In ubiquitous era, our laboratories focus on research on Silicon Embedded Systems, which will contribute to the development of ICT (Informations and Communications Technology) Society. They include system solutions consisting of System/SoC (System-on-Chip) design, embedded algorithm/software design and their design methodology. Our current major projects are

       Fingerprint Authentication System/SoC

       Design for Multimedia SoC

       MPSoC System-Level Design Automation based on Multiprocessors(MP)

  Fingerprint authentication systems have been developed, which are categorized into new research field called as biometrics, which identifies individuals by using information human body. Embedded software and hardware systems have been developed, each of which reaches as world top levels. Several different kinds of SoCs for fingerprint authentication, which integrates all the developed technologies, have been developed. “BeyondLSI, Inc.”, which has been established by our group, is transferring our technology to global industry.

  The second group for Multimedia SoC design is now focusing on H.264 Video Codec, which covers various video compression techniques such as data compression, DCT/ICT frequency transformation, transmission bit rate control, minimization transmission delay, and run length coding. Those techniques are heritage of more than 15 year research on this field, such as MPEG2, MPEG4, and H.263+. Now, we are expanding to system architecture for hardware and software, which realize not only video codec, but audio and text data compression for Video Telephony over Internet / ADSL/ PSTN networks.

  The third project is aiming to establish system-level SoC design for next generation multiprocessor SoCs. It consists of system-level modeling, simulation and synthesis phases to optimize architecture and performance of future SoCs of 100 Million gates in short design time. Currently, research focuses on C-entry automatic SoC design based on Tightly Coupled Thread (TCT) model.