Reconfigurable processor gains C-based support

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team May 19, 2004

Celoxica is to extend its C-based synthesis technology to the IPFlex DAPDNA dynamically reconfigurable processor technology.

Celoxica and IPFlex have formed an alliance to extend Celoxica C-based synthesis technology to the IPFlex digital application processor/distributed network architecture (DAPDNA) dynamically reconfigurable processor technology.

The alliance has already resulted in a C-language to reconfigurable hardware compiler based on Celoxica technology.

The compiler provides a high-productivity design environment for developing applications on DAPDNA hardware.

The IPFlex DAPDNA-FW II version 2.3 integrated development environment, including the new compiler, will be demonstrated on the Celoxica booth (1345) at the Design Automation Conference from 7th to 11th June 2004 in San Diego, California.

IPFlex was founded to solve the often-conflicting concepts of software flexibility and hardware performance.

The company's DAPDNA technology enables systems described in software languages, such as C, to be implemented in silicon devices with performance equivalent to custom-designed chips, with a combination of its FW II design tool and the DAPDNA-2 dynamically reconfigurable processor.

Celoxica develops EDA tools for system design and the technology behind its DK Design Suite is the state-of-the-art solution for compilation of C-based languages to reconfigurable hardware.

"The application of Celoxica compilation technology to the IPFlex dynamically reconfigurable architecture is an exciting and natural extension of our core capability", said Celoxica CEO Phil Bishop.

"Both companies are dedicated to the rapid implementation of software algorithms into high-performance dynamically reconfigurable hardware".

"Celoxica brings the hardware compilation technology and the system tools focus that will extend and maintain the system design flow for IPFlex users".

"This alliance enhances the IPFlex design tool and gives us the most efficient implementation path for C-based applications", said Tomoyoshi Sato, IPFlex CTO.

"Developers can use C language descriptions to target the DAPDNA-2 dynamically reconfigurable processor and achieve immediate results in silicon with performance comparable to custom devices".

"I believe that this feature will dramatically reduce the development cost".