Title :
ASC-Based Acceleration in an FPGA with a Processor Core Using Software-Only Skills
Author :
Fiksman, Evgeny ; Birk, Yitzhak ; Mencer, Oskar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa
Abstract :
A stream compiler (ASC) generates net lists for hardware (FPGA) accelerators from C-like descriptions, obviating the need for hardware skills. The authors present a backend adapter that enables integration of such accelerators with a processor core in the same FPGA. Development of hybrid ASC-accelerated applications using software-only skills is thus made possible, as illustrated by a hybrid power-conscious iDCT implementation
Keywords :
C++ language; field programmable gate arrays; program compilers; A stream compiler; ASC acceleration; C-like descriptions; FPGA; backend adapter; hardware accelerators; hybrid power-conscious; iDCT implementation; processor core; software-only skill; Acceleration; Application software; Clocks; Educational institutions; Engines; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Power engineering computing; Power generation; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, 2006. FCCM '06. 14th Annual IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Napa, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2661-6
DOI :
10.1109/FCCM.2006.26
