Flexible processor based on full-adder/ d-flip-flop merged module
Satoshi Sakaidani, Naoto Miyamoto, Tadahiro Ohmi · 2001
Flexible processor based on full-adder/D-flip-flop merged module (FDMM) has been designed and fabricated. The developed FDMM has unique ability to perform both logic and flip-flop functions with a small transistor count by merging the common part of both circuits. We have also developed a context memory block to reconfigure the hardware dynamically. The flexible processor may fill a gap between hardware performance and programmability to jump into novel computing such as software/hardware synthesis; software accelerator.