Reconfigurable Computing

Chapter 5. Compute Models and System Architectures

André DeHonDepartment of Electrical and Systems Engineering University of Pennsylvania

Field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and reconfigurable architectures provide enormous raw computing power and tremendous flexibility. How do we best exploit this opportunity and bring it to bear on particular computing tasks? When we do take advantage of the flexibility, and how do we ensure correctness? How do we preserve and reuse our designs as technology continues to advance? The raw size and flexibility of today’s devices and systems make these questions daunting to consider and intractable to approach in an undisciplined manner. In this chapter, we review models and organizational styles for large-scale, ...