Future reconfigurable computing system

The two important issues sorrounding system LSI designs are large development costs and long development schedules. This session will introduce leading-edge reconfigurable device technologies that can address these issues as well as offer a glimpse of innovative technologies into the future. Traditionally, ASICs such as gate arrays and standard cells have been employed to develop system LSIs. FPGAs offer a dramatic reduction in development cost and schedules for such complex system LSI designs. Today’s FPGA not only offers a high density and performance platform, but it allows reconfiguration of functions and other benefits, such as: