Selection of instruction set extensions for an FPGA embedded processor core

Abstract

Abstract

Towards the Optimal Hardware Architecture for Computer Vision

“…Nevertheless, FPGAs can use external processors connected through high-speed off-chip communications or include general-purpose processors. There are available soft-core (emulated) (Lysecky & Vahid, 2005) and hard-core (Veale et al, 2006) embedded processors. While the first offer a large degree of configuration, adapting all parameters of the design to the particular needs of the applications, the last feature better performance.…”