Title :
Processor customization for wearable bio-monitoring platforms
Author :
Huynh, Huynh Phung ; Mitra, Tulika
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
Wearable bio-monitoring applications require significant computation bandwidth. Processor customization is a major technology trend that can potentially satisfy computation requirement. In this paper, we apply processor customization to wearable bio-monitoring platforms and create systems with high performance. We choose Stretch customizable processor as the hardware platform where application-specific extension instructions are implemented in reconfigurable logic. Experimental results demonstrate that processor customization can return a performance gain of up to 5.2X.
Keywords :
medical computing; reconfigurable architectures; wearable computers; Stretch customizable processor; application-specific extension instructions; computation bandwidth; processor customization; reconfigurable logic; wearable bio-monitoring platforms; Bandwidth; Biomedical monitoring; Biosensors; Computer applications; Fabrics; Hardware; Personal digital assistants; Wearable computers; Wearable sensors; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
ICECE Technology, 2008. FPT 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3783-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2796-3
DOI :
10.1109/FPT.2008.4762390
