Embedding of Dedicated High-Performance ASICs into Reconfigurable Systems Providing Additional Multimedia Functionality

verfasst von

Holger Blume, Hans Martin Blüthgen, Christiane Henning, Patrick Osterloh, Tobias G. Noll

Abstract

The computational power required in many multimedia applications is well beyond the capabilities of today's multimedia systems. Therefore, the embedding of additional high-performance accelerator multimedia components into these systems is most decisive. This paper presents the embedding of multimedia components into computer systems using reconfigurable coprocessor boards. The goal of those reconfigurable platforms which can be adapted to several applications and which include programmable digital signal processors, control and memory devices as well as dedicated multimedia ASICs is worked out. On the way to such a platform four ASICs for image and text processing are presented. The embedding of these components into a computing system using a CardBus-based coprocessor board is shown. Such a reconfigurable coprocessor board is an important intermediate stage on the way to future hybrid reconfigurable systems on chip.

Externe Organisation(en)

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH)

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Journal of VLSI Signal Processing Systems for Signal, Image, and Video Technology

Band

31

Seiten

117-126

Anzahl der Seiten

10

ISSN

1387-5485

Publikationsdatum

06.2002

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Signalverarbeitung, Information systems, Elektrotechnik und Elektronik

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015389221355 (Zugang: Geschlossen)