TCPA_INT – Integration and Coupling of Tightly Coupled Processor Arrays (T01#)

该转让项目的目标是分析大规模并行加速器架构，特别是紧耦合处理器阵列（TCPA），并将其集成到最先进的商用嵌入式微控制器架构中，如英飞凌的AURIX或ARM的Cortex-A系列处理器。具体的研究问题，这是项目合作伙伴共同感兴趣的，包括在考虑各个子系统的不同性能和带宽能力的同时研究适当的耦合方式。特别是，新的高速缓存为基础的耦合架构进行调查。集成系统应进行原型制作，并根据高级驾驶员辅助系统领域中选定的基准进行评估，包括能源效率、面积成本、时间的可预测性以及安全性和可靠性。

Objective of this transfer project is the analysis of massively parallel accelerator architectures, in particular tightly coupled processor arrays (TCPAs), and their integration into a commercial state-of-the-art embedded microcontroller architecture such as Infineon’s AURIX, or ARM’s Cortex-A series of processors.Concrete research questions, which are of mutual interest for both project partners, include the investigation of suitable ways of coupling while respecting the different performance and bandwidth capabilities of the individual subsystems. Particularly, novel cache-based coupling architectures shall be investigated. The integrated system shall be prototyped and evaluated for selected benchmarks from the domain of advanced driver assistance systems with respect to energy efficiency, area cost, and the predictability of timing as well as safety and reliability.