Describing and Simulating Dynamic Reconfiguration in SystemC: Exemplified by a Dedicated 3D Collision Detection Hardware - Softcover

Raabe, Andreas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3838101456 ISBN 13: 9783838101453

Publisher: Suedwestdeutscher Verlag fuer Hochschulschriften, 2009

Synopsis

Due to the on-going micro-miniaturisation in chip production, hardware development has changed from plain circuit design into the development of complex heterogeneous systems within the last decade. Configurable logic devices evolved considerably as well, but in some branches of the market there is even more hunger for bigger chips to be filled with more functionality. This is due to the trend to pack complete chipsets onto a single platform resulting in systems-on-chip (SOC) and even complete networks-on-chip (NOC). Exploiting the ability to dynamically reconfigure (i.e. partially change its functionality during run-time) enables the implementation of systems that do not fit into the chip completely. The major obstacle here is that development tools do not support dynamic reconfiguration conveniently. This book proposes a methodology for developing and refining reconfigurable hardware on all abstraction levels provided by the number one system development language SystemC.

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About the Author

Andreas Raabe completed his diploma studies in computer science at the University of Bonn, where he also received his his doctoral degree with distinction (summa cum laude). He is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the International Computer Science Institute Berkeley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Suedwestdeutscher Verlag fuer Hochschulschriften
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 3838101456
• ISBN 13: 9783838101453
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 212