このホワイトペーパーでは、
The purpose of this paper is to outline and discuss the issues that could be encountered when using NVDLA for SoC implementation. Issues such as limited support along with other potential pitfalls will be discussed. Toshiba has implemented NVDLA and will reveal items learned as well as some results.
ということのようです。
そういう意味でハードウェア開発だけしてもコンパイラが無いと作り込みが出来ないという例になっちゃうのかな?