CISE Research Instrumentation: Prototyping Equipment for Application Specific Architectures

96-17308欧文、玛丽·简·欧文斯、罗伯特·M·佩恩州立大学CISE研究仪器：用于专用架构的原型设备这项研究仪器拨款支持两个不同的研究项目：-低功耗、高性能架构设计-大规模并行、专用硬件系统设计第一个项目侧重于设计用于移动应用的低功耗、高性能硬件系统。该项目包括支持低功耗系统设计的CAD工具的设计，以及低功耗模块和处理器体系结构备选方案的研究。将使用请求的芯片制造费用选择设计的子集进行制造，并使用原型支持设备的子集进行评估，以验证模拟的速度和功耗测量。第二个项目侧重于信号和图像处理应用程序的大规模并行、专用硬件系统的设计、实现和使用。一个具体的例子是MGAP-2，它是一个单板协处理器，包含49,152个细粒度处理器(在32个定制VLSI芯片上)。使用MGAP系列体系结构的经验为我们提供了对衍生体系结构的洞察，这些衍生体系结构有望提高性能、灵活性和/或物理大小。这些衍生设计的子集将使用所要求的芯片制造费用、原型支持设备和硬件原型附件来实施，以验证它们的好处。

96-17308 Irwin, Mary Jane Owens, Robert M. Penn State University CISE Research Instrumentation: Prototyping Equipment for Application Specific Architectures This research instrumentation grant enables two distinct research projects: - Low Power, High Performance Architecture Design - Massively Parallel, Application Specific Hardware System Design The first project focuses on the design of low power, high performance hardware systems for use in mobile applications. This project includes the design of CAD tools which support the design of low power systems and the study of low power module and processor architecture alternatives. A subset of the designs will be selected for fabrication, using the requested chip fabrication expenses, and evaluation, using a subset of the prototyping support equipment, to validate simulated speed and power consumption measurements. The second project focuses on the design, implementation, and use of massively parallel, application specific hardware systems for signal and image processing applications. A specific example is the MGAP-2 which is a single board coprocessor containing 49,152 fine grain processors (on 32 custom VLSI chips). Experience with the MGAP family of architectures has provided insight into derivative architectures which hold a promise of improved performance, flexibility, and/or physical size. A subset of these derivative designs will be implemented using the requested chip fabrication expenses, prototyping support equipment, and hardware prototyping accessories to validate their benefits.