Title :
Active Cells: A Computing Model for Rapid Construction of On-Chip Multi-core Systems
Author :
Friedrich, Felix ; Liu, Ling ; Gutknecht, Jürg
Author_Institution :
Comput. Syst. Inst., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
fDate :
May 30 2012-June 1 2012
Abstract :
We present a novel computing model that allows to conveniently construct multi-core systems with different computer architectures, ranging from homogeneous many-core architectures to networks of heterogeneous general purpose processor cores or signal processing engines. A hardware library implemented on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and a compiler provide a platform for prototyping and constructing distributed systems on a chip. A number of case studies have been carried out to prove the concept conveyed by the computing model.
Keywords :
field programmable gate arrays; multiprocessing systems; system-on-chip; FPGA; active cells; compiler; computer architectures; distributed systems on a chip; field programmable gate arrays; homogeneous many-core architectures; novel computing model; on-chip multicore systems; rapid construction; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Engines; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Programming; Vectors; Concurrent computing; Distributed computing; FPGA design; Multicore processing; Parallel programming; Software-hardware co-design; System-level design;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Information Science (ICIS), 2012 IEEE/ACIS 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1536-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICIS.2012.26
