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Reconfigurable Field Programmable Gate Arrays for by Niccolò Battezzati

By Niccolò Battezzati

Reconfigurable box Programmable Gate Arrays for Mission-Critical purposes via: Niccolo΄ Battezzati Luca Sterpone Massimo Violante This ebook describes the demanding situations confronted through designers while enforcing a challenge- or safety-critical software utilizing re-configurable FPGAs and it information a variety of suggestions to beat those demanding situations. as well as an outline of the major thoughts of re-configurable FPGAs, it presents a theoretical description of the failure modes that could reason mistaken operation of re-configurable FPGA-based digital platforms. It additionally outlines research strategies that may be used to forecast such disasters and covers the idea in the back of ideas to mitigate fault results. This e-book additionally experiences present applied sciences on hand for construction re-configurable FPGAs, in particular SRAM-based know-how and Flash-based expertise. for every know-how brought, theoretical ideas awarded are utilized to actual circumstances. layout concepts and instruments are provided to advance severe functions utilizing advertisement, off-the-shelf units, equivalent to Xilinx Virtex FPGAs, and Actel ProASIC FPGAs. replacement concepts in keeping with radiation hardened FPGAs, resembling Xilinx SIRF and Atmel ATF280 also are offered. This booklet is a useful reference for someone drawn to realizing the applied sciences of re-configurable FPGAs, in addition to designers constructing severe purposes in response to those applied sciences. •Describes demanding situations confronted whilst enforcing a project- or safety-critical program utilizing re-configurable FPGAs and gives options to beat those demanding situations; •Provides an summary of the main options of re-configurable FPGAs, in addition to a theoretical description in their failure modes; •Presents research options that may be used to forecast mess ups and covers the speculation at the back of options to mitigate fault results; •Reviews present applied sciences to be had for development re-configurable FPGAs and applies theoretical strategies to actual cases.

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The PIPs related to the non-decoded MUX PIP can be organized in two types: 1. Bidirectional non-buffered: These PIPs are related to a single bit of the configuration memory. 2. Bidirectional buffered in a single or both directions: These PIPs are related to a set of univocal configuration memory bits. Both the types can be organized in a sequential database, where the keys are defined depending on the type: 1. Identifier of the bit within the bit matrix of a tile 2. 7 SEUs and MCUs Effects on the FPGA’s Logic Resources The logic resources of a configurable logic block are essentially divided into three types: multiplexers, look-up tables and flip-flops.

The LET parameter, that in most cases can be approximated to the stopping power, plays an important role in the computation of error rates for electronic system components. In the studies of radiation effects on electronic devices, LET is usually expressed in units of MeV cm2 /mg of material (typically silicon). This unit of measurement arises from a combination of the energy lost by the particle to the material per unit path length (MeV/cm) divided by the density of the material (mg/cm3 ). 1 Energy Loss Mechanisms The major energy loss mechanisms for ionizing particles are ionization and bremsstrahlung.

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