The 46th Annual IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture, 2013 |
All Programmable Devices: Not just an FPGA anymore
Vidya Rajagopalan
Xilinx
Abstract:
The landscape of hardware programmable devices has evolved significantly from its FPGA roots.
Today, these devices include much more than the traditional fine grain building blocks of lookup tables, memory
and programmable I/O. Recent advancements including the integration of high performance SoC class processor
systems and 3D IC integration open up a whole new spectrum of possibilities, both for the architecture of these
devices and the future of applications using these devices. The programming paradigms are also moving up the
abstraction chain enabling much more efficient programming of these devices. The combination of these hardware and
software capabilities, make these devices a must have in every system designers toolbox. This talk will highlight the
evolution of these architectures and explore future possibilities. It will also discuss best practices in terms of
programming methodologies and tools and finally will review the applicability of these devices to a range of applications.
Bio:
Vidya Rajagopalan is Vice President, Processing, Systems, Software and Applications at
Xilinx, where she leads the team responsible for their Zynq All Programmable SoC products. Prior to joining Xilinx in
2009, Rajagopalan was Director of Engineering at MIPS Technologies, where she directed several processor core development
programs. She's also held various engineering positions at Silicon Graphics and Quantum Effect Design. She began her
career at Digital Equipment Corporation where she was involved in the design and definition of several Alpha CPU products.
Rajagopalan received her MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Maryland College Park. She has 10 issued patents
and several others pending.