP DESIGN 2011 SESSIONS
  • SOFTWARE & SYSTEM DESIGN 2011 SESSIONS
  • DAY 3 SESSIONS
  • BY TRACK

Chip Design Sessions from 2011

Time Class Track
11:00 am Hybrid ESL/RTL Co-Verification Platform for System Level Software Testing SoC Architecture & Analysis
11:00 am ARM nSTEP Microcontroller Implementation Using Cadence Silicon Realization Flows in Samsung 20nm Technology SoC Design & Verification
11:00 am Enabling a Full System View: Bridging Software and Hardware Debug Infrastructures to Accelerate the Verification and Validation of SoCs SoC Design & Verification
11:00 am Flow and Tools, Tips and Tricks: Implementing Successful Cortex-A15-Based Designs SoC Design for Power & Performance
11:00 am Increasing IP Quality through Register Management SoC IP
12:00 pm End-to-End Quality of Service in Multicore SoC Design SoC Architecture & Analysis
12:00 pm Managing the Complexity of Double Patterning to Enable Cost-Effective Scaling into the Sub-Resolution Domain SoC Design for Power & Performance
12:00 pm Resolving Complex Multi-Core Resource Sharing through Queue and Traffic Management SoC Design & Verification
12:00 pm Integrated Silicon MEMS Resonators Simplify Design of Timing Subsystems SoC IP
2:10 pm A Parametric Approach for Handling Local Process Variation Effects in Timing Analysis SoC Architecture & Analysis
2:10 pm Architecture Analysis of a Multi-Mode Base-Station Chipset SoC Architecture & Analysis
2:10 pm Creating an Effective 32/28nm ARM SoC Design Methodology: Addressing Design Complexity, Timing Variability, and Silicon Manufacturability Challenges SoC Design & Verification
2:10 pm Low Power Design - What's Next after Basic Power Gating? SoC Design for Power & Performance
2:10 pm ARM Cortex-M Processor System Design - Getting to Silicon Faster with Cortex-M Processors SoC IP
3:10 pm DDR4, Higher Speeds and Larger SoCs: Why External Memory Latency Is Getting Worse, and What to Do About It SoC Architecture & Analysis
3:10 pm Working Towards Exploiting the Different SRAM #T Cells within the Context of an ARM Core SoC Architecture & Analysis
3:10 pm Modeling and Verifying Cache-Coherent Protocols, VIP, and Designs SoC Design & Verification
3:10 pm Multi-Gate MOSFET Technology and Models for the 14nm Node SoC Design & Verification
3:10 pm ESL Multicore-ARM Design & Verification for Power & Performance SoC Design for Power & Performance
4:10 pm Performance Analysis of the Cortex-A15 with AXI4 SoC Architecture & Analysis
4:10 pm Formal Verification of RTL Changes for IP Hardening SoC Design & Verification
4:10 pm Graph-Based IP Verification in an ARM SoC Environment SoC Design & Verification
4:10 pm Solving Complex SoC Implementation Challenges with ARM Hard Macros SoC Design for Power & Performance
4:10 pm How to Leverage AMBA 4 in Next-Generation SoC Designs SoC IP

