FPGA Architecture: Survey and Challenges

Author(s): Ian Kuon;Russell Tessier;Jonathan Rose

Source:
    Journal:Foundations and Trends® in Econometrics
    ISSN Print:1551-3076,  ISSN Online:1551-3084
    Publisher:Now Publishers
    Volume 2 Number 2,

Document Type: Article
Pages: 119(135-253)
DOI: 10.1561/1000000005

Abstract: Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) have become one of the key digital circuit implementation media over the last decade. A crucial part of their creation lies in their architecture, which governs the nature of their programmable logic functionality and their programmable interconnect. FPGA architecture has a dramatic effect on the quality of the final device’s speed performance, area efficiency, and power consumption. This survey reviews the historical development of programmable logic devices, the fundamental programming technologies that the programmability is built on, and then describes the basic understandings gleaned from research on architectures. We include a survey of the key elements of modern commercial FPGA architecture, and look toward future trends in the field.

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