Autonomous Memory Block for reconfigurable computing

Current FPGAs include large blocks of memory that require separate address generation circuits. This not only uses logic resources surrounding the memory blocks, but also results in unnecessary routing congestions. This paper proposes the integration of the address generation circuit into the block...

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Published in2004 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) Vol. 2; pp. II - 581
Main Authors Melis, W.J.C., Cheung, P.Y.K., Luk, W.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2004
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Circuits
Computer architecture
Digital signal processing
Educational institutions
Field programmable gate arrays
Parallel processing
Reconfigurable logic
Routing
Streaming media
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Summary:Current FPGAs include large blocks of memory that require separate address generation circuits. This not only uses logic resources surrounding the memory blocks, but also results in unnecessary routing congestions. This paper proposes the integration of the address generation circuit into the block memory to form an Autonomous Memory Block (AMB). Quantitative comparison between using AMB and conventional FPGA block memory architectures demonstrates that this approach is promising.
ISBN:078038251X
9780780382510
DOI:10.1109/ISCAS.2004.1329338