An Estimation and Simulation Framework for Energy Efficient Design using Platform FPGAs

摘要

We discuss an estimation and simulation framework for energy efficient application design using platform FPGAs. This framework integrates various widely used simulators available for platform FPGAs, allows specification of kernel designs as a set of libraries, and enables efficient application design through the integration of high-level performance estimators and design space exploration tools. This framework is based on the concept of Model Integrated Computing and provides a flexible, extensible, and plug-n-play environment for application design.