Abstract
Most of the firmware engineering research currently under investigation at CSU is focused on methods of automated microcode generation and compaction, particularly retargetable methods. We have developed a prototype for a retargetable microcode compiler, which is depicted in Figure 1. Ideally, the system shown is retargeted by supplying a flow graph machine model for the target machine, and the remainder of the system is invariant.
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Firmware engineering and microprogramming research at Colorado State University
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