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Correct and Energy-Efficient Design of a Multimedia

Application on SoCs

Adolf Abdallah, Abdoulaye Gamatie, Rabie Ben Atitallah, Jean-Luc Dekeyser

To cite this version:

Adolf Abdallah, Abdoulaye Gamatie, Rabie Ben Atitallah, Jean-Luc Dekeyser. Correct andEnergy-Efficient Design of a Multimedia Application on SoCs. [Research Report] RR-7715,INRIA. 2011. <inria-00616223>

HAL Id: inria-00616223

https://hal.inria.fr/inria-00616223

Submitted on 20 Aug 2011

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open accessarchive for the deposit and dissemination of sci-entific research documents, whether they are pub-lished or not. The documents may come fromteaching and research institutions in France orabroad, or from public or private research centers.

L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, estdestinee au depot et a la diffusion de documentsscientifiques de niveau recherche, publies ou non,emanant des etablissements d’enseignement et derecherche francais ou etrangers, des laboratoirespublics ou prives.

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Correct and Energy-Efficient Design of a

Multimedia Application on SoCs

Adolf Abdallah — Abdoulaye Gamatié — Rabie Ben Atitallah — Jean-Luc Dekeyser

N° 7715

August 2011

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Centre de recherche INRIA Lille – Nord EuropeParc Scientifique de la Haute Borne

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛

▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s

❆❞♦❧❢ ❆❜❞❛❧❧❛❤∗✱ ❆❜❞♦✉❧❛②❡ ●❛♠❛t✐é†✱ ❘❛❜✐❡ ❇❡♥ ❆t✐t❛❧❧❛❤‡✱

❏❡❛♥✲▲✉❝ ❉❡❦❡②s❡r§

❚❤❡♠❡ ✿ ❊♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ ❛♥❞ ❘❡❛❧ ❚✐♠❡ ❙②st❡♠s❆❧❣♦r✐t❤♠✐❝s✱ Pr♦❣r❛♠♠✐♥❣✱ ❙♦❢t✇❛r❡ ❛♥❞ ❆r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡

➱q✉✐♣❡s✲Pr♦❥❡ts ❉❛rt

❘❛♣♣♦rt ❞❡ r❡❝❤❡r❝❤❡ ♥➦ ✼✼✶✺ ✖ ❆✉❣✉st ✷✵✶✶ ✖ ✶✻ ♣❛❣❡s

❆❜str❛❝t✿ ❚❤✐s r❡♣♦rt ♣r❡s❡♥ts t❤❡ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❛♥❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ ♠✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛✲t✐♦♥s s✉❝❤ ❛s t❤❡ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r ♦♥ ♠✉❧t✐♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡s✳ ❆ ♠♦❞❡❧✲❜❛s❡❞❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ✐s ❛❞♦♣t❡❞ ❜② ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❯▼▲ ▼❛rt❡ s♣❡❝✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥s✳ ❆♥ ❛❜str❛❝t ❝❧♦❝❦❛♥❛❧②s✐s ✐s ♣r♦♣♦s❡❞ t♦ ❞❡❛❧ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❝♦rr❡❝t♥❡ss ♦❢ s②st❡♠ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦rs ❛♥❞ t♦ ✜♥❞t❤❡ ♠♦st s✉✐t❛❜❧❡ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s r❡❣❛r❞✐♥❣ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❛♥❞❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳ ❲❡ ❝❧❛✐♠ t❤❛t ♦✉r ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ♦✛❡rs ❛ r❛♣✐❞ ❛♥❞ r❡❧✐❛❜❧❡❞❡s✐❣♥ s♣❛❝❡ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s ❝r✉❝✐❛❧ ✇❤❡♥ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t✐♥❣ ❝♦♠♣❧❡① s②st❡♠s✳

❑❡②✲✇♦r❞s✿ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s✱ ❛❜str❛❝t ❝❧♦❝❦✱ s②st❡♠✲♦♥✲❝❤✐♣✱ ❝♦♥✜❣✲✉r❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s✱ ❝♦rr❡❝t♥❡ss

∗ ❛❞♦❧❢✳❛❜❞❛❧❧❛❤❅❧✐✢✳❢r† ❛❜❞♦✉❧❛②❡✳❣❛♠❛t✐❡❅❧✐✢✳❢r‡ r❛❜✐❡✳❜❡♥❛t✐t❛❧❧❛❤❅✉♥✐✈✲✈❛❧❡♥❝✐❡♥♥❡s✳❢r✱ ▲❆▼■❍ ✲ ❯♥✐✈❡rs✐t② ♦❢ ❱❛❧❡♥❝✐❡♥♥❡s✱ ▲❡ ▼♦♥t

❍♦✉②✱ ✺✾✸✶✸ ❱❛❧❡♥❝✐❡♥♥❡s ✲ ❋r❛♥❝❡§ ❥❡❛♥✲❧✉❝✳❞❡❦❡②s❡r❅❧✐✢✳❢r

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❈♦♥❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ❝♦rr❡❝t❡ ❡t ❡✣❝❛❝❡ ❞✉ ♣♦✐♥t ❞❡ ✈✉❡

é♥❡r❣ét✐q✉❡ ❞✬✉♥❡ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ♠✉❧t✐♠é❞✐❛ s✉r

s②stè♠❡✲s✉r✲♣✉❝❡

❘és✉♠é ✿ ❈❡ r❛♣♣♦rt ♣rés❡♥t❡ ❧❛ ❝♦♥❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ❡t ❧✬❛♥❛❧②s❡ ❞✬❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ♠✉❧t✐✲♠é❞✐❛ t❡❧❧❡s q✉✬✉♥ ❡♥❝♦❞❡✉r ❏P❊● s✉r ✉♥❡ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ ♠✉❧t✐♣r♦❝❡ss❡✉r✳ ❯♥❡❛♣♣r♦❝❤❡ ❜❛sé❡ s✉r ❞❡s ♠♦❞è❧❡s ❡st ❛❞♦♣té❡ ❡♥ ❝♦♥s✐❞ér❛♥t ❞❡s s♣é❝✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥s❡♥ ❯▼▲ ▼❛rt❡✳ ❯♥❡ ❛♥❛❧②s❡ r❡♣♦s❛♥t s✉r ❞❡s ❤♦r❧♦❣❡s ❛❜str❛✐t❡s ❡st ♣r♦♣♦sé❡❛✜♥ ❞✬❛❜♦r❞❡r ❧❛ ❝♦rr❡❝t✐♦♥ ❞❡s ❝♦♠♣♦rt❡♠❡♥ts ❞✬✉♥ s②stè♠❡✱ ❡t tr♦✉✈❡r ❧❡s❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ❧❡s ♣❧✉s ❛❞éq✉❛t❡s ♣♦✉r s♦♥ ❡①é❝✉t✐♦♥✱ ❞✉ ♣♦✐♥t ❞❡ ✈✉❡ ❞❡ ❧❛ ♣❡r✲❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❡t ❞❡ ❧❛ ❝♦♥s♦♠♠❛t✐♦♥ ❞✬é♥❡r❣✐❡✳ ◆♦tr❡ ❛♣♣r♦❝❤❡ ♣❡r♠❡t ✉♥❡ ❛♥❛❧②s❡r❛♣✐❞❡ ❡t ✜❛❜❧❡ ❞❡ ❧✬❡s♣❛❝❡ ❞❡ ❝♦♥❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ❀ ❝❡❧❛ ❡st ❝r✉❝✐❛❧ ♣♦✉r ❧✬✐♠♣❧❛♥t❛t✐♦♥❞❡s s②stè♠❡s ❝♦♠♣❧❡①❡s✳

▼♦ts✲❝❧és ✿ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ♠✉❧t✐♠é❞✐❛✱ ❤♦r❧♦❣❡s ❛❜str❛✐t❡s✱ s②stè♠❡✲s✉r✲♣✉❝❡✱❛♥❛❧②s❡ ❞❡ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥✱ ❝♦rr❡❝t✐♦♥

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✸

❈♦♥t❡♥ts

✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ✹

✷ ❙②st❡♠ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ✇✐t❤ ▼❛rt❡ ✺✷✳✶ ❋✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣❛rt ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✺✷✳✷ ❊①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✼✷✳✸ ▼❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧✐t② ♦♥ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✼

✷✳✸✳✶ ▼♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✼✷✳✸✳✷ ●❡♥❡r❛❧ ♣r✐♥❝✐♣❧❡✿ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦❥❡❝t✐♦♥ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✽✷✳✸✳✸ ❙❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ t❛s❦s ♦♥ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✽

✸ ❈❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ s②st❡♠ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ✶✵✸✳✶ ❆♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✶✵✸✳✷ ❊✈❛❧✉❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✶✶✸✳✸ ▼✐♥✐♠✐③✐♥❣ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✶✶

✹ ❱❛❧✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r✿ ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ✈s ❙②st❡♠❈s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ✶✶✹✳✶ ❈♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥ s♣❡❝✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✶✶✹✳✷ ❘❡s✉❧ts ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✶✷

✺ ❈♦♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ r❡♠❛r❦s ✶✹

❘❘ ♥➦ ✼✼✶✺

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✹

✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❡♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ s②st❡♠s ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ♦♥ s②st❡♠✲♦♥✲❝❤✐♣ ✭❙♦❈s✮✱ ❡✳❣✳✱❢♦✉♥❞ ✐♥ ❞✐❣✐t❛❧ ❝❛♠❡r❛s ❛♥❞ ❝❡❧❧✉❧❛r ♣❤♦♥❡s✱ ❛r❡ ♦♠♥✐♣r❡s❡♥t ✐♥ ♦✉r ❞❛✐❧② ❧✐❢❡✳❚❤❡② ❜❡❝♦♠❡ ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣❧② s♦♣❤✐st✐❝❛t❡❞ ❛♥❞ r❡s♦✉r❝❡ ❞❡♠❛♥❞✐♥❣ t♦ ♠❡❡t q✉❛❧✐t②♦❢ s❡r✈✐❝❡✳ ❚❤❡✐r ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣❡rs ♠✉st ❣✉❛r❛♥t❡❡ t❤❡✐r ❝♦rr❡❝t♥❡ss ❛♥❞ s❛t✐s❢❛❝t♦r②❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡s✳ ▼✉❧t✐♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠s ♦✛❡r ❛ ✈❡r② ❣♦♦❞ ♦♣♣♦rt✉✲♥✐t② t♦ ❡✣❝✐❡♥t❧② ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t s✉❝❤ s②st❡♠s✳ ■♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥✱ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✐s ❛♥♦t❤❡r ♠❛❥♦r ✐ss✉❡ ✇❤❡♥ s✉❝❤ s②st❡♠s ❛r❡ ❡♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ ✐♥ ♣♦rt❛❜❧❡ ❞❡✈✐❝❡s❞❡♣❡♥❞✐♥❣ str♦♥❣❧② ♦♥ ❜❛tt❡r✐❡s✳

❆❧❧ t❤❡s❡ ❛s♣❡❝ts ♠❛❦❡ t❤❡ ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❞❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ♠✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❙♦❈s ✈❡r② ❝❤❛❧❧❡♥❣✲✐♥❣✳ ❚♦ ❛❞❡q✉❛t❡❧② ❛❞❞r❡ss t❤❡ ❛❢♦r❡♠❡♥t✐♦♥❡❞ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❝❤❛❧❧❡♥❣❡s✱ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣❡rs♥❡❡❞ ♠❡t❤♦❞♦❧♦❣✐❡s ❢♦r ❤✐❣❤✲❧❡✈❡❧ s♦❢t✇❛r❡✴❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ❝♦✲♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s♦❢ ❙♦❈s✳ ❚❤❡ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ♠♦❞❡❧s ♠✉st ❜❡ ❡①♣r❡ss✐✈❡ ❛♥❞ ♣r❡❝✐s❡ ❡♥♦✉❣❤ ❢♦r ❛♥❡❛r❧② ❛ss❡ss♠❡♥t ♦❢ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❞❡❝✐s✐♦♥s✳

