Design and Performance Evaluation of Energy Efficient Heterogeneous Microprocessor Architectures for Real Time Signal Processing in Edge IoT Systems

Edge-Internet of Things (Edge IoT) systems are increasingly integral to applications that require real time signal processing, particularly where low latency and energy efficiency are critical. This paper explores the design and performance evaluation of a heterogeneous microprocessor architecture aimed at optimizing energy consumption and real time performance. The heterogeneous architecture integrates multiple types of cores, such as Central Processing Units (CPUs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), and Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), to allocate tasks based on computational demand. The proposed design significantly reduces energy consumption, particularly during high-performance tasks, while maintaining real time processing guarantees. Simulation-based performance evaluation was conducted to assess the energy efficiency, latency, and overall system performance under varying workloads, including real time Digital Signal Processing (DSP) benchmarks. The results showed that the heterogeneous architecture outperformed traditional homogeneous processors, demonstrating up to a 19-fold improvement in energy efficiency. Furthermore, the system reduced latency by up to 45% in real time applications, making it particularly suitable for Edge IoT environments such as industrial automation and smart healthcare, where both performance and energy efficiency are critical. Despite some trade-offs in task scheduling complexity, the heterogeneous design was able to balance power consumption and computational performance effectively. The findings suggest that this architecture can serve as a foundation for future Edge IoT systems, providing significant advantages in terms of energy efficiency, real time processing, and scalability. Future work will focus on further optimization of the architecture and exploring its application across various IoT environments.