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Highly Expandable Reconfigurable Platform using Multi-FPGA based Boards
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 51 - Number 12 |
| Year of Publication: 2012 |
| Authors: Saifullah Hammad, Muhammad Hasnain |
10.5120/8094-1674
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Saifullah Hammad, Muhammad Hasnain . Highly Expandable Reconfigurable Platform using Multi-FPGA based Boards. International Journal of Computer Applications. 51, 12 ( August 2012), 15-20. DOI=10.5120/8094-1674
Abstract
Reconfigurable computing has become an essential part of research since last few decades. By placing computationally intensive applications in the reconfigurable logic area of the system, the remarkable performance gains have been found. Among the different research directions in the domain of reconfigurable computing, the use of multiple reconfigurable devices has become the most promising solution for highly expandable reconfigurable computing platforms. In this research paper an emerging design of a Multi-FPGA based platform has been presented with the characteristics of being highly expandable for incorporating many devices according to future needs. The design of this platform is encountering the capability of being usable for highly scalable reconfigurable computing applications. The presented platform is based on an emerging concept of using multi-dimensional computing nodes with most optimal configuration propagation latencies.
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