Smile - a Scalable Microcontroller Library Element
(1993) Microprocessing and Microprogramming — Vol. 39, n° 2-5, p. 259-262 (1993)
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- A parameterised microcontroller for use in compiled single-chip systems is described. Key processor parameters may be varied over a wide range (minimum data bus width is 4 bits) in order to optimise chip area and performance for a given application. The instruction set is uniform and compact, does not vary when the microcontroller design is scaled, and produces dense code. A working prototype has been produced in Mietec 2.4mu CMOS using the Cathedral silicon compiler, and a variety of 1.2mu and 0.7mu layouts generated from parameterised netlists in the Hilarics and VHDL languages, using both the Cathedral and Synopsys compilers. Code density and layout results are given.
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Betts, AK., Bolsens, I., Sicard, E., Renaudin, M., & Johnstone, A. (1993). Smile - a Scalable Microcontroller Library Element. Microprocessing and Microprogramming, 39(2-5), 259-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-6074(93)90101-P (Original work published 1993)