Comparing FPGA vs. custom CMOS and the impact on processor microarchitecture
As soft processors are increasingly used in diverse applications, there is a need to evolve
their microarchitectures in a way that suits the FPGA implementation substrate. This paper …
their microarchitectures in a way that suits the FPGA implementation substrate. This paper …
Intel Nehalem processor core made FPGA synthesizable
G Schelle, J Collins, E Schuchman, P Wang… - Proceedings of the 18th …, 2010 - dl.acm.org
We present a FPGA-synthesizable version of the Intel Nehalem processor core, synthesized,
partitioned and mapped to a multi-FPGA emulation system consisting of Xilinx Virtex-4 and …
partitioned and mapped to a multi-FPGA emulation system consisting of Xilinx Virtex-4 and …
ProtoFlex: Towards scalable, full-system multiprocessor simulations using FPGAs
Functional full-system simulators are powerful and versatile research tools for accelerating
architectural exploration and advanced software development. Their main shortcoming is …
architectural exploration and advanced software development. Their main shortcoming is …
HMTT: a platform independent full-system memory trace monitoring system
Memory trace analysis is an important technology for architecture research, system software
(ie, OS, compiler) optimization, and application performance improvements. Many …
(ie, OS, compiler) optimization, and application performance improvements. Many …
Vector processing as a soft processor accelerator
J Yu, C Eagleston, CHY Chou, M Perreault… - ACM Transactions on …, 2009 - dl.acm.org
Current FPGA soft processor systems use dedicated hardware modules or accelerators to
speed up data-parallel applications. This work explores an alternative approach of using a …
speed up data-parallel applications. This work explores an alternative approach of using a …
Pangaea: a tightly-coupled IA32 heterogeneous chip multiprocessor
Moore's Law and the drive towards performance efficiency have led to the on-chip
integration of general-purpose cores with special-purpose accelerators. Pangaea is a …
integration of general-purpose cores with special-purpose accelerators. Pangaea is a …
Intel® atom™ processor core made FPGA-synthesizable
PH Wang, JD Collins, CT Weaver, B Kuttanna… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - dl.acm.org
We present an FPGA-synthesizable version of the Intel Atom processor core, synthesized to
a Virtex-5 based FPGA emulation system. To make the production Atom design in …
a Virtex-5 based FPGA emulation system. To make the production Atom design in …
A complexity-effective architecture for accelerating full-system multiprocessor simulations using FPGAs
Functional full-system simulators are powerful and versatile research tools for accelerating
architectural exploration and advanced software development. Their main shortcoming is …
architectural exploration and advanced software development. Their main shortcoming is …
Microscope on memory: MPSoC-enabled computer memory system assessments
AK Jain, S Lloyd, M Gokhale - 2018 IEEE 26th Annual …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in new memory technologies and packaging options has focused attention
on computer memory system design and evaluation. Examples include high bandwidth …
on computer memory system design and evaluation. Examples include high bandwidth …
Quantifying the gap between fpga and custom cmos to aid microarchitectural design
This paper compares the delay and area of a comprehensive set of processor building block
circuits when implemented on custom CMOS and FPGA substrates, then uses these results …
circuits when implemented on custom CMOS and FPGA substrates, then uses these results …