Tree-based Heterogeneous FPGA Architectures - Application Specific Exploration and Optimization

This book presents a new FPGA architecture known as tree-based FPGA architecture, due to its hierarchical nature. This type of architecture has been relatively unexplored despite their better performance and predictable routing behavior, as compared to mesh-based FPGA architectures. In this book, we explore and optimize the tree-based architecture and we evaluate it by comparing it to equivalent mesh-based FPGA architectures.

List of contents

Introduction.- FPGA Architectures: An Overview.- Homogeneous Architectures Exploration Environments.- Heterogeneous Architectures Exploration Environments.- Tree-based Application Specific Inflexible FPGA.- Tree-based ASIF Using Heterogeneous Blocks.- Conclusion and Future Lines of Research.

Summary

This book presents a new FPGA architecture known as tree-based FPGA architecture, due to its hierarchical nature. This type of architecture has been relatively unexplored despite their better performance and predictable routing behavior, as compared to mesh-based FPGA architectures. In this book, we explore and optimize the tree-based architecture and we evaluate it by comparing it to equivalent mesh-based FPGA architectures.

Product details

• Authors: Ume Farooq, Umer Farooq, Zie Marrakchi, Zied Marrakchi, Habib Mehrez
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.2014
• EAN: 9781489996121
• ISBN: 978-1-4899-9612-1
• No. of pages: 188
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 235 mm x 236 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 188 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; B, Microprocessors, engineering, Circuits and Systems, Electronics, Microelectronics, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation, Electronics engineering, Electronic circuits, Electronic Circuits and Systems, Computer architecture & logic design, Processor Architectures