Table 3: Performance analysis methods that can be used in multi-soft-core and many-soft-core applications.

Acronym Technique Area overhead Virtual time overhead Real time overhead Real time accuracy Scalability ELA Embedded logic analyzer [7] Medium None None Full Very low SP Sampling profiling [8, 9] None Low-high Low-high High-low High TP Transparent profiling [10] Medium None None Full Low VP Trace based on virtual prototypes [11] — None High Very low Low FS Functional simulation [15–18] — — Low Very low High New proposed methods ACI Automatic compiler instrumentation None Low-high Low-high High-low Medium TN Dedicated tracing node Low Low-high Low-high High-low Medium TI Transparent instrumentation with clock gating Medium None Medium Medium Medium CI Custom instruction and dedicated networks Medium Very low Very low Very high High