Overwrite configuration technique in multicast configuration scheme for dynamically reconfigurable processor arrays

Satoshi Tsutsumi, Vasutan Tunbunheng, Yohei Hasegawa, Adepu Parimala, Takuro Nakamura, Takashi Nishimura, Hideharu Amano

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Abstract

A new configuration scheduling algorithm in multicast configuration scheme is proposed and evaluated over reduction ratio of configuration data transfer cycles and power/energy overhead on a coarse-grained dynamically reconfigurable processor array (DRPA). As a case study, the proposed methods are applied to some real applications on a DRPA architecture MuCCRA-1. As a result, we confirmed that the proposed overwrite configuration technique for DRPAs reduced an application configuration cycles 66.5% at maximum compared to one without multicast and 20.2% compared to one without the overwrite configuration. It also decreased the configuration energy consumption 18.7% at maximum beyond the overhead of memory overwrites.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICFPT 2007 - International Conference on Field Programmable Technology
Pages273-276
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
EventInternational Conference on Field Programmable Technology, ICFPT 2007 - Kitakyushu, Japan
Duration: 2007 Dec 122007 Dec 14

Publication series

NameICFPT 2007 - International Conference on Field Programmable Technology

Other

OtherInternational Conference on Field Programmable Technology, ICFPT 2007
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKitakyushu
Period07/12/1207/12/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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