Title :
A hardware/software solution for embeddable FPGA
Author :
Lien, Frank ; Feng, Jason ; Huang, Eddy ; Sun, Chung ; Liu, Tong ; Liao, Naihui ; Hightower, David
Author_Institution :
Actel Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a novel FPGA architecture and related design software for embedding FPGA logic into ASIC designs. The requirements for embedding FPGAs include: fixed pinouts, predictable utilization, predictable and reasonable signal delays, scalability, die size control, and ease of layout. This paper describes Actel´s embedded FPGA solution, VariCoreTM
Keywords :
circuit CAD; circuit layout CAD; field programmable gate arrays; hardware-software codesign; high level synthesis; integrated circuit design; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; network routing; ASIC designs; Actel; FPGA architecture; SoC; VariCore; design software; die size control; embeddable FPGA; fixed pinouts; mixed-signal ASIC; scalability; signal delays; system-on-a-chip; Application specific integrated circuits; Computer architecture; Delay; Embedded software; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Logic design; Scalability; Size control; Software design;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits, 2001, IEEE Conference on.
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6591-7
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.2001.929726
