Title :
The effect of the interconnection architecture on the FPGA performance and energy consumption
Author :
Vassiliadis, N. ; Nikolaidis, S. ; Siskos, S. ; Soudris, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
A systematic exploration of the effect of the interconnection network on the performance and power consumption of the FPGA is performed. Island style FPGA architecture and an efficient configurable logic block are adopted. Exploration is performed for various parameters of the interconnection network. Alternative interconnection architectures are obtained by combining these parameters. Several benchmark circuits are mapped on the alternative architectures and their implementations are evaluated. Results demonstrate the efficiency of each solution towards the FPGA characteristics.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; field programmable gate arrays; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit layout; 0.18 μm CMOS technology; 0.18 micron; FPGA characteristics; FPGA design; FPGA performance; benchmark circuit mapping; configurable logic block; delay; energy consumption; field programmable gate array; interconnection architecture; island style FPGA architecture; power consumption; Computer architecture; Delay effects; Energy consumption; Field programmable gate arrays; Integrated circuit interconnections; Logic arrays; Multiplexing; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Routing; Table lookup;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 2004. MELECON 2004. Proceedings of the 12th IEEE Mediterranean
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8271-4
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.2004.1346811
