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EXTRA: Towards the exploitation of eXascale technology for reconfigurable architectures

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Peer-reviewed

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Conference Object

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Authors

Stroobandt, D 
Varbanescu, AL 
Ciobanu, CB 
Al Kadi, M 
Brokalakis, A 

Abstract

© 2016 IEEE. To handle the stringent performance requirements of future exascale-class applications, High Performance Computing (HPC) systems need ultra-efficient heterogeneous compute nodes. To reduce power and increase performance, such compute nodes will require hardware accelerators with a high degree of specialization. Ideally, dynamic reconfiguration will be an intrinsic feature, so that specific HPC application features can be optimally accelerated, even if they regularly change over time. In the EXTRA project, we create a new and flexible exploration platform for developing reconfigurable architectures, design tools and HPC applications with run-time reconfiguration built-in as a core fundamental feature instead of an add-on. EXTRA covers the entire stack from architecture up to the application, focusing on the fundamental building blocks for run-time reconfigurable exascale HPC systems: new chip architectures with very low reconfiguration overhead, new tools that truly take reconfiguration as a central design concept, and applications that are tuned to maximally benefit from the proposed run-time reconfiguration techniques. Ultimately, this open platform will improve Europe's competitive advantage and leadership in the field.

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Keywords

33 Built Environment and Design, 40 Engineering, 4009 Electronics, Sensors and Digital Hardware, 3301 Architecture, 3303 Design

Journal Title

2016 11th International Symposium on Reconfigurable Communication-Centric Systems-on-Chip, ReCoSoC 2016

Conference Name

2016 11th International Symposium on Reconfigurable Communication-centric Systems-on-Chip (ReCoSoC)

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Publisher

IEEE
Sponsorship
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) (671653)