❈♦♥tr✐❜✉t✐♦♥s✳ ■♥ t❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r✱ ✇❡ ♣r♦♣♦s❡ ❛♥ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ❢♦r ❡♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ s②st❡♠❞❡s✐❣♥ ❛♥❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ❛t ❛ ❤✐❣❤ ❛❜str❛❝t✐♦♥ ❧❡✈❡❧ ✐♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ t❤❡ ❞❡s✐❣♥s♣❛❝❡ ❡①♣❧♦r❛t✐♦♥ ✭❉❙❊✮ ❡✛♦rts ✐♥ ❛ ❙♦❈ ❝♦❞❡s✐❣♥ ❢r❛♠❡✇♦r❦ ❬✾❪✳ ❲❡ ❞❡s❝r✐❜❡ ❛s②st❡♠ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ❯▼▲ ▼❛rt❡ ♣r♦✜❧❡❬✶✺❪✱ ❞❡❞✐❝❛t❡❞ t♦ t❤❡ ▼♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❆♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ ❘❡❛❧✲❚✐♠❡ ❊♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ s②st❡♠s✳❲❡ ❛♥❛❧②③❡ t❤❡ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r ♦❢ t❤❡ s②st❡♠ ❜② ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r✐♥❣ ❛❜str❛❝t ❝❧♦❝❦s ✐♥s♣✐r❡❞❜② t❤❡ s②♥❝❤r♦♥♦✉s ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ❬✺❪✳ ❖✉r ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ❛✐♠s t♦ ❣✉❛r❛♥t❡❡t❤❡ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝♦rr❡❝t♥❡ss ♦❢ t❤❡ s②st❡♠✳ ■t ❛❧s♦ ❡①♣❧♦✐ts ❝❧♦❝❦ tr❛❝❡s t♦ ❛s✲s✐st ❛ ❞❡s✐❣♥❡r ✐♥ ❛ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ♦❢ s②st❡♠ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ♦✛❡r✐♥❣ ❛ ❣♦♦❞ ❝♦♠♣r♦♠✐s❡❛❜♦✉t ❝♦rr❡❝t♥❡ss✱ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❛♥❞ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳ ❖✉r ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ✐s t②♣✐✲❝❛❧❧② ✈❡r② ✉s❡❢✉❧ ✐♥ ❢r❛♠❡✇♦r❦s ❛❞♦♣t✐♥❣ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠✲❜❛s❡❞ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❬✶✻❪✱ ✇❤❡r❡ ❤✐❣❤❧❡✈❡❧ s♣❡❝✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ s②st❡♠ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧✐t② ❛♥❞ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ ❛r❡ r❡✜♥❡❞ ✇✐t❤✇❡❧❧✲❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐③❡❞ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥ts ❛♥❞ ❛♥❛❧②③❡❞ s♦ ❛s t♦ r❛♣✐❞❧② ♠❡❡t ❞❡s✐❣♥ r❡✲q✉✐r❡♠❡♥ts✳

❘❡❧❛t❡❞ ✇♦r❦s✳ ❆♠♦♥❣ ❡①✐st✐♥❣ st✉❞✐❡s ❞❡✈♦t❡❞ t♦ ♠♦❞❡❧✲❜❛s❡❞ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❛♥❞❛♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ ❡♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ s②st❡♠s✱ ✇❡ ♠❡♥t✐♦♥ ▼♦❞❊❙ ❬✶✹❪✱ ❙❡s❛♠❡ ❬✶✶❪ ❛♥❞ s②♥✲❝❤r♦♥♦✉s ♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❆❆❉▲ ❬✶✵❪✳ ■♥ ▼♦❞❊❙✱ t❤❡ ❛✉t❤♦rs ✉s❡ ❯▼▲ t♦ ♠♦❞❡❧❛ s②st❡♠✳ ❆♥ ✐♥t❡r♥❛❧ t♦♦❧ ✭❝❛❧❧❡❞ ❍✲❙♣❡①✮✱ ❛❞♦♣t✐♥❣ ❛ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐st✐❝ ♠❡t❛✲❤❡✉r✐st✐❝ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤✱ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s ❞❡s✐❣♥❡rs ✇✐t❤ ❛ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs r❡q✉✐r❡❞ ❢♦rs②st❡♠ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥✱ ♠❛♣s t❛s❦s t♦ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs✱ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t❡s ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs t♦ ❜✉s s❡❣♠❡♥ts❛♥❞ s❡ts t❤❡ ✈♦❧t❛❣❡ ♦❢ ❡❛❝❤ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✳ ■ts ♠❛✐♥ ❣♦❛❧ ✐s t♦ ♠✐♥✐♠✐③❡ ❛s ♠✉❝❤❛s ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ t❤❡ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ❝♦sts ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ✈♦❧t❛❣❡ ♦❢ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs✳ ■♥ ❙❡s❛♠❡✱❛✉t❤♦rs ❛❞❞r❡ss ❙♦❈ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❜② ✉s✐♥❣ ❛ s♣❡❝✐✜❝ ❯▼▲ ♣r♦✜❧❡✳ ❚❤❡② ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ ❝♦❞❡✐♥ t✇♦ ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡s✿ ❙②st❡♠❈ ❢♦r s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ▲♦t♦s ❢♦r ❢♦r♠❛❧ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ t❡♠✲♣♦r❛❧ ♦r❞❡r✐♥❣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ❡✈❡♥ts✳ ■♥ ❬✶✵❪✱ ❆❆❉▲ ♠♦❞❡❧s ❞❡s❝r✐❜✐♥❣ ❛♥ ❡♠❜❡❞❞❡❞s②st❡♠ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ ❛r❡ tr❛♥s❧❛t❡❞ t♦ ❛ s②♥❝❤r♦♥♦✉s ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡ ✐♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ ✈❡r✐❢②t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡r✈❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ s②st❡♠ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s✳ ❚❤❡ r❡s✉❧t ✐s ❝♦♠❜✐♥❡❞✇✐t❤ ❛♥ ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ s②♥❝❤r♦♥♦✉s ♣r♦❣r❛♠ ❡♥❝♦❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ s②st❡♠ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧✐t② ✐♥♦r❞❡r t♦ ♦❜t❛✐♥ ❛ ❝♦♠♣❧❡t❡ s②st❡♠ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❢♦r ✈❛❧✐❞❛t✐♦♥✳ ❈♦♠♣❛r❡❞ t♦ ❛❜♦✈❡♠❡♥t✐♦♥❡❞ ✇♦r❦s✱ ♦✉r ♣r♦♣♦s✐t✐♦♥ ❛✐♠s ❛t ♦✛❡r✐♥❣ ❛ ❙♦❈ ❝♦✲❞❡s✐❣♥ ❛♥❞ ❛♥❛❧②✲s✐s ♠❡t❤♦❞♦❧♦❣②✳ ❲❡ s♣❡❝✐❢② ❛ s②st❡♠ ✉s✐♥❣ ▼❛rt❡ ❛s ✐♥ ❬✶✷❪✳ ❲❡ ♣r♦♣♦s❡ ❛✈❛❧✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ s②st❡♠ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s ❛s ✐♥ ❬✶✵❪ ❛♥❞ ❬✶✶❪✳ ❚❤✐s ❡♥❛❜❧❡s t♦

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✺

❣✉❛r❛♥t❡❡ t❤❡ s✉✐t❛❜✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ❝❤♦s❡♥ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠s r❡❣❛r❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❝♦rr❡❝t✲♥❡ss ♦❢ t❤❡ s②st❡♠✳ ❲❡ ❛❧s♦ ❛❞❞r❡ss ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s ✈✐❛ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r❢r❡q✉❡♥❝✐❡s s♦ ❛s t♦ ✜♥❞ r❡❧❡✈❛♥t s②st❡♠ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ♦♣t✐♠✐③✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣②❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❛s ✐♥ ❬✶✹❪✳ ❋♦r t❤❛t✱ ✇❡ ♠❛❦❡ ✉s❡ ♦❢ ✇❡❧❧✲❦♥♦✇♥ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s ✐♥ ❧✐t❡r✲❛t✉r❡ s✉❝❤ ❛s ❞②♥❛♠✐❝ ✈♦❧t❛❣❡✴❢r❡q✉❡♥❝② s❝❛❧✐♥❣ ✭❉❱❋❙✮ ❬✻❪ ♦r ♣♦✇❡r s❤✉t❞♦✇♥✭P❙✮ ❬✶✸❪✳

❇❡②♦♥❞ ♠♦❞❡❧✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤❡s✱ ✇❡ ❝❛♥ ❛❧s♦ ♠❡♥t✐♦♥ ❡①✐st✐♥❣ ❝♦♠♠❡r❝✐❛❧t♦♦❧s t❤❛t ♣r♦✈✐❞❡ ❘❚▲ ✭r❡❣✐st❡r tr❛♥s❢❡r ❧❡✈❡❧✮ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❡♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❡♥✈✐✲r♦♥♠❡♥ts ❢♦r ❧♦✇✲❧❡✈❡❧ s②st❡♠ ♣r♦t♦t②♣✐♥❣ ❬✸❪✳ ❙✉❝❤ ❡♥✈✐r♦♥♠❡♥ts ❛ss✐st s♦❢t✲✇❛r❡ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣❡rs ✐♥ ❞r✐✈❡r ❞❡❜✉❣ ❛♥❞ ✐♥t❡❣r❛t✐♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❛❧❧♦✇ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ❡♥❣✐♥❡❡rst♦ ❦❡❡♣ t❤❡✐r tr❛❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ✈✐❡✇ ♦❢ ❡♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ s②st❡♠s✳ ❯♥❢♦rt✉♥❛t❡❧②✱ ❘❚▲ ❧❡✈❡❧t♦♦❧s ❝❛♥♥♦t ❛❞❡q✉❛t❡❧② s✉♣♣♦rt t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣❧❡①✐t② ♦❢ ♠✉❧t✐✲♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❙♦❈s r❡✲q✉✐r❡❞ ❢♦r ♠✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ t❤❡② ❛r❡ ✈❡r② s❧♦✇ ❢♦r ❛ ♠❡❛♥✐♥❣❢✉❧❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ s♦❢t✇❛r❡✳ ■♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡✱ ♠❛♥②r❡s❡❛r❝❤ ❡✛♦rts ❤❛✈❡ ❜❡❡♥ ❝♦♥❞✉❝t❡❞ t♦✇❛r❞s t❤❡ ✉s❡ ♦❢ ❈②❝❧❡✲❆❝❝✉r❛t❡ ✭❈❆✮s✐♠✉❧❛t♦rs✳ ❚❤❡② s✐♠✉❧❛t❡ ❛ ♠✐❝r♦✲❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ ❛t t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦✲❝②❝❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦✲✈✐❞❡ ✇✐❞❡❧② ✉s❡❞ s✐♠✉❧❛t♦rs✳ ❆t ❛ ❤✐❣❤❡r ❛❜str❛❝t✐♦♥ ❧❡✈❡❧✱ ❛♥ ■♥str✉❝t✐♦♥ ❙❡t❙✐♠✉❧❛t♦r ✭■❙❙✮ s❡q✉❡♥t✐❛❧❧② ❡①❡❝✉t❡s ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥s ✇✐t❤♦✉t ❛♥② ♥♦t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❝♦♥❝✉r✲r❡♥❝② ♦❢ ❛ ♠✐❝r♦✲❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡✳ ❆♥ ■❙❙ ❞❡s❝r✐♣t✐♦♥ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❡♥❤❛♥❝❡❞ ✇✐t❤ t✐♠✐♥❣❛♥♥♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❢♦r ❛♣♣r♦①✐♠❛t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡ ❛♥❞ ♦❜t❛✐♥✐♥❣ ❛ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r❛❧♠♦❞❡❧✳ ❇✉t✱ t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ s♣❡❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❈❆ ♦r ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r❛❧ ■❙❙ s✐♠✉❧❛t♦rs ❛r❡❧✐♠✐t❡❞ t♦ ❢❡✇ ❤✉♥❞r❡❞ t❤♦✉s❛♥❞s ♦❢ s✐♠✉❧❛t❡❞ ❝②❝❧❡s ♣❡r s❡❝♦♥❞✳ ❈♦♥tr❛r✐❧② t♦❘❚▲✲ ❛♥❞ ❈❆✲❜❛s❡❞ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s✱ ♦✉r ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ❞♦❡s ♥♦t r❡q✉✐r❡ ❛♥② s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥♣❧❛t❢♦r♠✳ ■♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥✱ ♦♥❧② ❛♥ ❛❜str❛❝t ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐③❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ❛♥❞s♦❢t✇❛r❡ ♣❛rts ♦❢ ❛ s②st❡♠ ✐s r❡q✉✐r❡❞✳ ❆s ❛ r❡s✉❧t✱ ♥♦ ❛❝t✉❛❧ ■P ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞ t♦r✉♥ ❛♥❞ ❛♥❛❧②③❡ ❛ s②st❡♠✱ ❛♥❞ t❤✐s ❡❧✐♠✐♥❛t❡s t❤❡ t❡❞✐♦✉s ❝♦❞✐♥❣✴❞❡❜✉❣ ❡✛♦rts❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠✳

