Title :
Reprogrammable processing capabilities of embedded FPGA blocks
Author_Institution :
LSI Logic Corp., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Modern signal processing applications and other compute intensive algorithms can be implemented in fixed ASIC logic to improve performance. The drawback of doing so is that the design is forever fixed with a standard, protocol or algorithm. The availability of embeddable FPGA cells in ASIC systems allows the designer to set the algorithm in ´reprogrammable´ logic. Further, the embedded LiquidLogic core (LL) architecture from LSI Logic, provides the ability to manipulate the implemented algorithm at run-time allowing the design to adapt the function in real-time. This paper presents a theoretical ASIC design that utilizes these capabilities and describes dependencies for developing a class of SoC devices
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; circuit CAD; field programmable gate arrays; high level synthesis; integrated circuit design; ASIC CAD tools; ASIC design; LSI Logic; SoC devices; configurable processing; embedded FPGA blocks; embedded LiquidLogic core architecture; reprogrammable processing capabilities; Algorithm design and analysis; Application specific integrated circuits; Availability; Computer applications; Field programmable gate arrays; Large scale integration; Logic design; Logic devices; Protocols; Signal processing algorithms;
Conference_Titel :
ASIC/SOC Conference, 2001. Proceedings. 14th Annual IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6741-3
DOI :
10.1109/ASIC.2001.954694
