HW-SW co-synthesis: the present and the future

As we move towards several million transistors per chip it is desirable to move to higher levels of abstraction for the purposes of automated design of systems. Increasing performance of microprocessors in the marketplace is moving the balance between software and hardware. In this environment, it is necessary to adapt our tools to create systems, which encompass these fast microprocessors rather than compete with them. It is important to adapt other peripheral components such as sensors and RF circuits into our design methodology.