❖✉t❧✐♥❡✳ ■♥ t❤❡ ❢♦❧❧♦✇✐♥❣✱ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✷ ❞❡s❝r✐❜❡s s②st❡♠ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ✇✐t❤ ▼❛rt❡ ❛♥❞❛❜str❛❝t ❝❧♦❝❦s✳ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✸ ♣r❡s❡♥ts ♦✉r ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s✳ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✹ r❡♣♦rts❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ r❡s✉❧ts ♦♥ ❛ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r ❜② ❝♦♠♣❛r✐♥❣ ♦✉r ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤✇✐t❤ ❙②st❡♠❈ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✳ ❋✐♥❛❧❧②✱ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✺ ❣✐✈❡s ❝♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥s✳

✷ ❙②st❡♠ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ✇✐t❤ ▼❛rt❡

■♥ t❤✐s st✉❞②✱ s❡q✉❡♥❝❡s ♦❢ ✐♠❛❣❡s ✭♦❢ s✐③❡ 256× 256✮ ❛r❡ ❡♥❝♦❞❡❞ ❛t ❛ ❝♦♥st❛♥t❢r❛♠❡ r❛t❡ ♦❢ ✶✺ ❢r❛♠❡s ♣❡r s❡❝♦♥❞✳ ❙♦✱ t❤❡ ❏P❊● ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠ ♣r♦❝❡ss❡s ❛ ❢r❛♠❡❡✈❡r② ✻✻ ♠s✳ ■♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ ❡♥❝♦❞❡ ❡❛❝❤ ❢r❛♠❡ ❜❡❢♦r❡ t❤❡ ♥❡①t ♦♥❡✱ ❛ ❞❡❛❞❧✐♥❡ ♦❢✻✻ ♠s ✐s ❝❤♦s❡♥✳ ❲❡ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r ✜♥✐t❡ ✐♠❛❣❡ s❡q✉❡♥❝❡s✳

✷✳✶ ❋✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣❛rt

❚❤❡ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠✱ ♠♦❞❡❧❡❞ ♦♥ t♦♣ ♦❢ ❋✐❣✳ ✶✱ ❝♦♥s✐sts ♦❢ s❡✈❡r❛❧ st❡♣s✳❋✐rst✱ ✐t s♣❧✐ts ✐♠❛❣❡s ✐♥t♦ ❜❧♦❝❦s ♦❢ s✐③❡ ✻✹ ♣✐①❡❧s ✭✽×✽✮✳ ❍❡r❡✱ ✇❡ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r ✐♠✲❛❣❡s ♦❢ t②♣❡ ❧✉♠✐♥❛♥❝❡✴❝❤r♦♠✐♥❛♥❝❡ s✉❝❤ ❛s ❨❯❱ ❛♥❞ ❨❈❜❈r✱ t♦ ♦❜t❛✐♥ t❤❡❜❡st ❝♦♠♣r❡ss✐♦♥ r❛t✐♦s✳ ❚❤❡♥✱ ❛ ❝♦❧♦r tr❛♥s❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐s ❛♣♣❧✐❡❞ t♦ ♣✐①❡❧ ❜❧♦❝❦s✐♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ ❡①tr❛❝t ✐♥❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ❛❜♦✉t t❤❡ ❧✉♠✐♥❛♥❝❡ ❛♥❞ ❝❤r♦♠✐♥❛♥❝❡✳ ❆❢t❡r✲✇❛r❞✱ ❛ ❉✐s❝r❡t❡ ❈♦s✐♥❡ ❚r❛♥s❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✭❉❈❚✮ ✐s ❛♣♣❧✐❡❞ t♦ ❡❛❝❤ r❡s✉❧t✐♥❣

❘❘ ♥➦ ✼✼✶✺

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✻

JpegAlgorithm

rgb : RGB2YUV dct : DisCoSTran qu : Quantization hu : Huffman re : RebuildImage

In In_rgbOut_rgb_Y

Out_rgb_U

Out_rgb_V

In_dct_Y

In_dct_U

In_dct_V

Out_dct_Y

Out_dct_U

Out_dct_V

In_qu_Y

In_qu_U

In_qu_V

Out_qu_Y

Out_qu_U

Out_qu_V

In_hu_Y

In_hu_U

In_hu_V

Out_hu_Y

Out_hu_U

Out_hu_V

In_re_Y

In_re_U

In_re_V

Out_rgbOut

P1 : Processor<<hwProcessor>>

ExecutionPlatform

P2 : Processor<<hwProcessor>>

P345 : Processor<<hwProcessor>>

<<Shaped>>Camera : Sensor<<hwSensor>>

<<hwBus>>bus: Bus

<<hwRom>>inst: InstMem

<<hwRam>>data: DataMem

<<hwActuator>>Screen: Actuator

<<abstraction>><<allocate>>

<<abstraction>><<allocate>> <<abstraction>>

<<abstraction>> <<abstraction>><<distribute>>

<<distribute>><<distribute>>

Master

Slave

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✿ ▼♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❏P❊● s②st❡♠ ✐♥ ▼❛rt❡✳

❜❧♦❝❦ t♦ ❡①tr❛❝t ✐♥❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❡r♠s ♦❢ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝② ❛♥❞ ❛♠♣❧✐t✉❞❡✳ ❆ q✉❛♥t✐✜❝❛✲t✐♦♥ ✐s ❛♣♣❧✐❡❞ t♦ t❤❡ r❡s✉❧t✳ ■t ♣r♦❞✉❝❡s ♠❛tr✐❝❡s ♦❢ s✐③❡ ✽×✽ t♦ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❛ ❍✉✛♠❛♥❝♦❞✐♥❣ ✐s ❛♣♣❧✐❡❞✳ ❋✐♥❛❧❧②✱ ❝♦♠♣r❡ss❡❞ ✐♠❛❣❡s ❛r❡ ❜✉✐❧t ❢r♦♠ tr❛♥s❢♦r♠❡❞ ♣✐①❡❧♠❛tr✐❝❡s✳

■♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✶✱ t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥ts ✭♦r t❛s❦s✮ r❣❜✱ ❞❝t✱ q✉✱ ❤✉ ❛♥❞ r❡ r❡♣r❡s❡♥tr❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧② ❝♦❧♦r tr❛♥s❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥✱ ❞✐s❝r❡t❡ ❝♦s✐♥❡ tr❛♥s❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥✱ q✉❛♥t✐③❛t✐♦♥✱❤✉✛♠❛♥ ❛♥❞ ✜♥❛❧❧② t❤❡ ✐♠❛❣❡ r❡❝♦♥str✉❝t✐♦♥✳ ❋✉rt❤❡r♠♦r❡✱ ✇❡ ❞❡✜♥❡ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥r❛t❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ t❤❡s❡ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥ts ❜② ✉s✐♥❣ ❛♥ ❛❜str❛❝t ❝❧♦❝❦ ♥♦t❛t✐♦♥ ❬✼❪✳❊❛❝❤ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥t ✐s ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❛ ✜♥✐t❡ ❝❧♦❝❦ clk✱ ❞❡✜♥❡❞ ❛s ❛ s❡q✉❡♥❝❡ ♦❢❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥st❛♥t ✈❛❧✉❡s✿ ❛♥ ♦❝❝✉rr❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ✶ ♠❡❛♥s t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥t ✐s ❛❝t✐✈❡ ❛♥❞✐s s✐♠✉❧t❛♥❡♦✉s❧②✶ ❝♦♥s✉♠✐♥❣✱ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦❞✉❝✐♥❣ ❞❛t❛ ✭✐✳❡✳ s②♥❝❤r♦♥②❤②♣♦t❤❡s✐s ❬✺❪✮✱ ✇❤✐❧❡ ✵ ♠❡❛♥s ♥♦ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥✳

clkrgb✿ ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ ✳✳✳ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵clkdct✿ ✵ ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ ✳✳✳ ✶ ✵ ✵ ✵clkhu✿ ✵ ✵ ✶ ✶ ✶ ✳✳✳ ✶ ✶ ✵ ✵clkqu✿ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✶ ✶ ✳✳✳ ✶ ✶ ✶ ✵clkre✿ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✶ ✳✳✳ ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✷✿ ❚r❛❝❡ ♦❢ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦s ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❏P❊● t❛s❦s✳

❆❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❛ ♣✐♣❡❧✐♥❡❞ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❏P❊● ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠✱ t❤❡ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥s♦❢ ❞❝t ✭r❡s♣✳ q✉✱ ❤✉ ❛♥❞ r❡✮ ❛r❡ ♣r❡❝❡❞❡❞ ❜② ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ r❣❜ ✭r❡s♣✳ ❞❝t✱ q✉

✶❆❝t✉❛❧❧②✱ ❛♥ ❛❝t✐✈❡ ❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥st❛♥t ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞s t♦ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❝②❝❧❡s✱ ✐✳❡✳✱ ✐t ✐s ♥♦t ✏✐♥✲

st❛♥t❛♥❡♦✉s✑✳ ■♥ ♦✉r ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤✱ t❤✐s ♥✉♠❜❡r ✐s ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡❞ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧✐t②

♦♥ ❛ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠✳

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✼

κ✿ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ✳✳✳κ1✿ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ✳✳✳κ2✿ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ✳✳✳κ3✿ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ✳✳✳κ4✿ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ✳✳✳κ5✿ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ⑤ ✳✳✳

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✸✿ ❚r❛❝❡ ♦❢ ♣❤②s✐❝❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦s ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs ✭f1 = 25MHz, f2 =200MHz, f3 = 100MHz, f4 = 50MHz ❛♥❞ f5 = 40MHz✳

❛♥❞ ❤✉✮✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s ❞❡s❝r✐❜❡❞ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✷✱ ✇❤❡r❡ t❤❡ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦s clkrgb✱ clkdct✱clkhu✱ clkqu ❛♥❞ clkre ❛r❡ ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧② ✇✐t❤ r❣❜✱ ❞❝t✱ ❤✉✱ q✉ ❛♥❞ r❡✳❚❤❡ tr❛❝❡ r❡✢❡❝ts t❤❡ ♣r❡❝❡❞❡♥❝❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s ❛❜♦✉t ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥ts ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥s✳ ◆♦t❡t❤❛t ♠♦r❡ ❝♦♠♣❧❡① ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♠♦❞❡❧s ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❡❛s✐❧② ❝❛♣t✉r❡❞ ❜② s✉❝❤ tr❛❝❡s ❬✷✱ ✶❪✳■♥ t❤❡ r❡st ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣❛♣❡r✱ ✇❡ r❡❢❡r t♦ s✉❝❤ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s ❛s ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s♦❢ t❤❡ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r✳

✷✳✷ ❊①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠

❲❡ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r ❛ ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ r❛♥❞♦♠ ❛❝❝❡ss ♠❛❝❤✐♥❡ ✭P❘❆▼✮ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❬✽❪t♦ ❡①❡❝✉t❡ t❤❡ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r✳ P❘❆▼ ✐s ❝♦♠♣♦s❡❞ ♦❢ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs ♦♣❡r❛t✐♥❣ s②♥✲❝❤r♦♥♦✉s❧② ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❛ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♥❣ ✈✐❛ ❛ s❤❛r❡❞ ♠❡♠♦r②✳Pr♦❝❡ss♦rs ❛r❡ ❣✐✈❡♥ t❤❡ ❝♦♥❝✉rr❡♥t r❡❛❞ ❝♦♥❝✉rr❡♥t ✇r✐t❡ s❡♠❛♥t✐❝s ❢♦r ♠❡♠♦r②❛❝❝❡ss ✭t❤✐s ♠❛② ✐♥❞✉❝❡ ❛❝❝❡ss ❝♦♥✢✐❝ts✮✳ ■♥ ▼❛rt❡✱ t❤❡ ❍❛r❞✇❛r❡ ❘❡s♦✉r❝❡ ▼♦❞✲❡❧✐♥❣ ✭❍❘▼✮ ♣❛❝❦❛❣❡ ♦✛❡rs ❝♦♥❝❡♣ts t♦ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ r❡s♦✉r❝❡s ❛s ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡❞✐♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❜♦tt♦♠ ♦❢ ❋✐❣✳ ✶✱ ❡✳❣✳ t❤❡ st❡r❡♦t②♣❡s ❤✇Pr♦❝❡ss♦r ❛♥❞ ❤✇❘❛♠ ❞❡♥♦t❡♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❛♥❞ ♠❡♠♦r②✳ ◆♦t❡ t❤❛t ▼❛rt❡ ❛❧s♦ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s ❛ ❝♦♠♣❛❝t r❡♣r❡s❡♥t❛t✐♦♥♦❢ ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧✐s♠ ✭✐♥ ❜♦t❤ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ♣❛rts✮ ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❙❤❛♣❡❞ st❡r❡♦✲t②♣❡✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ♠❡❛♥s t❤❛t t❤❡ ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ❡♥t✐t② ❝♦♥s✐sts ♦❢ ♠✉❧t✐♣❧❡ ✐♥st❛♥❝❡s✳ ❋♦r✐♥st❛♥❝❡✱ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✶✱ t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥t P✸✹✺ ✐s ❢♦r♠❡❞ ♦❢ t❤r❡❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ✐♥st❛♥❝❡s✳

