Hu Y.H. (ed.) Programmable Digital Signal Processors. Architecture, Programming, and Applications

Marcel Dekker, 2002. — 432 p.Since their inception in the late 1970s, programmable digital signal processors (PDSPs) have gradually expanded into applications such as multimedia signal processing, communications, and industrial control. PDSPs have always played a dual role: on the one hand, they are programmable microprocessors; on the other hand, they are designed specifically for digital signal processing (DSP) applications. Hence they often contain special instructions and special architecture supports so as to execute computation-intensive DSP algorithms more efficiently. This book addresses various programming issues of PDSPs and features the contributions of some of the leading experts in the field.
In Chapter 1, Kittitornkun and Hu offer an overview of the various aspects of PDSPs. Chapter 2, by Managuli and Kim, gives a comprehensive discussion of programming methods for very-long-instruction-word (VLIW) PDSP architectures; in particular, they focus on mapping DSP algorithms to best match the underlying VLIW architectures. In Chapter 3, Lee and Fiskiran describe native signal processing (a technique to enhance the performance of multimedia signal processing by general-purpose microprocessors) and compare various formats for multimedia extension (MMX) instruction. Chapter 4, by Tessier and Burleson, presents a survey of academic research and commercial development in reconfigurable computing for DSP systems over the past 15 years.
The next three chapters focus on issues in software development. In Chapter 5, Wu and Wolf examine the pros and cons of various options for implementing video signal processing applications. Chapter 6, by Yu and Hu, details a methodology for optimal compiler linear code generation. In Chapter 7, Chen et al. offer practical advice on proper design of multimedia algorithms using MMX instruction sets.
Chapter 8, by Bhattacharyya, addresses the relationship between hardware synthesis and software design, focusing particularly on automated mapping of high-level specifications of DSP applications onto programmable DSPs. In Chapter 9, Catthoor et al. discuss critical, yet often overlooked, issues of storage system architecture and memory management.Programmable Digital Signal Processors: A Survey
VLIW Processor Architectures and Algorithm Mappings for DSP Applications
Multimedia Instructions in Microprocessors for Native Signal Processing
Reconfigurable Computing and Digital Signal Processing: Past, Present, and Future
Parallel Architectures for Programmable Video Signal Processing
OASIS: An Optimized Code Generation Approach for Complex Instruction Set PDSPs
Digital Signal Processing on MMX Technology
Hardware/Software Cosynthesis of DSP Systems
Data Transfer and Storage Architecture Issues and Exploration in Multimedia Processors