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High-performance design flows for FPGAs often rely on module generators to counter coarse logic-block granularity and limited routing resources, However, the very flexibility of current generator systems complicates their integration and automatic use in the entire tool flow. As a solution to these problems, we have introduced FLAME, a common model to express generator capabilities and module characteristics to clients such as synthesis and floorplanning tools. By offering a unified view of heterogeneous generator libraries, FLAME allows the seamless and efficient use of flexible generation techniques in automatic compilation flows targeting configurable hardware.
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Koch, A. (1999). On Tool Integration in High-Performance FPGA Design Flows. In: Lysaght, P., Irvine, J., Hartenstein, R. (eds) Field Programmable Logic and Applications. FPL 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1673. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48302-1_17
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