Multiprocessor SoC design methods and tools

With the continuous evolution of semiconductor process technology, it is now possible to integrate tens or hundreds of processors in a single chip and make an multiprocessor systems-on-chip (MPSoC), or a multicore platform. There are many dual or quad-core CPUs and 100+-core graphics processing units (GPUs) on the desktop computer market, and many MPSoC solutions are also in the embedded computing markets. A key benefit of multicore platforms is scalability in performance and power.