Multi-language system design

Ahmed Jerraya, Rolf Ernst
1999 Proceedings of the conference on Design, automation and test in Europe - DATE '99  
The design of large systems, like a mobile telecommunication terminal or the electronic parts of an airplane or a car, may require the participation of several groups belonging to different companies and using different design methods, languages and tools. The concept of multi-language specification aims at coordinating different cultures through the unification of the languages, formalism, and notations. This hot topic discusses the main issues and approaches to multi-language design. Two
more » ... rch directions are currently explored by the EDA community. The first is based on the computation models underlying the languages while the second deals with the specification languages themselves.
doi:10.1145/307418.307591 fatcat:4jrnppi3irc6riogvpoeulpala