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Model Based FPGA Design Space Exploration and Optimization

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W31P4Q-11-C-0197
Agency Tracking Number: A2-4491
Amount: $676,271.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A09-131
Solicitation Number: 2009.3
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2011
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2011-08-16
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2013-08-12
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Principal Investigator
 Michael Babst
 President
 (301) 977-5970
 mspb@dsplogic.com
Business Contact
 Michael Babst
Title: President
Phone: (301) 977-5970
Email: mspb@dsplogic.com
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Abstract

Object-oriented hardware design techniques are gaining popularity as a means generate robust FPGA implementations. They potentially allow subject matter experts to convert high-level algorithms models directly into robust FPGA programs without the assistance of a hardware design specialist. Other potential benefits include increased productivity, reduced development costs, and fewer design errors. These model-based design techniques typically offer less efficient implementations and currently offer no means for the subject matter expert to tailor a design to meet specific size, weight, or power (SWAP) constraints. We propose a methodology that will provide the subject matter expert with FPGA Design Space Exploration and Optimization (DeSEO) capability in the domains of performance, power, and size. A meta-model, or object-oriented representation, of the algorithm will be used to provide a link between the high-level model and low-level FPGA implementation tools. Tobject-oriented hardware design techniques are gaining popularity as a means generate robust FPGA implementations. They potentially allow subject matter experts to convert high-level algorithms models directly into robust FPGA programs without the assistance of a hardware design specialist. Other potential benefits include increased productivity, reduced development costs, and fewer design errors. These model-based design techniques typically offer less efficient implementations and currently offer no means for the subject matter expert to tailor a design to meet specific size, weight, or power (SWAP) constraints. We propose a methodology that will provide the subject matter expert with FPGA Design Space Exploration and Optimization (DeSEO) capability in the domains of performance, power, and size. A meta-model, or object-oriented representation, of the algorithm will be used to provide a link between the high-level model and low-level FPGA implementation tools. This intermediate representation offers greater code portability while providing greater flexibility for design optimization and code generation.

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