Reconfigurable Computing: The Theory and Practice of FPGA-Based Computation (Volume 1)

by Scott Hauck, Andre DeHon

Reconfigurable Computing marks a revolutionary and hot topic that bridges the gap between the separate worlds of hardware and software design― the key feature of reconfigurable computing is its groundbreaking ability to perform computations in hardware to increase performance while retaining the flexibility of a software solution. Reconfigurable computers serve as affordable, fast, and accurate tools for developing designs ranging from single chip architectures to multi-chip and embedded systems. Scott Hauck and Andre DeHon have assembled a group of the key experts in the fields of both hardware and software computing to provide an introduction to the entire range of issues relating to reconfigurable computing. FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) act as the “computing vehicles” to implement this powerful technology. Readers will be guided into adopting a completely new way of handling existing design concerns and be able to make use of the vast opportunities possible with reconfigurable logic in this rapidly evolving field.

Genres: Computer Science

944 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2007

Reviews

[Jacob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although it's a few years old I found this to be a good way to get familiar with many of the intricacies related to FPGA design (devices, architectures, and applications). In particular, I enjoyed learning about the techniques used to leverage the parallelism of reconfigurable devices (case studies, CORDIC, block floating-point, etc.) and algorithms used for automated layout/timing/optimization.