FPGA Dynamic and Partial Reconfiguration

Kizheppatt Vipin, Suhaib A. Fahmy
2018 ACM Computing Surveys  
Dynamic and partial reconfiguration are key differentiating capabilities of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). While they have been studied extensively in academic literature, they find limited use in deployed systems. We review FPGA reconfiguration, looking at architectures built for the purpose, and the properties of modern commercial architectures. We then investigate design flows, and identify the key challenges in making reconfigurable FPGA systems easier to design. Finally, we look
more » ... applications where reconfiguration has found use, as well as proposing new areas where this capability places FPGAs in a unique position for adoption.
doi:10.1145/3193827 fatcat:tbks3e734zdkdceihncpdeawia