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Code Compression with Split Echo Instructions

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Code density is often a critical issue in embedded computers, since the memory size of embedded systems is strictly limited. Echo instructions have been proposed as a method for reducing code size. This paper presents a new type of echo instruction, split echo, and evaluates an implementation of both split echo and traditional echo instructions on a MIPS R3000 based processor. Evaluation results show that memory requirement is reduced by 12% on average with small additional hardware cost.

Source: IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems

DOI: 10.1587/transinf.e92.d.1650

Authors: Iver STUBDAL, Arda KARADUMAN, Hideharu AMANO

Institution: Keio University

Language: English

Topic: Embedded Systems Design Techniques

Subfield: Hardware and Architecture

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2059342804

FWCI: 0.399

Cites: 13

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10