Software & System Design 2011 Sessions

Time Class Track
11:00 am The 2012 Compute Subsystem Creating Smarter Systems
11:00 am Practical Cortex Debugging: Serial Wire Viewer and ETM Tracing Developing/Debugging
11:00 am Integrating a CMOS Imaging Sensor into an ARM-Based Embedded Application Human Interface Design
11:00 am Embedded IPv6 - Now is the Time Networking & Connectivity
11:00 am RSA & AES Libraries Protected Against Side-Channel Attacks Safety & Security
11:00 am Introduction to the ARM Architecture The Fundamentals of ARM
12:00 pm Designing and Building UEFI Firmware Around a Common Foundation Creating Smarter Systems
12:00 pm Tips and Tricks for Debugging with CoreSight Developing/Debugging
12:00 pm Transition from Smart TV to Smart Viewing: Architectural Tradeoffs to Reach There! Human Interface Design
12:00 pm Performance Enhancement for Networking Application in Real Time System Networking & Connectivity
12:00 pm Secure Implementations of Content Protection (DRM) Schemes on Consumer Electronic Devices Safety & Security
2:00 pm Technology Preview: The ARM Architecture - A View of the Future The Fundamentals of ARM
2:30 pm ARM Cortex-A7 Processor for the Mainstream Low-power Mobile Market The Fundamentals of ARM
2:30 pm Design and Development of the First Android Smartwatch Android/Open Source
2:30 pm AMBA 4 ACE for Heterogeneous Multi-Processing SoCs Creating Smarter Systems
2:30 pm Accessing Memory-Mapped Hardware in C (and C++) Developing/Debugging
2:30 pm Developing Best in Class User Interfaces on ARM-Powered Devices Human Interface Design
2:30 pm Embedding TCP/IP: Working Through Implementation Challenges and Limitations Networking & Connectivity
3:30 pm Reliable Programming in ARM Assembly Language The Fundamentals of ARM
3:30 pm Professional Debug Solutions for Linux on ARM Android/Open Source
3:30 pm big.LITTLE processing with the Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A7 Processors Creating Smarter Systems
3:30 pm USB 3 - An Introduction for Embedded Software Developers Networking & Connectivity
3:30 pm How to Select and Integrate COTS Micorcontrollers for Safety Critical Applications Safety & Security
4:30 pm How to Choose Your Cortex-M Series Microcontroller The Fundamentals of ARM
4:30 pm Optimizing Media Applications for Android Using ARM NEON and DS-5 Streamline Efficient Software Design on ARM-Powered Systems
4:30 pm Low Cost Low Power Graphics Display Solutions Using Kinetis Cortex-M4 Human Interface Design
4:30 pm New ARM Cortex-R Real-Time Processors for 4G Mobile Communications Networking & Connectivity
4:30 pm Securing the System with TrustZone Safety & Security

Software & System Design Sessions from 2011 (Day 3)

Time Class Track
11:00 am Harnessing the Power and Flexibility of the Mali Midgard Architecture Computing Platforms
11:00 am Creation and Usage of SystemC Virtual Platforms for Multi-Core System Debugging and Analysis Developing/Debugging
11:00 am Guidelines for Developing Efficient ARM Code in C/C++ Efficient Software Design on ARM-Powered Systems
11:00 am Power Savvy System Design Through Power Aware Drivers and CPU DVFS Optimizations Low Power Design
11:00 am Think Inside the Box: A Case Study of Complex System Development Using the mbed Platform Microcontroller Platforms
11:00 am Choosing Your Next ARM Processor The Fundamentals of ARM
12:00 pm Bring-Your-Own: Technology for the Consumerization of Mobile IT Computing Platforms
12:00 pm Using Cortex-M3 Exception Architecture in Handling System Faults Developing/Debugging
12:00 pm Is C++ Fast Enough for Embedded Programming? Efficient Software Design on ARM-Powered Systems
12:00 pm Managing Power Efficiently in ARM CortexTM-A5 SoC Applications Low Power Design
12:00 pm ARM-Based ASSPs with Programmable Logic: A New Generation of Systems on a Chip Microcontroller Platforms
2:00 pm OS Selection for ARM-Based Systems Android/Open Source
2:00 pm Practical Migration of Sequential C/C++ Code to Multi-Core Systems Efficient Software Design on ARM-Powered Systems
2:00 pm Virtual Prototyping for Energy Efficient Mobile Platform Design Low Power Design
2:00 pm Porting Software from 8-bit and 16-bit Architecture to the ARM Cortex-M Processor; A Software Focus Microcontroller Platforms
3:00 pm VOME - A Fully OpenMAX Complaint Media Framework for Android Android/Open Source
3:00 pm An Introduction to GPU Computing Computing Platforms
3:00 pm Efficient C Code for ARM-Powered Devices Efficient Software Design on ARM-Powered Systems
3:00 pm Virtual Prototyping for Creating Power-Efficient ARM-Powered Systems Low Power Design
3:00 pm How Long Will My Battery Last? Microcontroller Platforms
3:00 pm A Close-up View of the ARM Cortex-M Processor Family: Under the Hood Architecture Examination The Fundamentals of ARM
4:00 pm Android on Low-Cost ARM Systems Android/Open Source
4:00 pm An ARM Processing System with a Flexible FPGA: How the Whole is Greater than the Sum Computing Platforms
4:00 pm Developing, Tuning and Troubleshooting Java SE Embedded 7 on ARM Multi-Core Systems Computing Platforms
4:00 pm Comparing the audio processing capabilities of microcontrollers, application processors, and DSPs Efficient Software Design on ARM-Powered Systems
4:00 pm Using Cortex-M Processors in a Multi-Core Design Low Power Design
4:00 pm SoC Firmware Design and Hardware Software Co-Verification on an FPGA Emulation Platform Microcontroller Platforms

