Object oriented circuit-generators in Java
Chu, M.
Weaver, N.
Sulimma, K.
Dehon, A.
Wawrzynek, J.
This paper appears in: FPGAs for Custom Computing Machines, 1998. Proceedings. IEEE Symposium on
Publication Date: 15-17 Apr 1998
On page(s): 158-166
Meeting Date: 04/15/1998 - 04/17/1998
Location: Napa Valley, CA, USA
ISSN: 1082-3409
ISBN: 0-8186-8900-5
References Cited: 9
INSPEC Accession Number: 6034976
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/FPGA.1998.707893
Current Version Published: 2002-08-06
Abstract
Generators, parameterized code which produces a digital design,
have long been a staple of the VLSI community. In recent years, several
field programmable gate array (FPGA) design tools have adopted
generators, as it is a convenient way to specify reusable designs in a
familiar programming environment. We have built a generator framework in
Java as a basis for programming reconfigurable devices and as a tool to
be embedded in larger development systems. In addition to the
conventional benefits of generators, this powerful framework allows for
partial evaluation, simulation, specialization, and easy inclusion of
other automatic services. In order to verify the utility of this system,
we have implemented several applications using this framework and
compared them with implementations using schematic capture and HDL
synthesis. Our system runs significantly faster and produces comparable
or superior results when mapped to a target FPGA
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