Processor and memory configurability for multiprocessor systems-on-chip

近年来，由于电路呈指数级增长，电路级设计挑战的增加（由于更小的晶体管）以及上市时间压力的增加，集成电路的设计成本急剧增加。如果没有计算机辅助设计（CAD）的创新发展到今天，平均设计成本将大大高于其目前的价值。尽管有这些CAD创新，但对设计复杂性的需求仍然超过了工程师有意义地设计它们的能力。CAD创新的持续管道必须继续下去，否则大多数半导体公司的设计成本将很快变得令人望而却步。

In recent years, the cost of designing integrated circuits has dramatically increased due to exponentially larger circuits, an increase in circuit-level design challenges due to smaller transistors, and increased time-to-market pressures. If it were not for the computer-aided design (CAD) innovations developed to date, the average design cost would be significantly higher than its current value. In spite these CAD innovations, the demand for design complexity continues to outpace the ability of engineers to meaningfully design them. A continuous pipeline of CAD innovations must continue otherwise design costs will quickly become prohibitive for most semiconductor companies.