Tenth International Conference on VLSI Design: VLSI in Multimedia Applications
Resource Constrained RTL Partitioning for Synthesis of Multi-FPGA Designs
Hyderabad, India
January 04-January 07
ISBN: 0-8186-7755-4
M. Vootukuru, Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA
R. Vemuri, Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA
N. Kumar, Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA
In this paper we address the problem of partitioning register level designs for implementation on multiple FPGAs. The partitioner uses a modified multi-way Fiduccia-Mattheyses algorithm. Cost estimation functions needed by the partitioner to estimate the resources needed by the design on a FPGA have been developed. The methodology for estimation of resources on an FPGA (function generators, flip-flops and CLBs), and partitioning of the design are discussed in detail.
Index Terms:
logic partitioning, resource constrained RTL partitioning, multi-FPGA designs, register level designs, multiple FPGA implementation, modified multi-way Fiduccia-Mattheyses algorithm, cost estimation functions
Citation:
M. Vootukuru, R. Vemuri, N. Kumar, "Resource Constrained RTL Partitioning for Synthesis of Multi-FPGA Designs," vlsid, pp.140, Tenth International Conference on VLSI Design: VLSI in Multimedia Applications, 1997