HIGH-LEVEL SYNTHESIS - CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE-PROSPECTS

High-level synthesis is becoming increasingly important in the area of VLSI CAD. During the last decade, much research has been carried out in this area and some results have been achieved. This paper presents a survey on the slate-of-the-art of current high-level synthesis resea rch and applications. Besides basic knowledge, a comprehensive overvie w has been conducted among the various theories, methods, algorithms, and applications of the existing systems. Their advantages, limitation s, and feasibilities are also described. Finally, some points on curre nt status and future directions of high-level synthesis are addressed.