A Tabu-Based Partitioning and Layer Assignment Algorithm for 3-D FPGAs
Integrating more functionality in a smaller form factor with higher performance and lower power consumption is pushing semiconductor technology scaling to its limits. Three-dimensional (3-D) chip stacking is touted as the silver bullet technology that can keep Moore's momentum and fuel the next...
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Veröffentlicht in: | IEEE embedded systems letters 2011-09, Vol.3 (3), p.97-100 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Integrating more functionality in a smaller form factor with higher performance and lower power consumption is pushing semiconductor technology scaling to its limits. Three-dimensional (3-D) chip stacking is touted as the silver bullet technology that can keep Moore's momentum and fuel the next wave of consumer electronics products. This letter introduces a TSV-aware partitioning algorithm that enables higher performance for application implementation onto 3-D field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Unlike other algorithms that minimize the number of connections among layers, our solution leads to a more efficient utilization of the available (fabricated) interlayer connectivity. Experimental results show average reductions in delay and power consumption, as compared to similar 3-D computer-aided design (CAD) tools, about 28% and 26%, respectively. |
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ISSN: | 1943-0663 1943-0671 |
DOI: | 10.1109/LES.2011.2161571 |