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A prototype chip of multicontext FPGA with DRAM for virtual hardware


Abstract:

DRAM-type multicontext FPGA has potential for virtual hardware, since it is possible to implement a large number of contexts in a single chip. However, only a few example...Show More

Abstract:

DRAM-type multicontext FPGA has potential for virtual hardware, since it is possible to implement a large number of contexts in a single chip. However, only a few examples have been reported because of the difficulty of the mixed process involving DRAM and logic. Here we try to implement a prototype multicontext FPGA with DRAM for virtual hardware.
Date of Conference: 02-02 February 2001
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 07 August 2002
Print ISBN:0-7803-6633-6
Conference Location: Yokohama, Japan

I. Virtual Hardware and Multicontext FPGAs

Recent dynamic reconfigurable FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Array) or CPLDs (Complex Programmable Logic Devices) have made possible new varieties of reconfigurable systems or custom computing machines [1]. In these systems, an algorithm is translated into an FPGA configuration and executed directly. However, a major obstacle has limited the use of these systems, that is, the size of available FPGAs has restricted their application to small problems.

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