Hierarchical Benchmark Circuit Generation for FPGA Architecture Evaluation

  • Authors:
  • Cindy Mark;Scott Y. L. Chin;Lesley Shannon;Steven J. E. Wilton

  • Affiliations:
  • University of British Columbia;University of British Columbia;Simon Fraser University;University of British Columbia

  • Venue:
  • ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (TECS) - Special Section on CAPA'09, Special Section on WHS'09, and Special Section VCPSS' 09
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

We describe a stochastic circuit generator that can be used to automatically create benchmark circuits for use in FPGA architecture studies. The circuits consist of a hierarchy of interconnected modules, reflecting the structure of circuits designed using a system-on-chip design flow. Within each level of hierarchy, modules can be connected in a bus, star, or dataflow configuration. Our circuit generator is calibrated based on a careful study of existing system-on-chip circuits. We show that our benchmark circuits lead to more realistic architectural conclusions than circuits generated using previous generators.