Time multiplexing via circuit folding
Journal
Proceedings - Design Automation Conference
Journal Volume
2020-July
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Chien P.-C
Abstract
Time multiplexing is an important technique to overcome the bandwidth bottleneck of limited input-output pins in FPGAs. Most prior work tackles the problem from a physical design standpoint to minimize the number of cut nets or Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) ratio through circuit partitioning or routing. In this work, we formulate a new orthogonal approach at the logic level to achieve time multiplexing through structural and functional circuit folding. The new formulation provides a smooth trade-off between bandwidth and throughput. Experiments show the effectiveness of the structural method and improved optimality of the functional method on look-up-table and flip-flop usage. ? 2020 IEEE.
Subjects
Bandwidth; Computer aided design; Economic and social effects; Flip flop circuits; Table lookup; Timing circuits; Bandwidth bottlenecks; Circuit partitioning; Functional circuits; Functional methods; Look up table; Physical design; Structural methods; Time multiplexing; Time division multiplexing
Type
conference paper