Title :
Hybrid data/configuration caching for striped FPGAs
Author :
Deshpande, Deepali ; Somani, Arun K. ; Tyagi, Akhilesh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, USA
Abstract :
Most custom computing machine (CCM) design has centered around field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology and rapid prototyping applications. FPGAs are reconfigured to map parts of the application. The performance of an FPGA when used as a virtual hardware engine depends on its reconfiguration granularity. We study the striped FPGA and propose a hybrid mechanism to process a large amount of data using a combination of data and configuration caching
Keywords :
cache storage; field programmable gate arrays; performance evaluation; reconfigurable architectures; special purpose computers; custom computing machine design; hybrid data/configuration caching; rapid prototyping; reconfiguration granularity; striped FPGAs; virtual hardware engine; Application software; Computer science; Design engineering; Engines; Fabrics; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Pipelines; Platform virtualization; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, 1999. FCCM '99. Proceedings. Seventh Annual IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Napa Valley, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0375-6
DOI :
10.1109/FPGA.1999.803703
