Title | Reconfigurable computing: architectures and design methods |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2005 |
Authors | Todman, T. J., G. A. Constantinides, S. J. E. Wilton, O. Mencer, W. Luk, and P. Y. K. Cheung |
Journal | Computers and Digital Techniques, IEE Proceedings - |
Volume | 152 |
Pagination | 193 - 207 |
Date Published | mar. |
ISSN | 1350-2387 |
Keywords | Alters Strafix II, field programmable gate arrays, general-purpose design methods, logic CAD, reconfigurable architectures, reconfigurable computing, reconfigurable design methods, special-purpose design methods, systems analysis, Xilinx Virtex 4 FPGA device |
Abstract | Reconfigurable computing is becoming increasingly attractive for many applications. This survey covers two aspects of reconfigurable computing: architectures and design methods. The paper includes recent advances in reconfigurable architectures, such as the Alters Stratix II and Xilinx Virtex 4 FPGA devices. The authors identify major trends in general-purpose and special-purpose design methods. It is shown that reconfigurable computing designs are capable of achieving up to 500 times speedup and 70% energy savings over microprocessor implementations for specific applications. |
URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/ip-cdt:20045086 |
DOI | 10.1049/ip-cdt:20045086 |