Generative AI-Assisted High-Level Design of Computer Devices: First Experience

The paper describes the results of the first attempts to use the Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) for High-Level Design (HLD) of Computer Devices based on the methods proposed and implemented by the author in some HLD tools. Mostly, Gemini was used as a GAI-assisted tool. The design process was organized in the following way: implemented algorithm description by High-Level Language (HLL), converting the HLL program to the three-address code, loops unrolling, three-address code parallelizing, and flow graph building, algorithm representation by the structural matrix, and computer device VHDL model building. Gemini implemented all steps of the design process. At every step, detailed instructions developed by author were given to Gemini, specifying the methods of activity at this step. For the design flow testing, the 64-point Radix-2 Decimation-In-Time (DIT) Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm was used. As a result, the FFT processor VHDL model was created and tested by GAI.