@inbook {30.BaLaPre2005, title = {A Methodology for Bridging the Gap between UML and Codesign}, booktitle = {UML for SOC Design}, year = {2005}, pages = {119-146}, publisher = {Springer}, organization = {Springer}, address = {Dordrecht, The Netherlands}, abstract = {The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is getting more popular among system designers due to the need to raise the level of abstraction in system specifications. We present here a methodology that integrates UML specifications with a hardware/software codesign platform. This work aims to give a contribution toward SoC Design Automation starting from system level specification down to hardware/software partitioning and integration.}, keywords = {HW/SW co-design, methodology, system specifications, unified modeling language (UML)}, author = {Basu, Ananda Shankar and Lajolo, Marcello and Prevostini, Mauro}, editor = {Martin, Grant and Muller, Wolfgang} }