Reconfigurable Computing: From FPGAs to Hardware/Software Codesign

✍ Scribed by João M. P. Cardoso, Michael Hübner (auth.), João M. P. Cardoso, Michael Hübner (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 313
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

As the complexity of modern embedded systems increases, it becomes less practical to design monolithic processing platforms. As a result, reconfigurable computing is being adopted widely for more flexible design. Reconfigurable Computers offer the spatial parallelism and fine-grained customizability of application-specific circuits with the postfabrication programmability of software. To make the most of this unique combination of performance and flexibility, designers need to be aware of both hardware and software issues. FPGA users must think not only about the gates needed to perform a computation but also about the software flow that supports the design process. The goal of this book is to help designers become comfortable with these issues, and thus be able to exploit the vast opportunities possible with reconfigurable logic.

Focuses on both hardware and software systems

Treats FPGAs as computing vehicles rather than glue-logic or ASIC substitutes

Assembles broad set of models for exploiting FPGA parallelism

Demonstrates how to use and manage reconfiguration

Provides broad set of case studies demonstrating how to use FPGAs in novel and efficient ways

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-6
The Relevance of Reconfigurable Computing....Pages 7-34
HiPEAC: Upcoming Challenges in Reconfigurable Computing....Pages 35-52
MORPHEUS: Exploitation of Reconfiguration for Increased Run-Time Flexibility and Self-Adaptive Capabilities in Future SoCs....Pages 53-90
hArtes: Holistic Approach to Reconfigurable Real-Time Embedded Systems....Pages 91-115
Smart Chips for Smart Surroundings – 4S....Pages 117-147
AETHER: Self-Adaptive Networked Entities: Autonomous Computing Elements for Future Pervasive Applications and Technologies....Pages 149-184
ANDRES – Analysis and Design of Run-Time Reconfigurable, Heterogeneous Systems....Pages 185-210
CRISP: C utting Edge R econfigurable I Cs for S tream P rocessing....Pages 211-237
ERA – Embedded Reconfigurable Architectures....Pages 239-259
REFLECT: Rendering FPGAs to Multi-core Embedded Computing....Pages 261-289
Conclusion....Pages 291-292
Back Matter....Pages 293-296

✦ Subjects

Circuits and Systems; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design