Seeking solutions in configurable computing

• Published in: Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 30; no. 12; pp. 38 - 43
• Main Authors: Mangione-Smith, W.H., Hutchings, B., Andrews, D., DeHon, A., Ebeling, C., Hartenstein, R., Mencer, O., Morris, J., Palem, K., Prasanna, V.K., Spaanenburg, H.A.E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01-12-1997; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Application software; Bandwidth; Circuits; Computer programming; Computer science; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; High performance computing; Information systems; Logic arrays; Microprocessors; Programmable logic arrays; Prototypes; Switches
• ISSN: 0018-9162; 1558-0814
• DOI: 10.1109/2.642810

Configurable computing offers the potential of producing powerful new computing systems. Will current research overcome the dearth of commercial applicability to make such systems a reality? Unfortunately, no system to date has yet proven attractive or competitive enough to establish a commercial presence. We believe that ample opportunity exists for work in a broad range of areas. In particular, the configurable computing community should focus on refining the emerging architectures, producing more effective software/hardware APIs, better tools for application development that incorporate the models of hardware reconfiguration, and effective benchmarking strategies.