Article ID: | iaor2012592 |
Volume: | 18 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 149 |
End Page Number: | 167 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
Journal: | Journal of Heuristics |
Authors: | Sevaux Marc, Rossi Andr, Soto Mara |
Keywords: | combinatorial optimization |
Memory allocation in embedded systems is one of the main challenges that electronic designers have to face. This part, rather difficult to handle is often left to the compiler with which automatic rules are applied. Nevertheless, an optimal allocation of data to memory banks may lead to great savings in terms of running time and energy consumption. This paper introduces an exact approach and a