This book is centered around a number of emerging issues in the area of VLSI design methodologies, including system integration, optimization, algorithm transformation, impact of applications, memory management and algorithm prototyping. The text aims to provide the reader with the knowledge to participate in the rapidly evolving field of application specific design methodology for DSP architectures. "VLSI Design Methodologies for Digital Signal Processing Architectures" should be a useful reference for researchers in both academia and industry. It may also be used as a text for advanced courses in application specific design, VLSI design methods, and silicon compilers.
