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Embedded Configurable High Performance Processing of Signals (ECHiPPS)
Program Manager: Dr. Dean Collins
The objective of the Embedded Configurable High Performance Processing of Signals (ECHiPPS) program is to demonstrate that novel, reconfigurable integrated circuits (IC) can provide significant advances in performance over what is available today in both programmable and reconfigurable compute intensive IC technology. One promising approach will focus on the HyperX architecture to develop a reconfigurable integrated circuit technology that can achieve high performance application-specific real time signal/image processing at low enough power to be suitable for embedded applications. In cases where severe constraints on power preclude the use of general purpose processing solutions, HyperX chips will provide more than an order of magnitude (10x) increase in both power and throughput performance over the current state-of-the-art reconfigurable (FPGA) and general programmable processors. Other solutions to provide drastic reductions in power or delay for reconfigurable hardware comparable to standard cell based ASICs will be considered.
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