Low Cost & Fast Turnaround: Reconfigurable Graph-Based Execution Units

Jaap Smit, M. Stekelenburg, C.E. Klaassen, S. Mullender, G. Smit, P. Havinga

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    Abstract

    New devices with the efficiency of full-custom designs and the programmability of FPGAs will ease many aspects of the design of complex systems, without the high cost of mask production. The possibility of in-circuit programming and even dynamic reconfiguration offers great advantages over the traditional design approach. One instance of a fully programmable architecture which offers a platform for rapid prototyping, quick market and application evaluation, is introduced in the form of a field programmable function array (FPFA). The design of such a device is extremely challenging as the aspects of physical design for speed and low-power, the construction of an ALU which is optimal for as many applications as possible, as well as highly efficient mappings of algorithms, are extremely important for a successful device which suits many applications. This paper introduces the reader with the concept of reprogrammable devices with graph-based execution of arithmetic expressions, the corresponding principles of operation, the aspects of low-power operation of the proposed design, the corresponding physical design of the ALU, algorithmic mappings of systems on a chip and the performance aspects compared to other architectures and implementations.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication7th Behavioral Design Methodologies for Digital Systems workshop (BELSIGN)
    Place of PublicationEnschede, The Netherlands
    PublisherCentre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT)
    Pages2-5
    Number of pages4
    Publication statusPublished - May 1998
    EventBEhavioraL DeSIGN Methodologies for Digital Systems Workshop, BELSIGN 1998 - Enschede, Netherlands
    Duration: 7 May 19988 May 1998

    Workshop

    WorkshopBEhavioraL DeSIGN Methodologies for Digital Systems Workshop, BELSIGN 1998
    Abbreviated titleBELSIGN
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    CityEnschede
    Period7/05/988/05/98

    Keywords

    • CAES-PS: Pervasive Systems
    • CAES-EEA: Efficient Embedded Architectures

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