Configuration controller synthesis for dynamically reconfigurable systems

The availability of FPGAs has changed the process of digital design. Dynamically reconfigurable systems are at the forefront of these changes. It is now possible to programme new hardware circuits into a digital integrated circuit while other circuitry on the same device continues to function without any degradation in the performance of the static circuitry. These new digital systems present many opportunities and pose new challenges. This paper reviews the development of new CAD techniques and tools for specifying and simulating dynamically reconfigurable systems. It explores the extension of these tools to automatically synthesise the circuits needed to control dynamically reconfigurable systems