2011 Sessions By Track

Android/Open Source

Date and Time Class
Thurs. 10/27: 4:00 pm Android on Low Cost ARM Systems
Wed. 10/26: 2:30 pm Design and Development of the First Android Smartphone
Thurs. 10/27: 2:00 pm OS Selection for ARM-Based Systems
Wed. 10/26: 3:30 pm Professional Debug Solutions for Linux on ARM
Thurs. 10/27: 3:00 pm VOME - A Fully OpenMAX Complaint Media Framework for Android

Computing Platforms

Date and Time Class
Thurs. 10/27: 4:00 pm An ARM Processing System with a Flexible FPGA; How the Whole is Greater Than the Sum
Thurs. 10/27: 3:00 pm An Introduction to GPU Computing
Thurs. 10/27: 12:00 pm Bring-Your-Own: Technology for the Consumerization of Mobile IT
Thurs. 10/27: 4:00 pm Developing, Tuning and Troubleshooting Java SE Embedded 7 on ARM Multi-Core Systems
Thurs. 10/27: 2:00 pm Exploiting Energy-Efficient ARM Many-Core Technology
Thurs. 10/27: 11:00 am Harnessing the Power and Flexibility of the Mali Midgard Architecture

Creating Smarter Systems

Date and Time Class
Wed. 10/26: 3:30 pm big.LITTLE processing with the Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A7 Processors
Wed. 10/26: 2:30 pm AMBA 4 ACE for Heterogeneous Multi-Processing SoCs
Wed. 10/26: 12:00 pm Designing and Building UEFI Firmware Around a Common Foundation
Wed. 10/26: 4:30 pm Saving Energy by Exploiting Coherency
Wed. 10/26: 11:00 am The 2012 Compute Subsystem

Developing/Debugging

Date and Time Class
Wed. 10/26: 2:30 pm Accessing Memory-Mapped Hardware in C (and C++)
Thurs. 10/27: 11:00 am Creation and Usage of SystemC Virtual Platforms for Multi-Core System Debugging and Analysis
Wed. 10/26: 11:00 am Practical Cortex Debugging: Serial Wire Viewer and ETM Tracing
Wed. 10/26: 12:00 pm Tips and Tricks for Debugging with CoreSight
Thurs. 10/27: 12:00 pm Using Cortex-M3 Exception Architecture in Handling System Faults

Efficient Software Design on ARM-Powered Systems

Date and Time Class
Thurs. 10/27: 4:00 pm Comparing the Audio Processing Capabilities of Microcontrollers, Application Processors, and DSPs
Thurs. 10/27: 3:00 pm Efficient C Code for ARM-Powered Devices
Thurs. 10/27: 11:00 am Guidelines for Developing Efficient ARM Code in C/C++
Thurs. 10/27: 12:00 pm Is C++ Fast Enough for Embedded Programming?
Wed. 10/26: 4:30 pm Optimizing Media Applications for Android Using ARM NEON and DS-5 Streamline
Thurs. 10/27: 2:00 pm Practical Migration of Sequential C/C++ Code to Multi-Core Systems

Human Interface Design

Date and Time Class
Wed. 10/26: 2:30 pm Developing Best-in-Class User Interfaces on ARM-Powered Devices
Wed. 10/26: 11:00 am Integrating a CMOS Imaging Sensor into an ARM-Based Embedded Application
Wed. 10/26: 4:30 pm Low Cost Low Power Graphics Display Solutions using Kinetis Cortex-M4
Wed. 10/26: 12:00 pm Transition from Smart TV to Smart Viewing: Architectural Tradeoffs to Reach There!

Low Power Design

Date and Time Class
Thurs. 10/27: 12:00 pm Managing Power Efficiently in ARM Cortex-A5 SoC Applications
Thurs. 10/27: 11:00 am Power Savvy System Design through Power Aware Drivers and CPU DVFS Optimizations
Thurs. 10/27: 4:00 pm Using Cortex-M Processors in a Multi-Core Design
Thurs. 10/27: 3:00 pm Virtual Prototyping for Creating Power-Efficient ARM-Powered Systems
Thurs. 10/27: 2:00 pm Virtual Prototyping for Energy Efficient Mobile Platform Design

