Static and dynamic configurable systems

Eduardo García Sánchez

doi:10.1109/12.773792

Static and dynamic configurable systems

1999-06-01

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Eduardo García Sánchez *

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Moshe Sipper

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Jacques-Olivier Haenni

DOI：10.1109/12.773792

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Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are large, fast integrated circuits-that can be modified, or configured, almost at any point by the end user; Within the domain of configurable computing, we distinguish between two modes of configurability: statio-where the configurable processor's configuration string is loaded once at the outset, after which it does not change during execution of the task at hand, and dynamic-where the processor's configuration may change at any moment. This paper describes four applications in the domain of configurable computing, considering both static and dynamic systems, including: SPYDER (a reconfigurable processor development system), RENCO (a reconfigurable network computer), Firefly (an evolving machine), and the BioWatch (a self-repairing watch). While static configurability mainly aims at attaining the classical computing goal of improving performance, dynamic configurability might bring about an entirely new breed of hardware devices-ones that are able to adapt within dynamic environments.

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configurable computing

FPGAs

static configurability

dynamic configurability

Static and dynamic configurable systems

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