Title :
Reconfigurable computing: Productivity and performance
Author :
Thomas, David B. ; Coutinho, J. G F ; Luk, Wayne
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
Reconfigurable computing technologies have been used in a variety of computer systems, from supercomputers to portable embedded systems. However, developing applications on reconfigurable computers still appears to be more difficult than developing applications on conventional computers and on graphics processing units. This paper suggests some reasons about why this could be the case, and proposes a number of solutions designed to meet the challenge of improving design productivity and performance for reconfigurable computing systems.
Keywords :
embedded systems; portable computers; reconfigurable architectures; computer system; design productivity; graphics processing unit; reconfigurable computing; Application software; Computer applications; Concurrent computing; Embedded computing; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Parallel processing; Portable computers; Productivity; Programming profession;
Conference_Titel :
Signals, Systems and Computers, 2009 Conference Record of the Forty-Third Asilomar Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pacific Grove, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5825-7
DOI :
10.1109/ACSSC.2009.5469934
