Title :
Reducing memory bottlenecks in embedded, parallel image processors
Author :
McBader, S. ; Lee, P.
Author_Institution :
Res. & Dev., NeuriCam S.p.A., Trento, Italy
Abstract :
Owing to the sequential nature of memory interfaces, as well as the growing processor-memory performance gap, the design of parallel image processors is often faced with a challenge in deciding memory organisation and distribution. This work addresses the problem of memory access bottlenecks in parallel digital image processors and presents one solution which demonstrates up to 93.4% reduction over standard sequential methods.
Keywords :
distributed memory systems; embedded systems; image processing; parallel memories; DMA channel; Xilinx XCV200E FPGA; embedded parallel image processors; memory access bottleneck reduction; memory distribution; memory organisation; parallel image processor design; processor-memory performance gap; sequential memory interfaces;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030020