MEMS interleaving read operation of a holographic memory for optically reconfigurable gate arrays

Hironobu Morita, Minoru Watanabe

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Abstract

Optically reconfigurable gate array (ORGAs) were developed to realize next-generation large-virtual gate count programmable VLSIs. An ORGA consists of an ORGA-VLSI, a holographic memory, and a laser array, which is used for addressing the holographic memory. Since many configuration contexts can be stored on a volume-type holographic memory, the corresponding number of lasers must be implemented on an ORGA. However, a laser array with numerous lasers is always expensive. Therefore, to accommodate numerous configuration contexts with fewer lasers, this paper presents a novel method using an interleaving read operation of a holographic memory for ORGAs. This method can provide an addressing capability of a billion configuration contexts along with a nanosecond-order high-speed configuration capability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationReconfigurable Computing
Subtitle of host publicationArchitectures, Tools and Applications - 7th International Symposium, ARC 2011, Proceedings
Pages242-252
Number of pages11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Symposium on Applied Reconfigurable Computing, ARC 2011 - Belfast, United Kingdom
Duration: Mar 23 2011Mar 25 2011

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume6578 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference7th International Symposium on Applied Reconfigurable Computing, ARC 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBelfast
Period3/23/113/25/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science(all)

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