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Seeking (the Right) Problems for the Solutions of Reconfigurable Computing

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Field Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL 1999)

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After a decade of active research, Reconfigurable Computing (RC) has yet to prove itself competitive enough to establish a commercial presence. Why? This paper looks for reasons from a pragmatic perspective based on cost-effectiveness. It illustrates a think-model of four dimensions of reasoning that can help evaluate the efficiency of RC approaches. It contributes to augmenting an RC classification system with a choice criteria for each category. RC is found cost-effective for some embedded applications, if certain guidelines are observed. We try to point out practical ways to identify those cases.

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  1. Philips Research Laboratories, Prof. Holstlaan 4 (WL11), 5656 AA, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Bernardo Kastrup, Jef van Meerbergen & Katarzyna Nowak

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  1. Xilinx Research Labs, 2100 Logic Drive, CA 95032, San Jose, California

    Patrick Lysaght

  2. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 204 George St., G1 1XW, Glasgow, UK

    James Irvine

  3. Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

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Kastrup, B., van Meerbergen, J., Nowak, K. (1999). Seeking (the Right) Problems for the Solutions of Reconfigurable Computing. 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_63

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