❙♦✱ ✇❡ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r ✜✈❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs P1, P2, P3, P4 ❛♥❞ P5 ✭t❤❡ ❧❛st t❤r❡❡ ❢♦r♠P✸✹✺✮✱ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝✐❡s f1 = 25MHz, f2 = 200MHz, f3 = 100MHz, f4 =50MHz ❛♥❞ f5 = 40MHz r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧②✳ ■❢ 1/f ❞❡♥♦t❡s t❤❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞ ♦❢ ❛ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✇✐t❤ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝② f ✱ ✇❡ ❤❛✈❡ 0.04µs, 0.005µs, 0.01µs, 0.02µs ❛♥❞ 0.025µs ❛s ♣❡r✐♦❞✈❛❧✉❡s ❢♦r P1, P2, P3, P4 ❛♥❞ P5 r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧②✳ ❲❡ ✉s❡ t❤❡s❡ ✈❛❧✉❡s t♦ ❞❡✜♥❡ t❤❡❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥st❛♥ts ♦❢ ❡❛❝❤ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✳ ❋✉rt❤❡r♠♦r❡✱ ❢♦r s②♥❝❤r♦♥✐③❛t✐♦♥ ♣✉r♣♦s❡✱✇❡ ♥❡❡❞ t♦ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r ❛ r❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡ ✭♦r ✐❞❡❛❧✮ ❝❧♦❝❦ κ t❤❛t ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s ❛ ❝♦♠♠♦♥ t✐♠❡❜❛s❡✳ ❲❡ ❞❡✜♥❡ t❤❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞ ♦❢ κ ❛s 1/LCM(f1, ..., f5) = 0.005µs✱ ✇❤❡r❡ ▲❈▼ ✐st❤❡ ▲❡❛st ❈♦♠♠♦♥ ▼✉❧t✐♣❧❡✳ ❋✐❣✳ ✸ ❞❡♣✐❝ts t❤❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞✐❝ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ r❛t❡s ❜❡t✇❡❡♥♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs P1, P2, P3, P4 ❛♥❞ P5 ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ t❤❡✐r ♣❡r✐♦❞s ❛♥❞ t❤❡ r❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡❝❧♦❝❦ κ✳ ❲❡ r❡❢❡r t♦ t❤❡s❡ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥s ❛s ♣❤②s✐❝❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦s κj ♦❢ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs✳

✷✳✸ ▼❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧✐t② ♦♥ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠

✷✳✸✳✶ ▼♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥

❋♦r t❤❡ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❛s❦s r❣❜✱ ❞❝t✱ q✉✱ ❤✉ ❛♥❞ r❡ s♣❡❝✐✜❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧♣❛rt✱ ✇❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❛♥❛❧②③❡ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ s❝❡♥❛r✐♦s ♦♥t♦ ✜✈❡ ♣r♦✲❝❡ss♦rs P1, P2, P3, P4 ❛♥❞ P5✳ ❚❤❡ ❆❧❧♦❝ ♣❛❝❦❛❣❡ ♦❢ ▼❛rt❡ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s ♦♥❡ ✇✐t❤❛❞❡q✉❛t❡ ❝♦♥❝❡♣ts ❢♦r s♣❡❝✐❢②✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ t❛s❦s ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥s ♦♥ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs✳

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✽

■♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✶✱ ❛♥ ❡①❛♠♣❧❡ ♦❢ ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ ✐s s❤♦✇♥ ✇❤❡r❡ r❣❜ ❛♥❞ ❞❝t ❛r❡ r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧②❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ P✶ ❛♥❞ P✷ ❜② ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t❡ ❝♦♥♥❡❝t♦r✳ ❚❤❡ t❛s❦s q✉✱❤✉ ❛♥❞ r❡ ❛r❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ♦♥t♦ t❤❡ r❡♠❛✐♥✐♥❣ t❤r❡❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs P✸✱ P✹ ❛♥❞ P✺

❜② ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡ ❝♦♥♥❡❝t♦r ✇❤♦s❡ ❛ttr✐❜✉t❡s ✭♥♦t s❤♦✇♥ ❤❡r❡✮ ❡①❛❝t❧②st❛t❡ ❤♦✇ ❡❛❝❤ t❛s❦ ✐s ❛❧❧♦❝❛t❡❞✳

❋✉rt❤❡r♠♦r❡✱ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❝②❝❧❡s ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ t♦ t❛s❦ ❛❝t✐✈❛✲t✐♦♥s ♥❡❡❞s t♦ ❜❡ s♣❡❝✐✜❡❞ st❛t✐❝❛❧❧② ❞✉r✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣✿ ✇❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❛t ❡❛❝❤❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛ t❛s❦ t❛❦❡s c ❝②❝❧❡s✳

❚♦ ❝❛♣t✉r❡ ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ❝❤♦✐❝❡s ✇✐t❤ ❛❜str❛❝t ❝❧♦❝❦s✱ ✇❡ ❞❡✜♥❡ ❛♣r♦❥❡❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦s ♦♥ ♣❤②s✐❝❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦s✳ ❚❤❡♥✱ ✇❡ ✉s❡ t❤✐s ♣r♦❥❡❝t✐♦♥t♦ ❞❡s❝r✐❜❡ t❤❡ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ ♠❛♣♣❡❞ t❛s❦s ♦♥ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs✳

✷✳✸✳✷ ●❡♥❡r❛❧ ♣r✐♥❝✐♣❧❡✿ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦❥❡❝t✐♦♥

▲❡t ✉s ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ✐♥st❛♥ts ✐♥ ❛ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ clki✱ ✐✳❡✳ ✐ts ❧❡♥❣t❤✱✐s s♠❛❧❧❡r t♦ t❤❛t ♦❢ ❛ ♣❤②s✐❝❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ κj ✳ ❚❤❡ ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ ✭♦r ♣r♦❥❡❝t✐♦♥✮ ♦❢ clki ♦♥κj ✐s ❞❡✜♥❡❞ ❛s ❢♦❧❧♦✇s✿

✶✳ ❢♦r ❡❛❝❤ k ∈ [1, length(clki)]✱ t❤❡ st❛t✉s ✭✐✳❡✳✱ ✵ ♦r ✶✮ ♦❢ t❤❡ kth ✐♥st❛♥t ♦❢clki ✐s ♠❛♣♣❡❞ ♦♥t♦ t❤❡ jth ✐♥st❛♥t ♦❢ κj ✱ ✇❤❡r❡ j = (nb❴occ(clki, k, 0) +(nb❴occ(clki, k, 1)× c) + 1)✳ ❚❤❡ ❡①♣r❡ss✐♦♥ nb❴occ(clki, k, 0) r❡t✉r♥s t❤❡♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ✐♥st❛♥ts ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ st❛t✉s ✵ ✐♥ clki t❤❛t ❤❛✈❡ ♦❝❝✉rr❡❞ ❜❡❢♦r❡ t❤❡kth ✐♥st❛♥t ✇❤❡r❡❛s nb❴occ(clki, k, 1) ❝♦♥❝❡r♥s ✐♥st❛♥ts ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ st❛t✉s✶✳ ❚❤❡ ❝♦♥st❛♥t c ✐s t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❝②❝❧❡s ♣❡r❢♦r♠❡❞ ❜② ❛♥❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥✳

▲❡t L = length(clki)✱ ❡✈❡r② kth ✐♥st❛♥t ♦❢ κj s✳t✳ ✭k > nb❴occ(clki, L, 0)+nb❴occ(clki, L, 0) × c✮ ✐s ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ st❛t✉s ✈❛❧✉❡ ✵✳ ▲❡t ✉s ❝❛❧❧clk′i t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦ r❡s✉❧t✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ t❤✐s st❡♣❀

✷✳ ✐♥ clk′i✱ t❤❡ ✈❛❧✉❡ ✲✶ ✐s ✐♥s❡rt❡❞ ❛t ❛❧❧ ❡♠♣t② ♣♦s✐t✐♦♥s ✇❤❡r❡ t❤❡ r❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡❝❧♦❝❦ κ ❤❛s ❛♥ ✐♥st❛♥t ♦❝❝✉rr❡♥❝❡ ✇❤✐❧❡ clk′i ❤❛s ♥♦t ❛♥② ✐♥st❛♥t ♦❝❝✉rr❡♥❝❡✳❆❧s♦✱ c− 1 ✈❛❧✉❡s ♦❢ ✲✶ ❛r❡ ✐♥s❡rt❡❞ ❛❢t❡r ❡❛❝❤ ♦❝❝✉rr❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❛ ✶ t♦ ❞❡❧✐♠✐t❛ ✇❤♦❧❡ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥✳ ❆❢t❡r t❤✐s st❡♣✱ clk′i ❛♥❞ κ ❤❛✈❡ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ❧❡♥❣t❤✳

❋r♦♠ t❤❡ ❛❜♦✈❡ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦❥❡❝t✐♦♥✱ t❤❡ ♦❝❝✉rr❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ✶ ❛t ❛♥ ✐♥st❛♥t ✐♥ ❛ ❝❧♦❝❦clk′i ✐♥❞✐❝❛t❡s t❤❛t t❤❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ t♦ κi ✐s ❛❝t✐✈❡ ❛♥❞ ✐s ❡①❡❝✉t✐♥❣♦♥❡ ✐♥str✉❝t✐♦♥ ❝②❝❧❡ ❛t t❤❛t ✐♥st❛♥t✳ ❚❤❡ ✈❛❧✉❡ ✵ ✐♥❞✐❝❛t❡s t❤❛t t❤❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✐s ✐♥ t❤❡ ◆♦♣ st❛t❡✳ ❚❤❡ ♠❡❛♥✐♥❣ ♦❢ ✲✶ ✐s r❛t❤❡r ❝♦♥t❡①t✉❛❧✿ ✇❤❡♥ ❛ s❡q✉❡♥❝❡ ♦❢s✉❝❤ ❛ ✈❛❧✉❡ ✐s ✐♠♠❡❞✐❛t❡❧② ♣r❡❝❡❞❡❞ ❜② ✶✱ t❤❡♥ ✐t ❞❡♥♦t❡s ♣♦t❡♥t✐❛❧❧② ❛❝t✐✈❡ ❛tt❤♦s❡ ✐♥st❛♥ts❀ ♦t❤❡r✇✐s❡✱ ✐t ❞❡♥♦t❡s ✐❞❧❡✳

✷✳✸✳✸ ❙❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ t❛s❦s ♦♥ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs

❲❡ ❞✐st✐♥❣✉✐s❤ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ t❛s❦ ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ s❝❡♥❛r✐♦s ♦♥ ❛♥ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠✿

❼ ▼♦♥♦✲t❛s❦ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦♥ ❡❛❝❤ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✳ ❊❛❝❤ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❡①❡❝✉t❡s ♦♥❡t❛s❦ ✭✐ts❡❧❢ ❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ ♦♥❧② ♦♥ t❤✐s ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✮✳ ❋♦r ❡❛❝❤ t❛s❦ ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞✇✐t❤ ❛ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ clki✱ ✐ts s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦♥ ❛ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤❛ ♣❤②s✐❝❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ κj ✐s ❝❛♣t✉r❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦❥❡❝t✐♦♥ ❞❡✜♥❡❞ ♣r❡✈✐♦✉s❧②✱❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❛ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❝②❝❧❡s ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❡❛❝❤ t❛s❦ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥✳ ❆♥✐❧❧✉str❛t✐♦♥ ✐s ❣✐✈❡♥ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✹✭❛✮ ✇❤❡r❡ ✇❡ ♠❛♣ r❣❜✱ ❞❝t✱ q✉✱ ❤✉ ❛♥❞ r❡ ♦♥t♦

