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System and method for hardware-software multitasking on a reconfigurable computing platform

US9038072B2 · kind B2 · utility

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28Claims

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Assignee

XILINX, INC. · US

Inventors

Vincent Nollet · Mechelen, BE
Paul Coene · Grobbendonk, BE
Jean-Yves Mignolet · Momalle, BE
Serge Vernalde · Leuven, BE
Diederik Verkest · Tielt-Winge, BE
Theodore Marescaux · Leuven, BE
Andrei Bartic · Iași, RO

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 10, 2008
Grant date	May 19, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F15/7867
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A platform supporting reconfigurable computing, enabling the introduction of reconfigurable hardware into portable devices is described. Dynamic hardware/software multitasking methods for a reconfigurable computing platform including reconfigurable hardware devices such as gate arrays, especially FPGA's, and software, such as dedicated hardware/software operating systems and middleware, adapted for supporting the methods, especially multitasking, are described. A computing platform, which is a heterogeneous multi-processor platform, containing one or more instruction set processors (ISP) and a reconfigurable matrix (for instance a gate array, especially an FPGA), adapted for (dynamic) hardware/software multitasking is described.

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