Dynamically Reconfigurable Systems: Architectures, Design Methods and Applications

Dynamically Reconfigurable Systems is the first ever to focus on the emerging field of Dynamically Reconfigurable Computing Systems. While programmable logic and design-time configurability are well elaborated and covered by various texts, this book presents a unique overview over the state of the art and recent results for dynamic and run-time reconfigurable computing systems. Reconfigurable hardware is not only of utmost importance for large manufacturers and vendors of microelectronic devices and systems, but also a very attractive technology for smaller and medium-sized companies. Hence, Dynamically Reconfigurable Systems also addresses researchers and engineers actively working in the field and provides them with information on the newest developments and trends in dynamic and run-time reconfigurable systems.

Table of Contents:
Architectures.- Development and Synthesis of Adaptive Multi-grained Reconfigurable Hardware Architecture for Dynamic Function Patterns.- Reconfigurable Components for Application-Specific Processor Architectures.- Erlangen Slot Machine: An FPGA-Based Dynamically Reconfigurable Computing Platform.- Design Methods and Tools - Modeling, Evaluation and Compilation.- Models and Algorithms for Hyperreconfigurable Hardware.- Evaluation and Design Methods for Processor-Like Reconfigurable Architectures.- Adaptive Computing Systems and Their Design Tools.- —Object-Oriented Modelling and Synthesis Targeting Dynamically Reconfigurable FPGAs.- Design Methods and Tools - Optimization and Runtime Systems.- Design Methods and Tools for Improved Partial Dynamic Reconfiguration.- Dynamic Partial Reconfiguration by Means of Algorithmic Skeletons—A Case Study.- ReCoNodes—Optimization Methods for Module Scheduling and Placement on Reconfigurable Hardware Devices.- ReCoNets—Design Methodology for Embedded Systems Consisting of Small Networks of Reconfigurable Nodes and Connections.- Adaptive Runtime System with Intelligent Allocation of Dynamically Reconfigurable Function Model and Optimized Interface Topologies.- ReconOS: An Operating System for Dynamically Reconfigurable Hardware.- Applications.- FlexiChaP: A Dynamically Reconfigurable ASIP for Channel Decoding for Future Mobile Systems.- Dynamically Reconfigurable Systems for Wireless Sensor Networks.- DynaCORE—Dynamically Reconfigurable Coprocessor for Network Processors.- FlexPath NP—Flexible, Dynamically Reconfigurable Processing Paths in Network Processors.- AutoVision—Reconfigurable Hardware Acceleration for Video-Based Driver Assistance.- Procedures for Securing ECC Implementations Against Differential PowerAnalysis Using Reconfigurable Architectures.- Reconfigurable Controllers—A Mechatronic Systems Approach.