Heterogeneous Multicore Processor Technologies for Embedded Systems

The book "Heterogeneous Multicore Processor Technologies for Embedded Systems" provides a comprehensive analysis of heterogeneous multicore technology, which is crucial for modern, digitally converged embedded systems. It discusses the use of various energy-efficient processor cores on a single chip to achieve heterogeneous parallelism on a system-on-chip (SoC). The authors explain the architecture of this technology and introduce several types of embedded processor cores, including both CPU cores and specialized processor cores that enable high parallelism at the computational level. Additionally, the development and implementation of three specific multicore chips, RP-1, RP-2, and RP-X, are described in detail, including the software environments and applications that run on these chips. The book is aimed at professionals and students seeking an in-depth understanding of the challenges and solutions in the field of embedded systems.