Advances in Computer Systems Architecture

A Compiler Framework for Supporting Speculative Multicore Processors.- Power-Efficient Heterogeneous Multicore Technology for Digital Convergence.- StarDBT: An Efficient Multi-platform Dynamic Binary Translation System.- Unbiased Branches: An Open Problem.- An Online Profile Guided Optimization Approach for Speculative Parallel Threading.- Entropy-Based Profile Characterization and Classification for Automatic Profile Management.- Laplace Transformation on the FT64 Stream Processor.- Towards Data Tiling for Whole Programs in Scratchpad Memory Allocation.- Evolution of NAND Flash Memory Interface.- FCC-SDP: A Fast Close-Coupled Shared Data Pool for Multi-core DSPs.- Exploiting Single-Usage for Effective Memory Management.- An Alternative Organization of Defect Map for Defect-Resilient Embedded On-Chip Memories.- An Effective Design of Master-Slave Operating System Architecture for Multiprocessor Embedded Systems.- Optimal Placement of Frequently Accessed IPs in Mesh NoCs.- An Efficient Link Controller for Test Access to IP Core-Based Embedded System Chips.- Performance of Keyword Connection Algorithm in Nested Mobility Networks.- Leakage Energy Reduction in Cache Memory by Software Self-invalidation.- Exploiting Task Temperature Profiling in Temperature-Aware Task Scheduling for Computational Clusters.- Runtime Performance Projection Model for Dynamic Power Management.- A Power-Aware Alternative for the Perceptron Branch Predictor.- Power Consumption and Performance Analysis of 3D NoCs.- A Design Methodology for Performance-Resource Optimization of a Generalized 2D Convolution Architecture with Quadrant Symmetric Kernels.- Bipartition Architecture for Low Power JPEG Huffman Decoder.- A SWP Specification for Sequential Image Processing Algorithms.- A Stream System-on-Chip Architecture for High Speed Target Recognition Based on Biologic Vision.- FPGA-Accelerated Active Shape Model for Real-Time People Tracking.- Performance Evaluation of Evolutionary Multi-core and