Programming an FPGA-based Super Computer Using a C-to-VHDL Compiler: DIME-C

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Second NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems (AHS 2007)

University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

August 05-August 08

ISBN: 0-7695-2866-X

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	Gildas Genest, Richard Chamberlain, Robin Bruce, "Programming an FPGA-based Super Computer Using a C-to-VHDL Compiler: DIME-C," Adaptive Hardware and Systems, NASA/ESA Conference on, pp. 280-286, Second NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems (AHS 2007), 2007.

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	@article{ 10.1109/AHS.2007.89, author = {Gildas Genest and Richard Chamberlain and Robin Bruce}, title = {Programming an FPGA-based Super Computer Using a C-to-VHDL Compiler: DIME-C}, journal ={Adaptive Hardware and Systems, NASA/ESA Conference on}, volume = {0}, year = {2007}, isbn = {0-7695-2866-X}, pages = {280-286}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/AHS.2007.89}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - CONF JO - Adaptive Hardware and Systems, NASA/ESA Conference on TI - Programming an FPGA-based Super Computer Using a C-to-VHDL Compiler: DIME-C SN - 0-7695-2866-X SP280 EP286 A1 - Gildas Genest, A1 - Richard Chamberlain, A1 - Robin Bruce, PY - 2007 KW - null VL - 0 JA - Adaptive Hardware and Systems, NASA/ESA Conference on ER -

Gildas Genest, Nallatech Ltd.

Richard Chamberlain, Nallatech Ltd.

Robin Bruce, Nallatech Ltd.

DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/AHS.2007.89

Since their invention in the 1980s, the logic density of FPGAs has increased exponentially with time. This increase of logic density first led to the development of synthesisable HDLs, and is now leading to the development of high-level languages that target FPGAs (FPGA HLLs). There is now a range of C-to-VHDL compilers, FPGA HLLs that use variant of the ANSI C syntax as their input. These languages have many features in common, as well as distinguishing features. The authors present Nallatech?s DIME-C compiler, its features and its novelties. The DIME-C compiler has been used to program a 64-node FPGA supercomputer created as part of the FPHCA project [7]. Using DIME-C to program the supercomputer resulted in significant performance increases (up to 110?) and increased productivity. Some conclusions on design methodology are then drawn.

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Gildas Genest, Richard Chamberlain, Robin Bruce, "Programming an FPGA-based Super Computer Using a C-to-VHDL Compiler: DIME-C," ahs, pp.280-286, Second NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems (AHS 2007), 2007

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