HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CODESIGN AND FLEXIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OFTEN NECESSITA
TE EMBEDDED APPLICATION-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION-SET PROCESSORS IN SYSTEM-ON-CH
IP DESIGNS. SPACEMAN, A REUSABLE STACK-PROCESSOR VIRTUAL COMPONENT, OFFERS
A CUSTOMER-CONFIGURABLE INSTRUCTION SET; PARAMETERIZABLE BUS WIDTHS, STACK
DEPTHS, AND STACK ACCESS RANGES; AND SELECTABLE BUS INTERFACES.