Title :
Reconfigurable machine and its application to logic diagnosis
Author :
Suganuma, N. ; Murata, Y. ; Nakata, S. ; Nagata, S. ; Tomita, M. ; Hirano, K.
Author_Institution :
Kobe Univ., Japan
Abstract :
It is pointed out that in the reconfigurable machine (RM) highly flexible architecture combining field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) with RAMs supports a wide range of applications. Since its gate-level programmability allows implementation of various kinds of parallel processing techniques, RM provides a performance comparable to that of existing special-purpose engines. A reconfigurable machine prototype (RMP) has been built as the first prototype incorporating five FPGA and four SRAM memory banks. RMP has been applied to logic diagnosis and a logic simulator. The concept of RM may be the best solution to the trade-offs between general-purpose and special-purpose machines. RM will be a hardware platform accelerating a wide range of applications, and also offering an interesting problem in high-level synthesis.<>
Keywords :
SRAM chips; logic CAD; logic arrays; logic testing; reconfigurable architectures; RAMs; SRAM memory banks; field-programmable gate arrays; gate-level programmability; highly flexible architecture; logic diagnosis; logic simulator; parallel processing; reconfigurable machine; Design automation; Logic arrays; Logic circuit testing; Reconfigurable architectures; SRAM chips;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design, 1992. ICCAD-92. Digest of Technical Papers., 1992 IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3010-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.1992.279344
