Power and Performance Analysis of PDA Architectures6.893 Advanced VLSI Computer ArchitectureFall 2000Robert LeeRipal Nathuji• Benchmarking– Common User Interface tasks• Task switching, window operations, handwriting recognition– JVM– Multimedia• MP3 audio, MPEG video• Power Consumption Analysis• Limits and Direction of TechnologyPower and Performance Analysis of PDA ArchitecturesPower and Performance Analysis of PDA Architectures• Investigate various PDAs– Compaq Aero (MIPS), Compaq iPAQ (StrongArm), Casio Cassiopeia (MIPS), HP Jornada (SH3)• Author benchmarks to be applied across PDAs– Windows CE applications• Combine benchmark results with power analysis– Isolate code sequences which cause greatest power drain– Analyze CPU architecture and hypothesize cause– Identify possible technology
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