Memory Synthesis for FPGA-Based Reconfigurable Computers [chapter]

Amit Kasat, Iyad Ouaiss, Ranga Vemuri
2001 Lecture Notes in Computer Science  
A design executing on Reconfigurable Computer (RC) typically reads from and writes to physical memories on the RC. For data intensive applications like Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Image Processing, Pattern Recognition, etc. memory reads and writes constitute a large portion of the total design execution time. I am greatful to Dr. Harold Carter and Dr. Karen Tomko for giving their valuable suggestions and comments on my thesis work and for taking time off their busy schedule for the thesis
more » ... efese. This research is supported in part by US Air Force, Wright Labs, WPAFB, under contract number F33615-97-C-1043. I thank Mr. Al Scarpelli for providing valuable suggestions. The comments and suggestions provided by Ms. Kerry Hill and Mr. Darrell Barker were very helpful. I would like to extend special thanks to Iyad. I enjoyed and learnt a lot while working in close coordination with him. He was always present for help and suggestions. I recall the long and intense discussions with him at various times of my stay here. I have fond memories of the great time I had with Srini here. I can not imagine spending last year and a half without him being here. He was a constant source of help and support. I would like to thank Sree for her constructive suggestions and motivation and helping me sail through the tough times here. I would also like to thank Rajesh for his help and suggestions. It was great to work with Madhu and Siva for the review meeting. It was nice to have friends like Vijay, Sairavi, Jawad and Manish. I would also like to thank Ela, Karam, Margret, and other DDELites for their help. I am thankful to my roommates Mahesh and Swaroop to bear with me during the last few months of my stay here. I also recall the great time I had with Sid, Sathya and Neema. I am lucky to have made lots of friends in Cincinnati with whom I had a great time. Last but not the least, I would like to express my gratitude to my parents for encouraging me with my endeavors and for being immensely patient and supportive towards me during my stay here. Without them, it would not have been possible for me to make it so far.
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