Abstract
A field-programmable VLSI processor (FPVLSI) is proposed based on a bit-serial pipeline architecture and a mesh network that greatly reduce complexity of a programmable interconnection network. An area-efficient shift-register-based cell is also proposed based on regularity of bit-serial operation. To minimize an inter-cell network, functionality of a programmable switch block is realized only by programming cells. Moreover, direct allocation of a control/data flow graph (CDFG) is introduced to localize data transfer. As a result, an ultra-highly-parallel cellular array is achieved that can efficiently exploit high parallelism of DSP applications. The FPVLSI is designed in a 0.18μm CMOS design rule. Its performance at 700MHz is 4.7 to 9 times higher than that of a conventional FPGA in typical applications under constraints of the same chip area and the same power consumption.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2005 IEEE International 48th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2005 |
Pages | 651-654 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Volume | 2005 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 Dec 1 |
Event | 2005 IEEE International 48th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2005 - Cincinnati, OH, United States Duration: 2005 Aug 7 → 2005 Aug 10 |
Other
Other | 2005 IEEE International 48th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2005 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Cincinnati, OH |
Period | 05/8/7 → 05/8/10 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering