University of Twente Research Information · 2004 · 15 citations · 0 references
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EngineeringComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceComputer ArchitectureLow-power DesignReconfigurable ComputingCoarse-grained Reconfigurable ArchitecturesFine-grained Reconfigurable ArchitecturesPower ManagementPower OptimizationProcessor Core DesignReconfigurable System ArchitectureCoarse-grained ReconfigurabilityEnergy-aware ReconfigurationPower-efficient Reconfigurable DesignReconfigurable ArchitecturesReconfigurable Computing ArchitecturesReconfigurable Hardware ArchitectureReconfigurable MicroarchitectureReconfigurable Processor Architectures
Primary requirements of wireless multimedia handheld computers are high-performance, flexibility, energy-efficiency and low costs. A compromise for these contradicting requirements can be found in a heterogeneous SoC. Besides conventional architectures such a SoC contains domain specific coarse grain reconfigurable processors and fine-grain reconfigurable entities. The MONTIUM is a prototype of a novel coarsegrain reconfigurable processor. The SoC template offers a balance between flexibility, efficiency and performance. In this paper the energy and performance characteristics of the MONTIUM are compared with the characteristics of other state-of-the-art (reconfigurable) architectures.