Automated synthesis of a high speed Cordic algorithm with the Cathedral-III compilation system

The automated design methodology of the Cathedral-III system is presented. The Cathedral-III system is an environment for efficient synthesis of high-throughput digital-signal-processing circuits. The system translates a behavioral description, expressed in the Silage language, into an intermediate signal flow graph representation, which is assembled and optimized into a dedicated bit-sliced architecture. The Cordic algorithm is used as test-vehicle to demonstrate the features of the Cathedral-III methodology.<>