Microcontroller Platforms

Date and Time Class
Thurs. 10/27: 12:00 pm ARM-Based ASSPs with Programmable Logic: A New Generation of Systems on a Chip
Thurs. 10/27: 3:00 pm How Long Will My Battery Last?
Thurs. 10/27: 2:00 pm Porting Software from 8-bit and 16-bit Architecture to the ARM Cortex-M Processor: A Software Focus
Thurs. 10/27: 4:00 pm SoC Firmware Design and Hardware Software Co-Verification on an FPGA Emulation Platform
Thurs. 10/27: 11:00 am Think inside the Box: A Case Study of Complex System Development using the mbed Platform

Networking & Connectivity

Date and Time Class
Wed. 10/26: 11:00 am Embedded IPv6 - Now is the Time.
Wed. 10/26: 2:30 pm Embedding TCP/IP, Working through Implementation Challenges and Limitations
Wed. 10/26: 4:30 pm New ARM Cortex-R Real-Time Processors for 4G Mobile Communications
Wed. 10/26: 12:00 pm Performance Enhancement for Networking Application in Real Time System
Wed. 10/26: 3:30 pm USB 3 - An Introduction for Embedded Software Developers

Safety & Security

Date and Time Class
Wed. 10/26: 3:30 pm How to Select and Integrate COTS Micorcontrollers for Safety Critical Applications
Wed. 10/26: 11:00 am RSA & AES Libraries Protected Against Side-Channel Attacks
Wed. 10/26: 12:00 pm Secure Implementations of Content Protection (DRM) Schemes on Consumer Electronic Devices
Wed. 10/26: 4:30 pm Securing the System with TrustZone Technology

SoC Architecture & Analysis

Date and Time Class
Tues. 10/25: 11:00 am Hybrid ESL/RTL Co-Verification Platform for System Level Software Testing
Tues. 10/25: 12:00 pm Early Architectural Planning for Increased Productivity, Predictability and Profitability
Tues. 10/25: 12:00 pm End-to-End Quality of Service in Multicore SoC Design
Tues. 10/25: 2:10 pm Architecture Analysis of a Multi-Mode Base-Station Chipset
Tues. 10/25: 2:10 pm A Parametric Approach for Handling Local Process Variation Effects in Timing Analysis
Tues. 10/25: 3:10 pm Working Towards Exploiting the Different SRAM #T Cells within the Context of an ARM Core
Tues. 10/25: 3:10 pm DDR4, Higher Speeds and Larger SoCs: Why External Memory Latency Is Getting Worse, and What to Do About It
Tues. 10/25: 4:10 pm Performance Analysis of the Cortex-A15 with AXI4

SoC Design for Power & Performance

Date and Time Class
Tues. 10/25: 3:10 pm ESL Multi-Core ARM Design & Verification for Power & Performance
Tues. 10/25: 11:00 am Flow and Tools, Tips and Tricks: Implementing Successful Cortex-A15-Based Designs
Tues. 10/25: 2:10 pm Low Power Design - What's Next after Basic Power Gating?
Tues. 10/25: 12:00 pm Resolving Complex Multi-Core Resource Sharing through Queue and Traffic Management
Tues. 10/25: 4:10 pm Solving Complex SoC Implementation Challenges with ARM Hard Macros

SoC IP

Date and Time Class
Tues. 10/25: 2:10 pm ARM Cortex-M Processor System Design - Getting to silicon Faster with Cortex-M processors
Tues. 10/25: 4:10 pm How to Leverage AMBA 4 in Next-Generation SoC Designs
Tues. 10/25: 11:00 am Increasing IP Quality through Register Management
Tues. 10/25: 12:00 pm Integrated Silicon MEMS Resonators Simplify Design of Timing Subsystems

The Fundamentals of ARM

Date and Time Class
Thurs. 10/27: 3:00 pm A Close-Up View of the ARM Cortex-M Processor Family: Under the Hood Architecture Examination
Thurs. 10/27: 11:00 am Choosing Your Next ARM Processor
Wed. 10/26: 11:00 am Introduction to the ARM Architecture
Wed.. 10/26: 4:30 pm How to Choose Your Cortex-M Series Microcontroller
Wed. 10/26: 3:30 pm Reliable Programming in ARM Assembly Language
Wed. 10/27: 2:00 pm Technology Preview: The ARM Architecture - A View of the Future
Wed. 10/26: 2:30 pm ARM Cortex-A7 Processor for the Mainstream Low-power Mobile Market

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