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✾

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clk' : huclk' : re

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✹✿ ❚r❛❝❡ s❦❡t❝❤ ♦❢ ❝❧♦❝❦s clk′rgb✱ clk′dct✱ clk′qu✱ clk′hu ❛♥❞ clk′re r❡s✉❧t✲✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ ❛ ♠♦♥♦✲t❛s❦ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦♥ ❡❛❝❤ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ✭❝②❝❧❡s ♣❡r t❛s❦ ❛❝t✐✈❛✲t✐♦♥✿ crgb = 1✱ cdct = 4✱ cqu = 2✱ chu = 3 ❛♥❞ cre = 3✮✱ ✇✐t❤✿ ✭❛✮f1 = 25MHz, f2 = 200MHz, f3 = 100MHz, f4 = 50MHz ❛♥❞ f5 = 40MHz✭♣r❡❝❡❞❡♥❝❡ ❝♦♥str❛✐♥ts ✈✐♦❧❛t❡❞✮❀ ✭❜✮ f1 = 25MHz, f2 = 200MHz, f3 =100MHz, f4 = 50MHz ❛♥❞ f5 = 40MHz ✇✐t❤ ❛ ❞❡❧❛② ♦❢ ❡✐❣❤t ❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥st❛♥ts ♦❢t❤❡ ✐❞❡❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ ❢♦r clk′dct ❛♥❞ s✐① ❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥st❛♥ts ❢♦r clk′qu ✭♣r❡❝❡❞❡♥❝❡ ❝♦♥str❛✐♥tss❛t✐s✜❡❞✮ ❛♥❞ ✭❝✮ f1 = 25MHz, f2 = 100MHz, f3 = 50MHz, f4 = 50MHz ❛♥❞f5 = 40MHz ✭♣r❡❝❡❞❡♥❝❡ ❝♦♥str❛✐♥ts s❛t✐s✜❡❞✮✳

♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs P1, P2, P3, P4 ❛♥❞ P5 r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧②✳ ❋♦r t❤❡ s❛❦❡ ♦❢ s✐♠♣❧✐❝✐t②✱t❤❡ ✈❡r② s✐♠♣❧❡ ✈❛❧✉❡s crgb = 1✱ cdct = 4✱ cqu = 2✱ chu = 3 ❛♥❞ cre = 3❛r❡ ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ r❣❜✱ ❞❝t✱ q✉✱ ❤✉ ❛♥❞ r❡ r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧②✳ ❚❤❡ ❛rr♦✇sr❡♣r❡s❡♥t t❤❡ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ♣r❡❝❡❞❡♥❝❡s s♣❡❝✐✜❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣❛rt ❛❢t❡rt❤❡ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ✐s ❛♣♣❧✐❡❞✳

❼ ▼✉❧t✐✲t❛s❦ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦♥ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs✳ ❍❡r❡✱ ❛ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❝❛♥ ❡①❡❝✉t❡ s❡✈❡r❛❧t❛s❦s✳ ❚♦ ❞❡✜♥❡ s✉❝❤ ❛ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣✱ ✇❡ ❛♣♣❧② ❛ t✐♠❡ s❧✐❝✐♥❣ t♦ t❤❡ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧❝❧♦❝❦s clki ♦❢ ❛❧❧ t❛s❦s t♦ ❜❡ ❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ ♦♥ ❛ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ✇✐t❤ ❛ ♣❤②s✐❝❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦κj ✳ ❲❡ ♣❛rt✐t✐♦♥ ❡✈❡r② ❝❧♦❝❦ clki ✐♥t♦ s♠❛❧❧❡r s❧✐❝❡s ✭s✉❜✲s❡q✉❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ clki✮✇✐t❤ ❡q✉❛❧ s✐③❡s✱ ❡✳❣✳✱ ❛ s❧✐❝❡ s ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❛ ♣❡r✐♦❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❜✐♥❛r② ♥♦t❛t✐♦♥♦❢ clki✳ ❚❤❡ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ s ✐s ❞❡✜♥❡❞ ❛s t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦❥❡❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ s ♦♥κj ✳ ❚❤❡♥✱ ✇❡ ❞❡✜♥❡ t❤❡ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✇❤♦❧❡ t❛s❦s ❛s ❢♦❧❧♦✇s✿ t❤❡♣r♦❝❡ss♦r r❡♣❡❛t❡❞❧② s✇✐t❝❤❡s ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❛ t❛s❦ t♦ ❛♥♦t❤❡r❛❢t❡r t❤❡ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❡✈❡r② s❧✐❝❡✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s ♣❡r❢♦r♠❡❞ ✉♥t✐❧ ❛❧❧ s❧✐❝❡s ♦❢ ❛❧❧t❛s❦s ❛r❡ s❝❤❡❞✉❧❡❞✳

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✶✵

❇❡②♦♥❞ t❤❡ ❛❜♦✈❡ t✇♦ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣s✱ ♦♥❡ ♠❛② ❛❧s♦ ♥❡❡❞ t♦ s❝❤❡❞✉❧❡ ❡✐t❤❡r♠✉❧t✐♣❧❡ t❛s❦s ♦♥ ♠✉❧t✐♣❧❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs✱ ♦r ♦♥❡ t❛s❦ ♦♥ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs ✭✉s❡❢✉❧❢♦r ❛ ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛ t❛s❦✮✳ ❚❤❡s❡ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠s ❛r❡ s♦❧✈❡❞ ❜② ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ s❛♠❡❦✐♥❞ ♦❢ r❡❛s♦♥✐♥❣ ❛s ❛❜♦✈❡✳

■♥ ❬✶✷❪✱ ▼❛rt❡ ✐s ✉s❡❞ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❝♦✲♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❙♦❈s ❛♥❞ s②st❡♠✲♦♥✲♣r♦❣r❛♠✲♠❛❜❧❡ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥ts✳ ❚❤r❡❡ ❛❜str❛❝t✐♦♥ ❧❡✈❡❧s ❛r❡ ❞❡✜♥❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ▼❛rt❡ ✐♥ ♦r❞❡rt♦ ❞❡s❝r✐❜❡ ❙♦❈ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡s✿ ❛♥ ❛❜str❛❝t ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ ❝♦♥s✐st✐♥❣ ♦❢❛♥ ✉♥t✐♠❡❞ s②st❡♠ ♠♦❞❡❧✱ ❛♥ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ r❡✜♥✐♥❣ t❤❡ ✉♥✲t✐♠❡❞ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✇✐t❤ t✐♠✐♥❣ ❝♦♥str❛✐♥ts ❛♥❞ s❡♣❛r❛t✐♥❣ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ ❢r♦♠ ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥ts✱ ❛♥❞ ❛ ❞❡t❛✐❧❡❞ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ ✐♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ ❢✉rt❤❡r ❞❡t❛✐❧s s✉❝❤❛s ♣♦✇❡r ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳ ❲❤✐❧❡ t❤✐s s❡♣❛r❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❝♦♥❝❡r♥s ✐s ✐♥t❡r❡st✐♥❣✱ ❛✉t❤♦rs❞♦ ♥♦t ❛❞❞r❡ss ❛t ❛❧❧ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ✐ss✉❡s✱ ♥❡❝❡ss❛r② ❢♦r s②st❡♠ ✈❛❧✐❞❛t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡ ♥❡①ts❡❝t✐♦♥ ❞❡❛❧s ✇✐t❤ ❛ ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ s②st❡♠ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s✳

✸ ❈❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ s②st❡♠ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s

❲❡ ❛ss❡ss t❤❡ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❝❤♦✐❝❡s r❡s✉❧t✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ♣r❡✈✐♦✉s s❡❝t✐♦♥✱ ✇✳r✳t✳ t❤❡❝♦rr❡❝t♥❡ss ♦❢ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s✱ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❛♥❞ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳

✸✳✶ ❆♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s

■t ✐s ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t t♦ ♣r❡s❡r✈❡ t❤❡ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s ✇❤❡♥ s②♥t❤❡s✐③✐♥❣ ❛s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❛ s②st❡♠ ❛❢t❡r ❛ ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣✳ ❚②♣✐❝❛❧❧②✱ ❛ ❞❛t❛ ❝♦♥s✉♠✐♥❣ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥t♠✉st ♥♦t ❜❡ ❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ ✇✐t❤♦✉t ❤❛✈✐♥❣ r❡❝❡✐✈❡❞ ✐ts r❡q✉✐r❡❞ ❞❛t❛✳ ❚♦ ❝❤❡❝❦ t❤❡♣r❡❝❡❞❡♥❝❡ ✐♠♣♦s❡❞ ♦♥ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ r❣❜✱ ❞❝t✱ q✉✱ ❤✉ ❛♥❞ r❡ t❛s❦s✱ ✇❡ ❛♥❛❧②③❡t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦ tr❛❝❡ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✹ ✭❛✮✳ ❲❡ ❝❛♥ ❞❡❞✉❝❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s ❛r❡ ♥♦tr❡s♣❡❝t❡❞ ❛❧❧✳ ❚❤❡ ❝♦♥str❛✐♥t ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ clk′rgb ❛♥❞ clk′dct ✐s ✈✐♦❧❛t❡❞ s✐♥❝❡ t❤❡s❡❝♦♥❞ ✭r❡s♣✳ t❤❡ t❤✐r❞✮ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥st❛♥t ✐♥ clk′rgb ✐s ♣r❡❝❡❞❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ s❡❝♦♥❞✭r❡s♣✳ t❤❡ t❤✐r❞✮ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥st❛♥t ✐♥ clk′rgb✳ ■♥ ♦t❤❡r ✇♦r❞s✱ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r P2

✐s ❛❝t✐✈❛t❡❞ ✈❡r② ❢r❡q✉❡♥t❧② ✇❤✐❧❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r P1 ❤❛s ♥♦t ♣r♦❞✉❝❡❞ ②❡t t❤❡ ❞❛t❛r❡q✉✐r❡❞ ❜② P2 ❢♦r ♣r♦❝❡ss✐♥❣✳

❚♦ s♦❧✈❡ t❤❡ ❛❜♦✈❡ ✐ss✉❡✱ ✇❡ ❞✐st✐♥❣✉✐s❤ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t s♦❧✉t✐♦♥s✳ ❚❤❡ ✜rst s♦❧✉t✐♦♥❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ ❞❡❧❛②✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❢❛st❡st ❝❧♦❝❦ s♦ ❛s t♦ ♣♦st♣♦♥❡ t❤❡❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✐ts ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✳ ❚❤✐s s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ ✇♦r❦s ❤❡r❡ ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ t❤❡❛♥❛❧②s✐s ✐s ❞♦♥❡ ♦✈❡r ✜♥✐t❡ ✐♠❛❣❡ s❡q✉❡♥❝❡s✱ ❤❡♥❝❡ ✇✐t❤ ✜♥✐t❡ ❝❧♦❝❦s✳ ❲✐t❤✐♥✜♥✐t❡ ❝❧♦❝❦s✱ ✇❡ ❤❛✈❡ t♦ r❡❛s♦♥ ♦♥ ❛ ♠❛❝r♦✲♣❡r✐♦❞ ♦✈❡r ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ❝❧♦❝❦s✱✐✳❡✳✱ ♦♥ ❛ r❡♣❡t✐t✐✈❡ ✜♥✐t❡ ♣♦rt✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛♥ ✐♥✜♥✐t❡ ❝❧♦❝❦ tr❛❝❡✳ ■♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✹ ✭❜✮✱ ❜②✐♥s❡rt✐♥❣ ❡✐❣❤t ❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥st❛♥ts ♦❢ t❤❡ r❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡ ❝❧♦❝❦ ✐♥ clk′dct ❛♥❞ s✐① ✐♥st❛♥ts ✐♥clk′qu✱ t❤❡ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ♣r❡❝❡❞❡♥❝❡s ❜❡❝♦♠❡ ❝♦rr❡❝t✳ ❚❤❡ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❛♥❞ ❣r❛② tr✐❛♥❣❧❡sr❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧② ✐♥❞✐❝❛t❡ ❞❡❛❞❧✐♥❡ ❛♥❞ s♣❡❝✐✜❝ r❡s♣♦♥s❡ t✐♠❡s✳

❆♥♦t❤❡r s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ ❝♦♥s✐sts ✐♥ ♠♦❞✐❢②✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝② ✐♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ s❛t✐s❢② t❤❡❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s✳ ▲❡t ✉s r❡❞✉❝❡ t❤❡ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝② ♦❢ P2 ❢r♦♠ 200MHz t♦100MHz✳ ❲❡ ♦❜t❛✐♥ t❤❡ tr❛❝❡ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✹ ✭❝✮ ✇❤❡r❡ t❤❡ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❧♦❝❦ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s❛r❡ s❛t✐s✜❡❞ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ❝❧♦❝❦s clk′rgb ❛♥❞ clk′dct✳ ❆♥ ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t ❜❡♥❡✜t ♦❢ t❤❡ ♥❡✇♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥ ✐s t❤❡ s✉❜s❡q✉❡♥t r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣♦✇❡r ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ s✐♥❝❡P2 ♦♣❡r❛t❡s ❛t ❛ ❧♦✇❡r ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝② ✇❤✐❧❡ ❡♥s✉r✐♥❣ ❛ ❝♦rr❡❝t ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r❛♥❞ ❞❡❛❞❧✐♥❡ ❝♦♥str❛✐♥t✳

