As system-on-chips continue to grow both in size and complexity, new design and verification methodologies are needed to help engineers keep up. SystemC is proving to be an effective high-level modeling language, capable of describing chip models at different abstraction levels, from transactional-level to RTL.High-level synthesis tools are also gaining more popularity and are considered to be in the heart of next generation SoC design methodologies. These tools generate RTL Verilog from synthesizable high-level languages such as SystemC, while providing optimization and monitoring options, like micro-architecture exploration and comparison of the quality of results.Blu Wireless Technology as a fabless, silicon intellectual property (IP) company is developing a next generation scalable, low-cost 60 GHz Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig) technology targeting the 802.11ad and 4G backhaul markets. It utilizes both SystemC and Cadence C-to-Silicon Compiler for high-level synthesis in order to achieve fast product turnaround. Building on top this methodology, the company has developed their own definition language, called Phhidle, with the purpose of automating the generation of design models and interconnects at different levels.In this project, after an initial study of the Phhidle generator and C-to-Silicon Compiler, a synthesizable SystemC block wrapper with an ARM AXI4-Lite interface and a custom third party IP placeholder was generated with all accompanying internal connections.The purpose of this project is to ease the integration of third-party IPs such as memories and peripherals within system-on-chips, which are using the ARM AMBA protocol.

I was responsible for the smooth running of the open days at the university. I assisted and managed prospective students and their parents. I had to talk about the different opportunities available in the university. My main focus were the computer science and electronics department in the university, talking about what projects, that are being undertaken at the moment and how they can get involved, as I had first hand experience with that myself.