Dramatic embedded systems volumes and associated market segments force
a reevaluation of the best way to satisfy the possibly conflicting
demands placed on processor designs. Domain-specific embedded processors,
such as network, automotive, cellular and others, present interesting
architectural refinements, albeit at the cost of splintering the embedded
processor market. Reprogrammable and/or reconfigurable embedded processors
provide an alternative approach, capable of delivering single,
fixed-silicon architectures, thus amortizing design and manufacturing
costs across large volumes, yet necessitating an answer to the challenge
of effective customization of embedded processors.
The symposium explores (micro)architectural design approaches and
trade-offs and compiler technologies, for both domain-specific and
customizable embedded processors. The symposium aims at generating a
forum wherein challenges and solutions will be explored, discussed and
compared.