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✶✶

✸✳✷ ❊✈❛❧✉❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡

❚♦ ❝♦♠♣✉t❡ t❤❡ t♦t❛❧ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ s②st❡♠ ❢♦r ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❡✈❛❧✉❛t✐♦♥✱✇❡ ❤❛✈❡ t♦ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡ t❤❡ ❛♠♦✉♥t ♦❢ ❝♦♠♣✉t❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ✇♦r❦❧♦❛❞ ♦❢ ❡❛❝❤ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✳■❢ ❛ ❣✐✈❡♥ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❤❛s ❛ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝② f ❛♥❞ ❡①❡❝✉t❡s C ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ❝②❝❧❡s ❞✉r✐♥❣❛ ❝♦♠♣❧❡t❡ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛♥ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥✱ t❤❡♥ ✐ts ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡✐s ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜②✿ C

f✳

■♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✹ ✭❝✮✱ ✐t t❛❦❡s ✾ ❝②❝❧❡s ✐♥ clk′dct t♦ ❡①❡❝✉t❡ t❤❡ ✜rst t✇♦ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥s✳❍❡♥❝❡✱ t❤❡ ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡ ❜② ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r P2 ❛t 100MHz ✐s 9

100=

0.09µs✳

✸✳✸ ▼✐♥✐♠✐③✐♥❣ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥

❉✉r✐♥❣ ❛♥ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥✱ ✇❡ ❞❡✜♥❡ t❤❡ s❧❛❝❦ t✐♠❡ ♦❢ ❛ t❛s❦ ❛s t❤❡ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥❝❡ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥✐ts ❝♦♠♣❧❡t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡ ❛♥❞ ✐ts ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ❞❡❛❞❧✐♥❡✳ ■♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✹✭❜✮✱ t❤❡ ❞❡❛❞❧✐♥❡ ✈❛❧✉❡✐s ♣♦✐♥t❡❞ ♦✉t ❜② t❤❡ ❜❧❛❝❦ tr✐❛♥❣❧❡ ♦♥ t❤❡ 26th ✐♥st❛♥t ♦❢ t❤❡ r❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡ ❝❧♦❝❦✳❚❤❡ r❡s♣♦♥s❡ t✐♠❡ ♦❢ r❣❜ t❛s❦ ✐s ♣♦✐♥t❡❞ ♦✉t ❜② t❤❡ ❣r❛② tr✐❛♥❣❧❡ ♦♥ t❤❡ 21th

✐♥st❛♥t✳ ■♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✹✭❝✮✱ t❤✐s r❡s♣♦♥s❡ t✐♠❡ ♦❝❝✉rs ❛t t❤❡ 25th ✐♥st❛♥t ❛❢t❡r ❛r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝②✳ ❆s ❛ r❡s✉❧t✱ t❤❡ s❧❛❝❦ t✐♠❡✐s s❤♦rt❡r✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❛❧s♦ r❡❞✉❝❡s t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✱ ✇❤✐❧❡ t❤❡ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s ❛r❡ st✐❧❧ ✈❡r✐✜❡❞✳ ❚❤✐s r❡❛s♦♥✐♥❣ ✐s ❛♣♣❧✐❡❞ st❛t✐❝❛❧❧② ♦♥ t❤❡ s❡t ♦❢ ❛❧❧❝♦rr❡❝t tr❛❝❡s ♦❜t❛✐♥❡❞ ❢r♦♠ ♦✉r ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ s❝❤❡❞✉❧✐♥❣✳

❆♥♦t❤❡r ✇❛② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡ t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ E ♦❢ ❛ s②st❡♠ ✐♥ ♦✉r❢r❛♠❡✇♦r❦ ✐s t♦ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r t❤❡ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡ T ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡❞ ♣r❡✈✐♦✉s❧② ✇✐t❤ ♣♦✇❡r❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥W ✐♥❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡✈❡r② t❛s❦ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❏P❊●✱ ♦❜t❛✐♥❡❞ ❢r♦♠ ❛ ♣r♦✜❧✐♥❣♦♥ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠s✿ E = T ×W ✳

✹ ❱❛❧✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r✿ ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♣✲

♣r♦❛❝❤ ✈s ❙②st❡♠❈ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥

❚♦ ✈❛❧✐❞❛t❡ ♦✉r ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❛♥❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s✱ ✇❡ ❝♦♠♣❛r❡ ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts ✇✐t❤t❤♦s❡ ♦❜t❛✐♥❡❞ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❝②❝❧❡✲❛❝❝✉r❛t❡ ✭❈❆✮ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❙②st❡♠❈✳ ❈❆ s✐♠✲✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐s ❧❛r❣❡❧② ✉s❡❞ ✐♥ ✐♥❞✉str② ❛♥❞ ✐s ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s ❣♦♦❞ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛❝②✳❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ✐t ✐s t✐♠❡ ❝♦♥s✉♠✐♥❣✳ ❲❡ ✉s❡ t❤❡ ❙♦❈▲✐❜ ❧✐❜r❛r② ❬✶✼❪✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s❛♥ ▼P❙♦❈ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❡♥✈✐r♦♥♠❡♥t ❛t ❝②❝❧❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛t❡ ❧❡✈❡❧✳ ❲❡ ❡①❡❝✉t❡❞ t❤❡❏P❊● ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ t❤❡ ♠❡♥t✐♦♥❡❞ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s✳

✹✳✶ ❈♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥ s♣❡❝✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥

❲❡ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r ♥✐♥❡ ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r✱ s✉♠♠❛r✐③❡❞ ✐♥❚❛❜❧❡ ✶✳ ■♥ t❤❡ ✜rst ✜✈❡ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ✭✐✳❡✳✱ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ✶✱ ✷✱ ✸✱ ✹ ❛♥❞ ✺✮✱t❤❡ ❏P❊● t❛s❦s ❛r❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs ❝♦rr❡✲s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❛ ♣✐♣❡❧✐♥❡❞ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♠♦❞❡❧✳ ❋♦r t❤❡ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ✻✱ ✼✱ ✽✱ ❛♥❞ ✾✱♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs ❝❛rr② ♦✉t t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠ ♦❢ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r ♦♥ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t ✐♠❛❣❡❜❧♦❝s ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ t♦ s✐♥❣❧❡ ♣r♦❣r❛♠ ♠✉❧t✐♣❧❡ ❞❛t❛ ✭❙P▼❉✮ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♠♦❞❡❧✳

■♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥✱ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✷ ❣✐✈❡s ♣r❡✲♣r♦✜❧✐♥❣ ❞❛t❛ ❛❜♦✉t t❤❡ ❏P❊●✱ ✉s❡❞ ❛s ✐♥♣✉t✐♥❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ♦✉r ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤✳ ■t s❤♦✇s ♠❡❛s✉r❡s ♦❢ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❝②❝❧❡s❛♥❞ ♣♦✇❡r ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ♣❡r t❛s❦ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ♦♥❡ ✐♠❛❣❡✱ ♦♥ ❛ ❘■❙❈ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✶✷

❈♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ■❉ ◆✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ Pr♦❝✳ ❆❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥ t②♣❡✶ ✶ t❛s❦✴♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✷ ✷ t❛s❦✴♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✸ ✸ t❛s❦✴♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✹ ✹ t❛s❦✴♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✺ ✺ t❛s❦✴♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✻ ✷ s✉❜✲✐♠❛❣❡✴♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✼ ✸ s✉❜✲✐♠❛❣❡✴♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✽ ✹ s✉❜✲✐♠❛❣❡✴♣r♦❝❡ss♦r✾ ✺ s✉❜✲✐♠❛❣❡✴♣r♦❝❡ss♦r

❚❛❜❧❡ ✶✿ ▼❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ❢♦r t❤❡ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r✳

❚❛s❦ ★ ❈②❝❧❡s P♦✇❡r ✭♠❲✮r❣❜ ✼✺✸✹ ✸✼✹✶❞❝t ✼✷✶✹ ✸✼✼✻q✉ ✻✾✷✵ ✸✽✺✽❤✉ ✺✺✵✹ ✸✻✼✺r❡ ✹✺✾✹ ✸✻✺✸

❚❛❜❧❡ ✷✿ ❈②❝❧❡s ❛♥❞ ♣♦✇❡r ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ♣❡r t❛s❦ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❏P❊●✳

♦❢ t②♣❡ P♦✇❡rP❈ ✹✵✺ ❈P❯ ❈♦r❡✱ ❛t ✸✵✵▼❍③ ✭✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ P♦✇❡r ❆♥❛❧②③❡r ◆✻✼✵✺❆♦❢ ❆❣✐❧❡♥t✮✳

✹✳✷ ❘❡s✉❧ts

❋✐❣✳ ✺ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ ❛♥ ❡✈❛❧✉❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡ t❤r♦✉❣❤✲♦✉t t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦ ❜❛s❡❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ❛♥❞ ❈❆ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ✐♥ ❙②st❡♠❈✳ ❚❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❜✲t❛✐♥❡❞ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ❦❡❡♣ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ t❡♥❞❡♥❝② ❛s t❤♦s❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞✐♥ ❙②st❡♠❈✳ ❚❤✐s ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s ❛ ❞❡s✐❣♥❡r ✇✐t❤ ❛ ❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t ❜❛s✐s t♦ ❛ss❡ss t❤❡ ❞✐❢✲❢❡r❡♥t ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s✳

❲❡ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r ❛ r❛t❡ ♦❢ ✶✺ ❢r❛♠❡s ♣❡r s❡❝♦♥❞ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❡♥❝♦❞✐♥❣✱ ❛ ❞✉r❛t✐♦♥♦❢ 1/15 ≈ 0.66ms ✐s ♦❜t❛✐♥❡❞ ❢♦r ❡♥❝♦❞✐♥❣ ❡❛❝❤ ✐♠❛❣❡✳ ▲❡t ✉s ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r t❤✐s❞✉r❛t✐♦♥ ❛s ❛♥ ✐♠❛❣❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss✐♥❣ ❞❡❛❞❧✐♥❡✳ Pr♦✈✐❞❡❞ ❛ ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥✇❤❡r❡ t❤❡ ♣r❡❝❡❞❡♥❝❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s ♦♥ t❛s❦ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥s ❛r❡ s❛t✐s✜❡❞ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss✲✐♥❣ ❞❡❛❞❧✐♥❡ ✐s ♠❡t✱ ✇❡ ❝❛♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡ t❤❡ ♠✐♥✐♠❛❧ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝✐❡s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s s♦ ❛s t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ t❤❡ s❧❛❝❦ t✐♠❡ ♠✉❝❤ ❛s ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡✳ ❚❤♦s❡❢r❡q✉❡♥❝✐❡s ❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t❡ t♦ r❡❞✉❝✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡② ❛r❡ ✐♥❞✐❝❛t❡❞✐♥ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✸ ❢♦r ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ✶✱ ✻✱ ✼✱ ✽ ❛♥❞ ✾✳

❇❡②♦♥❞ t❤❡ ❛❜♦✈❡ q✉❛❧✐t❛t✐✈❡ r❡❛s♦♥✐♥❣ ❛❜♦✉t t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♠✐♥✐♠✐③❛t✐♦♥ ❜②s❤♦rt❡♥✐♥❣ t❤❡ s❧❛❝❦ t✐♠❡✱ ✇❡ ❝❛♥ ❛❧s♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡ q✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡❧② t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥✲s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳ ❋♦r t❤❛t ♣✉r♣♦s❡✱ ❣✐✈❡♥ t❤❡ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡ ❡✈❛❧✉❛t❡❞ ❢♦r ❡❛❝❤ t❛s❦✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤✱ ✇❡ ❝♦♠♣✉t❡ t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❞✐ss✐♣❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❝♦♥✜❣✉✲r❛t✐♦♥s ✶✱ ✻✱ ✼✱ ✽ ❛♥❞ ✾ ❛s s❤♦✇♥ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✳ ✻✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s ❛❝❤✐❡✈❡❞ ❜② ❛❝❝✉♠✉❧❛t✐♥❣t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛❧❧ t❛s❦s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t ♦❢ t❤❡✐r ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ ♣r❡✲❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡❞ ♣♦✇❡r ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✭s❡❡ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✷✮ ❛♥❞ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡s✳ ❲❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❛❣❛✐♥ t❤❛t ♦✉r ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ❧❡❛❞s t♦ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ t❡♥❞❡♥❝② ❛s t❤❡ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ❈❆ s✐♠✲✉❧❛t✐♦♥✳

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✺✿ ❈♦♠♣❛r✐s♦♥ ♦❢ ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ t❤❡ t✇♦ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤❡s✳

