Performance analysis and optimization of cluster-based mesh FPGA   architectures: design methodology and CAD tool support

SONDA CHTOUROU; ZIED MARRAKCHI; EMNA AMOURI; VINOD PANGRACIOUS; MOHAMED ABID; HABIB MEHREZ

Article Details

Performance analysis and optimization of cluster-based mesh FPGA architectures: design methodology and CAD tool support

Authors:

SONDA CHTOUROU | ZIED MARRAKCHI | EMNA AMOURI | VINOD PANGRACIOUS | MOHAMED ABID | HABIB MEHREZ

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2017 Vol.25 Issue 3, pp.2044-2054

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000740832

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6203

pISSN:

1300-0632

Abstract:

 

Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) have become an   attractive implementation medium for digital circuits. FPGA design's big   challenge is to find a good trade-off between flexibility and performance in   terms of power dissipation, area density, and delay. This paper presents a   new cluster-based FPGA architecture combining mesh and hierarchical   interconnect topologies. Based on experimental method and benchmarks circuit   implementation, this work provides a detailed exploration and analyses of   the effect of cluster functionality on the proposed cluster-based FPGA in   terms of power dissipation, area density, and delay. The exploration results   showed that architecture with high cluster size provides high speed   performance and low power dissipation. We noted also that architecture with   small cluster size is more efficient in terms of area. Look-up-table (LUT)   exploration showed that using architecture with 4-input LUT offers the best   trade-off between power dissipation, area density, and delay.

Article Details

Performance analysis and optimization of cluster-based mesh FPGA architectures: design methodology and CAD tool support

Authors: SONDA CHTOUROU | ZIED MARRAKCHI | EMNA AMOURI | VINOD PANGRACIOUS | MOHAMED ABID | HABIB MEHREZ

Publisher: TUBITAK

Journal: Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2017 Vol.25 Issue 3, pp.2044-2054

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 5/2017

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000740832

Frequency: Bimonthly

eISSN: 1303-6203

pISSN: 1300-0632

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Authors:

SONDA CHTOUROU | ZIED MARRAKCHI | EMNA AMOURI | VINOD PANGRACIOUS | MOHAMED ABID | HABIB MEHREZ

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2017 Vol.25 Issue 3, pp.2044-2054

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000740832

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6203

pISSN:

1300-0632