Low-Energy FPGAs - Architecture and Design
By: by Varghese George, Jan M. Rabaey
Contributors: Rabaey, Jan M.
Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science -- 625; International series in engineering and computer science -- 625.
Publisher: Springer US
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781461355458; 9781461514213
Subjects: Systems engineering; Engineering; Computer-aided design; Computer engineering
Description: Low-Energy FPGAs: Architecture and Design is a primary resource for both researchers and practicing engineers in the field of digital circuit design. The book addresses the energy consumption of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). FPGAs are becoming popular as embedded components in computing platforms. The programmability of the FPGA can be used to customize implementations of functions on an application basis. This leads to performance gains, and enables reuse of expensive silicon. Chapter 1 provides an overview of digital circuit design and FPGAs. Chapter 2 looks at the implication of deep-submicron technology onFPGA power dissipation. Chapter 3 describes the exploration environment to guide and evaluate design decisions. Chapter 4 discusses the architectural optimization process to evaluate the trade-offs between the flexibility of the architecture, and the effect on the performance metrics. Chapter 5 reviews different circuit techniques to reduce the performance overhead of some of the dominant components. Chapter 6 shows methods to configure FPGAs to minimize the programming overhead. Chapter 7 addresses the physical realization of some of the critical components and the final implementation of a specific low-energy FPGA. Chapter 8 compares the prototype array to an equivalent commercial architecture.
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