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This paper presents a new environment for exploring and optimizing VLIW architectures for multimedia applications. The environment consists of a generic VLIW architecture, in which virtually all characteristics can be changed, and an assembler with the corresponding parameterized scheduler based on an enhanced version of the list scheduling algorithm. A novel partitioned register file architecture is proposed and analyzed with this environment. This is performed using a highly time consuming task of the H.264 video decoder application. Performance improvements of up to 67% can be achieved when running this application on different architecture configurations.
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Payá-Vayá, G., Martín-Langerwerf, J., Taptimthong, P., Pirsch, P. (2007). Design Space Exploration of Media Processors: A Generic VLIW Architecture and a Parameterized Scheduler. In: Lukowicz, P., Thiele, L., Tröster, G. (eds) Architecture of Computing Systems - ARCS 2007. ARCS 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4415. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71270-1_19
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