Pr♦❝❡ss♦rs Pr♦❝❡ss♦r ❝②❝❧❡s ▼✐♥✐♠❛❧ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝② ✭▼❍③✮Pr♦❝✶ ✸✷✺✷✾✹✷✽ ✹✾✸Pr♦❝✶

Pr♦❝✷

✶✻✹✾✵✻✵✼✶✻✻✵✹✹✹✸

✷✺✵✷✺✷

Pr♦❝✶

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Pr♦❝✸

✶✹✻✻✽✻✺✹✶✷✻✷✷✼✹✹✻✸✻✾✷✼✸

✷✷✸✶✾✷✾✼

Pr♦❝✶

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Pr♦❝✹

✽✹✾✼✼✶✺✽✺✺✻✺✻✽✽✺✺✻✺✻✽✽✻✶✺✹✹✷

✶✷✾✶✸✵✶✸✵✶✸✶

Pr♦❝✶

Pr♦❝✷

Pr♦❝✸

Pr♦❝✹

Pr♦❝✺

✽✻✸✽✶✹✽✻✺✷✸✹✽✵✻✺✷✸✹✽✵✻✺✷✸✹✽✵✻✺✽✸✸✷✼

✶✸✶✾✾✾✾✾✾✶✵✵

❚❛❜❧❡ ✸✿ ❋r❡q✉❡♥❝② ✈❛❧✉❡s ❢♦r ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ✶✱ ✻✱ ✼✱ ✽ ❛♥❞ ✾✳

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✻✿ ❈♦♠♣❛r✐s♦♥ ♦❢ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ t♦ t❤❡ t✇♦ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤❡s✳

❈♦♥❝❡r♥✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛❝② ♦❢ ♦✉r ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ❝♦♠♣❛r❡❞ t♦ ❈❆ s✐♠✲✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ✭✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s ♠♦r❡ ♣r❡❝✐s❡✮✱ t❤❡ ♠❛①✐♠✉♠ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ❡rr♦r ✐s ♦❢ ✷✽✪ ❢♦r❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ t✐♠❡ ✭❋✐❣✳ ✺✮ ❛♥❞ ♦❢ ✶✶✳✻✪ ❢♦r ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✭❋✐❣✳ ✻✮✳ ■♥✲❞❡❡❞✱ t❤✐s ❞✐✛❡r❡♥❝❡ ✐s ❡①♣❧❛✐♥❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❢❛❝t t❤❛t t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ❞♦❡s♥♦t ❢✉❧❧② t❛❦❡ ✐♥t♦ ❛❝❝♦✉♥t s②♥❝❤r♦♥✐③❛t✐♦♥s ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞ ✐♥ ♠✉❧t✐♣r♦❝❡ss♦r s②st❡♠❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❛❝t✐✈✐t✐❡s t❤❛t ❛r❡ ✐♥tr✐♥s✐❝ t♦ ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ♣r♦❝❡ss✐♥❣ s✉❝❤ ❛ss❤❛r❡❞ ❞❛t❛ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞s ✇❤✐❝❤ ❛r❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛t❡❧② ❡✈❛❧✉❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❙②s✲t❡♠❈ s✐♠✉❧❛t♦r✳

❖♥ t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r ❤❛♥❞✱ s✐♥❝❡ t❤❡ ❙②st❡♠❈ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❈❆ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥r❡q✉✐r❡s ❛ s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t t✐♠❡ ✭❛❜♦✉t ♦♥❡ ✇❡❡❦ t♦ ❛❝❤✐❡✈❡ ❛❧❧ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥ts✮ ❝♦♠✲♣❛r❡❞ t♦ t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ✭❤❛❧❢ ❛ ❞❛②✮✱ t❤❡ ❧❛tt❡r ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ✐s t❤❡r❡❢♦r❡♣r❡❢❡r❛❜❧❡ ❢♦r ❛ ♣r❡❧✐♠✐♥❛r② r❛♣✐❞ ❡①♣❧♦r❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❧❛r❣❡ ❞❡s✐❣♥ s♣❛❝❡s✳ ❋✐♥❛❧❧②✱♦✉r ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ✐s ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛❜❧❡ ♠♦❞✉❧❛r❧② t♦ ❛♥② ♣❡r✐♦❞✐❝ ❝❧♦❝❦ tr❛❝❡✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥t❧② ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❝❧♦❝❦s ✐♥ t❤❡ tr❛❝❡✳ ❙✐♥❝❡ ♠✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❛♣♣❧✐✲❝❛t✐♦♥s ❤❛✈❡ ❣❡♥❡r❛❧❧② r❡❣✉❧❛r ✭r❡♣❡t✐t✐✈❡✮ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦rs✱ t❤❡② ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐③❡❞✇✐t❤ ♣❡r✐♦❞✐❝ ❝❧♦❝❦ tr❛❝❡s✳ ■♥ t❤❛t s❡♥s❡✱ ♦✉r ♣r♦♣♦s✐t✐♦♥ ✐s s❝❛❧❛❜❧❡✳

❋✐♥❛❧❧②✱ ✇❡ ❝❛♥ ❛❧s♦ ♥♦t✐❝❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥t❡❞ ✇♦r❦ ❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t❡s t♦ ❜r✐❞❣✐♥❣t❤❡ ❣❛♣ ❡①✐st✐♥❣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ♦♥ t❤❡ ♦♥❡ ❤❛♥❞✱ t❤❡ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ s♣❡❝✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛s②st❡♠ ✇❤❡r❡ ❝♦♠♣✉t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛r❡ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ❛s s②♥❝❤r♦♥♦✉s✱❛♥❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r ❤❛♥❞✱ t❤❡ ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❛♥ ❛s②♥❝❤r♦♥♦✉s♣❧❛t❢♦r♠✳ ❈♦♠♣❛r❡❞ t♦ ❡①✐st✐♥❣ ✇♦r❦s ♦♥ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ t♦♣✐❝ ❬✹❪✱ ✇❡ t❛r❣❡t ❛♥❡①♣❧✐❝✐t ❛s②♥❝❤r♦♥♦✉s ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❢r♦♠ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✉s❡❢✉❧ ✐♥❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥s✉❝❤ ❛s ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐st✐❝s ❛❧❧♦✇ ✉s t♦ ❛❞❞r❡ss ❜♦t❤ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝♦rr❡❝t♥❡ss✱♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❛♥❞ ❡♥❡r❣② ✐ss✉❡s✳

✺ ❈♦♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ r❡♠❛r❦s

❚❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡❞ t❤❡ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❛♥❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ ❛ ❏P❊● ❡♥❝♦❞❡r ♦♥ ❛ ♠✉❧✲t✐♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡✳ ❙t❛rt✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ ❛ ❤✐❣❤✲❧❡✈❡❧ ♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ✇✐t❤t❤❡ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ❯▼▲ ▼❛rt❡ ♣r♦✜❧❡✱ ✇❡ ♣r♦♣♦s❡❞ ❛♥ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ❜② ❝♦♥✲s✐❞❡r✐♥❣ ❛❜str❛❝t ❝❧♦❝❦s ✐♥s♣✐r❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ s②♥❝❤r♦♥♦✉s ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ❬✺❪✱ ❢♦r ❛ ❢❛str❡❛s♦♥✐♥❣ ❛❜♦✉t ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝♦rr❡❝t♥❡ss ❛♥❞ ❜❡st ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❝❤♦✐❝❡s r❡❣❛r❞✐♥❣ t❡♠✲♣♦r❛❧ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❛♥❞ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳ ■♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r✱ ✇❡ ❛❞❞r❡ss❡❞ t❤❡

❘❘ ♥➦ ✼✼✶✺

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✶✺

❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❜② r❡❛s♦♥✐♥❣ ♦♥ ❝❧♦❝❦ tr❛❝❡s ❡①♣r❡ss✐♥❣ ❝♦rr❡❝t ❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥♦❢ s②st❡♠ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧✐t② ♦♥ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❛r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s✳ ❲❡ ✇❡r❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦✐❞❡♥t✐❢② ♠✐♥✐♠❛❧ ♣r♦❝❡ss♦r ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝✐❡s ✐♥ s✉❝❤ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s ✐♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ s❛✈❡❡♥❡r❣②✳ ❲❡ ❛❧s♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡❞ t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❢♦r s♦♠❡ s♦❢t✇❛r❡✴❤❛r❞✇❛r❡♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s✳ ❲❤✐❧❡ t❤❡ ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ r❡❛s♦♥✐♥❣ ✐s ❧❡ss ❛❝❝✉r❛t❡ t❤❛♥❛ ❝②❝❧❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛t❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❙②st❡♠❈✱ ✐t ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s ✈❡r② s✐♠✐❧❛r ♦❜s❡r✈❛t✐♦♥s ✐♥❛ ❢❛st❡r ✇❛②✳

❚♦ ❛❝❤✐❡✈❡ ♦✉r ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s✱ ✇❡ ❝♦♠❜✐♥❡❞ t❤❡ ❚✐♠❡❙q✉❛r❡✷ ❝❧♦❝❦s✐♠✉❧❛t♦r✱ ❛♥❞ ❛ ❢❡✇ ❛❜str❛❝t ❝❧♦❝❦ ❝♦♠♣❛r✐s♦♥ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥s ❡♥❝♦❞❡❞ ✐♥ ❖❝❛♠❧❬✶❪✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ❛ ♠♦r❡ ❝♦♠♣❧❡t❡ ❛♥❞ s❡❛♠❧❡ss ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤r❡♠❛✐♥s t♦ ❜❡ ❞♦♥❡✳

❆s ❢✉t✉r❡ ✇♦r❦✱ ✇❡ ♣❧❛♥ t♦ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡ t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥t❡❞ ❝❧♦❝❦✲❜❛s❡❞ ♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ❜②r❡✜♥✐♥❣ ✐t ✇✐t❤ ❛♥ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ s②♥❝❤r♦♥✐③❛t✐♦♥ ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞ ✐♥ ♠✉❧t✐♣r♦❝❡ss♦rs②st❡♠ ❛♥❞ s❤❛r❡❞ ❞❛t❛ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦✈❡r❤❡❛❞ ❛t ❤✐❣❤ ❛❜str❛❝t✐♦♥ ❧❡✈❡❧✳ ❚❤❡❛✐♠ ✐s t♦ ♠❛❦❡ t❤❡ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ♠♦r❡ ❛❝❝✉r❛t❡ ✐♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ t❤❡ ❣❛♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts ❛♥❞ t❤♦s❡ ♦❜t❛✐♥❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❧♦✇❡r ❧❡✈❡❧ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤❡s✳

❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

❬✶❪ ❆❞♦❧❢ ❙❛♠✐r ❆❜❞❛❧❧❛❤✳ ❈♦♥❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ❞❡ ❙♦❈ à ❇❛s❡ ❞✬❍♦r❧♦❣❡s ❆❜str❛✐t❡s✿ ❱❡rs ❧✬❊①♣❧♦r❛t✐♦♥ ❞✬❆r❝❤✐t❡❝t✉r❡s ❡♥ ▼❆❘❚❊✳ ❚❤❡s❡✱ ❯♥✐✈❡rs✐té ❞❡s❙❝✐❡♥❝❡s ❡t ❚❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❡ ❞❡ ▲✐❧❧❡ ✲ ▲✐❧❧❡ ■✱ ▼❛r❝❤ ✷✵✶✶✳

❬✷❪ ❳✐♥ ❆♥✱ ❊r✐❝ ❘✉tt❡♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❆❜❞♦✉❧❛②❡ ●❛♠❛t✐é✳ ❙❛❢❡ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❞②♥❛♠✐✲❝❛❧❧② r❡❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛❜❧❡ ❡♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ s②st❡♠s✳ ■♥ ✷♥❞ ❲♦r❦s❤♦♣ ♦♥ ▼♦❞❡❧ ❇❛s❡❞❊♥❣✐♥❡❡r✐♥❣ ❢♦r ❊♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ ❙②st❡♠s ❉❡s✐❣♥ ✭▼✲❇❊❉✬✷✵✶✶✮✳ ❊❈❙■✱ ✷✵✶✶✳

❬✸❪ ❆✳ P✐③✐❛❧✐ ❇✳ ❇❛✐❧❡②✱ ●✳ ▼❛rt✐♥✳ ❊❙▲ ❉❡s✐❣♥ ❛♥❞ ❱❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥✿ ❆ Pr❡s❝r✐♣✲t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ❊❧❡❝tr♦♥✐❝ ❙②st❡♠ ▲❡✈❡❧ ▼❡t❤♦❞♦❧♦❣②✳ ❊❧s❡✈✐❡r ▼♦r❣❛♥ ❑❛✉❢♠❛♥♥✱✷✵✵✼✳

