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Novel Switch Block Architecture Using Non-Volatile Functional Pass-Gate for Multi-Context FPGAs
Tampa, Florida May 11-May 12
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Masanori Hariyama, Tohoku University
Weisheng Chong, Tohoku University
Sho Ogata, Tohoku University
Michitaka Kameyama, Tohoku University
Dynamically-programmable gate arrays (DPGAs) promise lower-cost implementations than conventional FPGAs since they efficiently reuse limited hardware resources in time. One of typical DPGA architectures is a multi-context one. Multi-context FPGAs (MC-FPGAs) have multiple memory bits per configuration bit forming configuration planes for fast switching between contexts. The additional memory planes cause significant overhead in area and power consumption. To overcome the overhead, a fine-grained reconfigurable architecture called reconfigurable context memory (RCM) is presented based on the fact that there are redundancy and regularity in configuration bits between different contexts. A floating-MOS functional pass-gate, where storage and switch functions are merged, is used to construct the RCM area-efficiently.
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Masanori Hariyama, Weisheng Chong, Sho Ogata, Michitaka Kameyama, "Novel Switch Block Architecture Using Non-Volatile Functional Pass-Gate for Multi-Context FPGAs," isvlsi, pp.46-50, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI: New Frontiers in VLSI Design (ISVLSI'05), 2005
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