Reconfigurable Computing: The Theory and Practice of FPGA-Based Computation (Volume 1) (Systems on Silicon, Volume 1) - Hardcover

Hauck, Scott; DeHon, André

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123705223 ISBN 13: 9780123705228

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

Synopsis

Reconfigurable Computing marks a revolutionary and hot topic that bridges the gap between the separate worlds of hardware and software design― the key feature of reconfigurable computing is its groundbreaking ability to perform computations in hardware to increase performance while retaining the flexibility of a software solution. Reconfigurable computers serve as affordable, fast, and accurate tools for developing designs ranging from single chip architectures to multi-chip and embedded systems.

Scott Hauck and Andre DeHon have assembled a group of the key experts in the fields of both hardware and software computing to provide an introduction to the entire range of issues relating to reconfigurable computing. FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) act as the “computing vehicles” to implement this powerful technology. Readers will be guided into adopting a completely new way of handling existing design concerns and be able to make use of the vast opportunities possible with reconfigurable logic in this rapidly evolving field.

• Designed for both hardware and software programmers
• Views of reconfigurable programming beyond standard programming languages
• Broad set of case studies demonstrating how to use FPGAs in novel and efficient ways

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The performance of hardware, with the flexibility of software!

Synopsis

The main characteristic of Reconfigurable Computing is the presence of hardware that can be reconfigured to implement specific functionality more suitable for specially tailored hardware than on a simple uniprocessor. Reconfigurable computing systems join microprocessors and programmable hardware in order to take advantage of the combined strengths of hardware and software and have been used in applications ranging from embedded systems to high performance computing. Many of the fundamental theories have been identified and used by the Hardware/Software Co-Design research field. Although the same background ideas are shared in both areas, they have different goals and use different approaches.This book is intended as an introduction to the entire range of issues important to reconfigurable computing, using FPGAs as the context, or computing vehicles to implement this powerful technology. It will take a reader with a background in the basics of digital design and software programming and provide them with the knowledge needed to be an effective designer or researcher in this rapidly evolving field.

It provides a treatment of FPGAs as computing vehicles rather than glue-logic or ASIC substitutes. It provides views of FPGA programming beyond Verilog/VHDL. It features a broad set of case studies demonstrating how to use FPGAs in novel and efficient ways.

Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123705223
• ISBN 13: 9780123705228
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 944