❬✹❪ ❆❧❜❡rt ❇❡♥✈❡♥✐st❡✱ ❇❡♥♦✐t ❈❛✐❧❧❛✉❞✱ ❛♥❞ P❛✉❧ ▲❡ ●✉❡r♥✐❝✳ ❋r♦♠ s②♥❝❤r♦♥②t♦ ❛s②♥❝❤r♦♥②✳ ■♥ ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❈♦♥❢❡r❡♥❝❡ ♦♥ ❈♦♥❝✉rr❡♥❝② ❚❤❡♦r② ✭❈❖◆✲❈❯❘✬✾✾✮✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✻✷✕✶✼✼✱ ▲♦♥❞♦♥✱ ❯❑✱ ✶✾✾✾✳ ❙♣r✐♥❣❡r✲❱❡r❧❛❣✳

❬✺❪ ❆❧❜❡rt ❇❡♥✈❡♥✐st❡✱ P❛✉❧ ❈❛s♣✐✱ ❙t❡♣❤❡♥ ❊❞✇❛r❞s✱ ◆✐❝♦❧❛s ❍❛❧❜✇❛❝❤s✱ P❛✉❧▲❡ ●✉❡r♥✐❝✱ ❛♥❞ ❘♦❜❡rt ❞❡ ❙✐♠♦♥❡✳ ❚❤❡ s②♥❝❤r♦♥♦✉s ❧❛♥❣✉❛❣❡s t✇❡❧✈❡②❡❛rs ❧❛t❡r✳ Pr♦❝✳ ♦❢ ■❊❊❊✱ ✾✶✭✶✮✿✻✹✕✽✸✱ ❏❛♥✳ ✷✵✵✸✳

❬✻❪ ❩❤❡♥ ❈❛♦✱ ❇r✐❛♥ ❋♦♦✱ ▲❡✐ ❍❡✱ ❛♥❞ ▼✐❤❛❡❧❛ ✈❛♥ ❞❡r ❙❝❤❛❛r✳ ❖♣t✐♠❛❧✐t②❛♥❞ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡♠❡♥t ♦❢ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝ ✈♦❧t❛❣❡ s❝❛❧✐♥❣ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠s ❢♦r ♠✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s✳ ■♥ ❉❡s✐❣♥ ❆✉t♦♠❛t✐♦♥ ❈♦♥❢❡r❡♥❝❡ ✭❉❆❈✬✵✽✮✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✼✾✕✶✽✹✱❆♥❛❤❡✐♠✱ ❈❆✱ ❯❙❆✱ ✷✵✵✽✳

❬✼❪ ❆❧❜❡rt ❈♦❤❡♥✱ ▼❛r❝ ❉✉r❛♥t♦♥✱ ❈❤r✐st✐♥❡ ❊✐s❡♥❜❡✐s✱ ❈❧❛✐r❡ P❛❣❡tt✐✱ ❋❧♦✲r❡♥❝❡ P❧❛t❡❛✉✱ ❛♥❞ ▼❛r❝ P♦✉③❡t✳ ◆✲s②❝❤r♦♥♦✉s ❑❛❤♥ ♥❡t✇♦r❦s✳ ■♥ ❆❈▼❙②♠♣✳ ♦♥ Pr✐♥❝✐♣❧❡s ♦❢ Pr♦❣r❛♠♠✐♥❣ ▲❛♥❣✉❛❣❡s ✭P♦P▲✬✵✻✮✱ ❈❤❛r❧❡st♦♥✱❙♦✉t❤ ❈❛r♦❧✐♥❛✱ ❯❙❆✱ ❏❛♥✳ ✷✵✵✻✳

✷❤tt♣✿✴✴✇✇✇✲s♦♣✳✐♥r✐❛✳❢r✴❛♦st❡✴❄r❂✾✫s❂✸✵✫

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❈♦rr❡❝t ❛♥❞ ❊♥❡r❣②✲❊✣❝✐❡♥t ❉❡s✐❣♥ ♦❢ ❛ ▼✉❧t✐♠❡❞✐❛ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❙♦❈s ✶✻

❬✽❪ ▼❛rtt✐ ❋♦rs❡❧❧✳ ❖♥ t❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❛♥❞ ❝♦st ♦❢ s♦♠❡ P❘❆▼ ♠♦❞❡❧s ♦♥❈▼P ❤❛r❞✇❛r❡✳ ■♥ ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ P❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❉✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ Pr♦❝❡ss✐♥❣ ❙②♠♣✳✭■P❉P❙✬✵✽✮✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✕✽✱ ▼✐❛♠✐✱ ❋❧♦r✐❞❛✱ ❯❙❆✱ ✷✵✵✽✳

❬✾❪ ❆✳ ●❛♠❛t✐é✱ ❙✳ ▲❡ ❇❡✉①✱ ➱✳ P✐❡❧✱ ❆✳ ❊t✐❡♥✱ ❘✳ ❇❡♥✲❆t✐t❛❧❧❛❤✱ P✳ ▼❛r✲q✉❡t✱ ❛♥❞ ❏✳✲▲✳ ❉❡❦❡②s❡r✳ ❆ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❞r✐✈❡♥ ❞❡s✐❣♥ ❢r❛♠❡✇♦r❦ ❢♦r ❤✐❣❤♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ❡♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ s②st❡♠s✳ ❘❡s❡❛r❝❤ ❘❡♣♦rt ✻✻✶✹✱ ■◆❘■❆✱ ✷✵✵✽✳❤tt♣✿✴✴❤❛❧✳✐♥r✐❛✳❢r✴✐♥r✐❛✲✵✵✸✶✶✶✶✺✴❡♥✳

❬✶✵❪ ❊✳ ❏❛❤✐❡r✱ ◆✳ ❍❛❧❜✇❛❝❤s✱ P✳ ❘❛②♠♦♥❞✱ ❳✳ ◆✐❝♦❧❧✐♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❉✳ ▲❡s❡♥s✳ ❱✐rt✉❛❧❡①❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❆❆❉▲ ♠♦❞❡❧s ✈✐❛ ❛ tr❛♥s❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥t♦ s②♥❝❤r♦♥♦✉s ♣r♦❣r❛♠s✳ ■♥Pr♦❝✳ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✼t❤ ❆❈▼ ✫ ■❊❊❊ ❈♦♥❢✳ ♦♥ ❊♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ s♦❢t✇❛r❡✭❊▼❙❖❋❚✬✵✼✮✱♣❛❣❡s ✶✸✹✕✶✹✸✱ ◆❡✇ ❨♦r❦✱ ❯❙❆✱ ✷✵✵✼✳

❬✶✶❪ ❉❛♥✐❡❧ ❑♥♦rr❡❝❦✱ ▲✉❞♦✈✐❝ ❆♣✈r✐❧❧❡✱ ❛♥❞ ❘❡♥❛✉❞ P❛❝❛❧❡t✳ ❋❛st s✐♠✉❧❛✲t✐♦♥ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s ❢♦r ❞❡s✐❣♥ s♣❛❝❡ ❡①♣❧♦r❛t✐♦♥✳ ■♥ ✹✼t❤ ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❈♦♥❢✳❚❖❖▲❙ ❊❯❘❖P❊✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✸✵✽✕✸✷✼✱ ❩✉r✐❝❤✱ ❙✇✐t③❡r❧❛♥❞✱ ✷✵✵✾✳

❬✶✷❪ ❆✳ ❑♦✉❞r✐✱ ❉✳ ❆✉❧❛❣♥✐❡r✱ ❉✳ ❱♦❥t✐s❡❦✱ P✳ ❙♦✉❧❛r❞✱ ❈✳ ▼♦②✱ ❏✳ ❈❤❛♠♣❡❛✉✱❏✳ ❱✐❞❛❧✱ ❛♥❞ ❏✳❈✳ ▲❡ ▲❛♥♥✳ ❯s✐♥❣ ▼❆❘❚❊ ✐♥ ❛ ❈♦✲❉❡s✐❣♥ ▼❡t❤♦❞♦❧♦❣②✳■♥ ▼♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❆♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ ❘❡❛❧✲❚✐♠❡ ❛♥❞ ❊♠❜❡❞❞❡❞ ❙②st❡♠s ✇✐t❤ t❤❡▼❆❘❚❊ ❯▼▲ ♣r♦✜❧❡ ✇♦r❦s❤♦♣ ❝♦✲❧♦❝❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❉❆❚❊✬✵✽✱ ▼✉♥✐❝❤✱ ●❡r✲♠❛♥②✱ ♠❛r❝❤ ✷✵✵✽✳

❬✶✸❪ ❙✳ P✳ ▼♦❤❛♥t②✱ ◆✳ ❘❛♥❣❛♥❛t❤❛♥✱ ❊✳ ❑♦✉❣✐❛♥♦s✱ ❛♥❞ P✳ P❛tr❛✳ ▲♦✇✲P♦✇❡r❍✐❣❤✲▲❡✈❡❧ ❙②♥t❤❡s✐s ❢♦r ◆❛♥♦s❝❛❧❡ ❈▼❖❙ ❈✐r❝✉✐ts✱ ❝❤❛♣t❡r P♦✇❡r ❘❡❞✉❝✲t✐♦♥ ❋✉♥❞❛♠❡♥t❛❧s✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✶✸✶✕✶✻✷✳ ❙♣r✐♥❣❡r✱ ✷✵✵✽✳

❬✶✹❪ ▼❛r❝✐♦ ❋✳ ❙✳ ❖❧✐✈❡✐r❛✱ ❊❞✉❛r❞♦ ❲✳ ❇r✐ã♦✱ ❋r❛♥❝✐s❝♦ ❆✳ ◆❛s❝✐♠❡♥t♦✱ ❛♥❞❋❧á✈✐♦ ❘✳ ❲❛❣♥❡r✳ ▼♦❞❡❧ ❞r✐✈❡♥ ❡♥❣✐♥❡❡r✐♥❣ ❢♦r ▼P❙❖❈ ❞❡s✐❣♥ s♣❛❝❡ ❡①✲♣❧♦r❛t✐♦♥✳ ■♥ Pr♦❝✳ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✷✵t❤ ❆♥♥✉❛❧ ❈♦♥❢✳ ♦♥ ■♥t❡❣r❛t❡❞ ❝✐r❝✉✐ts ❛♥❞ s②s✲t❡♠s ❞❡s✐❣♥ ✭❙❇❈❈■✬✵✼✮✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✽✶✕✽✻✱ ❈♦♣❛❝❛❜❛♥❛✱ ❘✐♦ ❞❡ ❏❛♥❡✐r♦✱ ✷✵✵✼✳

❬✶✺❪ ❖▼●✳ ▼❆❘❚❊ ❲❡❜ ❙✐t❡✱ ✷✵✵✾✳ ✇✇✇✳♦♠❣♠❛rt❡✳♦r❣✳

❬✶✻❪ ❆❧❜❡rt♦ ❙❛♥❣✐♦✈❛♥♥✐✲❱✐♥❝❡♥t❡❧❧✐✱ ▲✉❝❛ ❈❛r❧♦♥✐✱ ❋❡r♥❛♥❞♦ ❉❡ ❇❡r♥❛r❞✐♥✐s✱❛♥❞ ▼❛r❝♦ ❙❣r♦✐✳ ❇❡♥❡✜ts ❛♥❞ ❝❤❛❧❧❡♥❣❡s ❢♦r ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠✲❜❛s❡❞ ❞❡s✐❣♥✳ ■♥✹✶st ❛♥♥✉❛❧ ❉❡s✐❣♥ ❆✉t♦♠❛t✐♦♥ ❈♦♥❢❡r❡♥❝❡ ✭❉❆❈✬✵✹✮✱ ✷✵✵✹✳

❬✶✼❪ ❚❤❡ ❙♦❈▲✐❜ ♣r♦❥❡❝t✿ ❆♥ ♦♣❡♥ ♠♦❞❡❧❧✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♣❧❛t❢♦r♠ ❢♦r s②st❡♠♦♥ ❝❤✐♣ ❞❡s✐❣♥✳ ❤tt♣✿✴✴s♦❝❧✐❜✳❧✐♣✻✳❢r✴✳

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Centre de recherche INRIA Saclay – Île-de-France : Parc Orsay Université - ZAC des Vignes : 4, rue Jacques Monod - 91893 Orsay CedexCentre de recherche INRIA Sophia Antipolis – Méditerranée : 2004, route des Lucioles - BP 93 - 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex

ÉditeurINRIA - Domaine de Voluceau - Rocquencourt, BP 105 - 78153 Le Chesnay Cedex (France)

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