• DocumentCode
    3300870
  • Title

    A virtual logic algorithm for solving satisfiability problems using reconfigurable hardware

  • Author

    Abramovici, Miron ; De Sousa, Jose T.

  • Author_Institution
    Lucent Technol., AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    306
  • Lastpage
    307
  • Abstract
    Satisfiability (SAT) is a computationally expensive algorithm central to computer science. In this paper, we present a virtual logic algorithm that allows an FPGA based reconfigurable comparing platform to process SAT solver circuits much larger than its available capacity. Our algorithm is based on decomposition techniques that create independent subproblems (pages) that fit the size of the available reconfigurable hardware. Those pages can take turns reusing the platform, and creating a virtual logic environment
  • Keywords
    computability; field programmable gate arrays; reconfigurable architectures; FPGA based reconfigurable comparing platform; computationally expensive algorithm; decomposition techniques; independent subproblems; reconfigurable hardware; satisfiability problem solving; satisfiability solver circuits; virtual logic algorithm; Application software; Clustering algorithms; Computer science; Electronic design automation and methodology; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Logic circuits; Logic testing; Partitioning algorithms; Reconfigurable logic;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FPGA.1999.803708
  • Filename
    803708