THE EFFECT OF DATA-REUSE TRANSFORMATIONS ON MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS FOR APPLICATION SPECIFIC PROCESSORS

Authors

  • N. Vassiliadis
  • A. Chormoviti
  • N. Kavvadias
  • S. Nikolaidis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47839/ijc.4.3.369

Keywords:

ASIP, Data-Reuse Transformations, Multimedia Applications

Abstract

Multimedia applications are characterized by a high number of data transfers and storage operations. Appropriate transformations can be applied at the algorithmic level to improve crucial implementation characteristics. In this paper, the effect of data-reuse transformations on power consumption and performance of multimedia applications, realized on an Application Specific Instruction set Processor (ASIP), is examined. An ASIP for multimedia applications designed based on a complete methodology is used to evaluate this effect. Results prove the efficiency of the ASIP solution and indicate benefits from the use of the data-reuse transformations in terms of energy consumption and performance. Also, preliminary results from the exploitation of instruction buffering technique to reduce the energy consumption of the ASIP are presented.

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Published

2014-08-01

How to Cite

Vassiliadis, N., Chormoviti, A., Kavvadias, N., & Nikolaidis, S. (2014). THE EFFECT OF DATA-REUSE TRANSFORMATIONS ON MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS FOR APPLICATION SPECIFIC PROCESSORS. International Journal of Computing, 4(3), 102-109. https://doi.org/10.47839/ijc.4.3.369

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2005, Volume 4, Issue 3

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