Block-oriented programmable design with switching network interconnect
Chingwei Yeh, Lung-Tien Liu, Chung-Kuan Cheng, T. C. Hu, S. Ahmed, Mike Liddell · IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems · 1994
A block-oriented programmable design with switching network interconnect is proposed for fast turn-around, low manufacturing cost, and layout-independent high-speed systems. We introduce the architecture and investigate the constraints and properties originated from the architecture. We show that routability is the most crucial concern for a successful design, and propose objective functions as well as algorithms for switching network optimization. The mapping for the circuits is performed by partitioning, placement, and routing using a maximum matching method. The integration of the whole system demonstrates excellent results in terms of circuit usage.>