DPGA Utilization and Application

Article by André DeHon published in Proceedings of the 1996 International Symposium on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA'96, February, 1996), p. 115 ff.

Dynamically Programmable Gate Arrays (DPGAs) are programmable arrays which allow the strategic reuse of limited resources. In so doing, DPGAs promise greater capacity, and in some cases higher performance, than conventional programmable device architectures where all array resources are dedicated to a single function for an entire operational epoch. This paper examines several usage patterns for DPGAs including temporal pipelining, utility functions, multiple function accommodation, and state-dependent logic. In the process, it offers insight into the application and technology space where DPGA-style reuse techniques are most beneficial.

This paper was recognized in the FPGA20 collection of the most significant papers during the first 20 years of the conference. See retrospective endorsement.

Paper:

ACM Digital Library Entry FPGA'96
Author's local PDF copy dpga_fpga96.pdf. [300KB]
Author's local PS copy dpga_fpga96.ps. [250KB]

Extended Version of Paper:

Transit Note #129

Slides:

[PS slides]