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Memmap: technology mapping algorithm for area reduction in FPGAs with embedded memory arrays using reconvergence analysis

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This paper presents a methodology to utilize such unused EMBs as large look-up tables to map multi-output combinational sub-circuits of the application, which, otherwise would be mapped on to a number of small look-ups available on the FPGA.
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Modern day field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) include in addition to look-up tables, reasonably big configurable embedded memory blocks (EMB) to cater to the on-chip memory requirements of systems/applications mapped on them. While mapping applications on to such FPGAs, some of the EMBs may be left unused. This paper presents a methodology to utilize such unused EMBs as large look-up tables to map multi-output combinational sub-circuits of the application, which, otherwise would be mapped on to a number of small look-up tables (LUT) available on the FPGA. This in turn leads to a huge reduction in the area of the FPGA, utilized for mapping an application. Experimental results show that our proposed methodology, when employed on popular benchmark circuits, can lead to additional 50% reduction in area utilized when compared with other methodologies reported in the literature.

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FlowMap: an optimal technology mapping algorithm for delay optimization in lookup-table based FPGA designs

TL;DR: A theoretical breakthrough is presented which shows that the LUT-based FPGA technology mapping problem for depth minimization can be solved optimally in polynomial time.
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Chortle-crf: Fast technology mapping for lookup table-based FPGAs

TL;DR: A new technology mapping algorithm for lookup tablebased Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) is presented, the major innovation is a method for choosing gate-level decompositions based on bin packing that is up to 28 times faster than a previous exhaustive approach.
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Logic synthesis for programmable gate arrays

TL;DR: The problem of combinational logic synthesis is addressed for two interesting and popular classes of programmable gate array architectures: table-look-up and multiplexor-based.
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Technology mapping of lookup table-based FPGAs for performance

TL;DR: A novel technology mapping algorithm that reduces the delay of combinational circuits implemented with lookup-table-based field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) by reducing the number of lookup tables on the critical path.
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DAG-Map: graph-based FPGA technology mapping for delay optimization

TL;DR: A graph-based technology-mapping package for delay optimization in lookup-table-based field programmable gate array (FPGA) designs is presented and results show that, on average, DAG-Map reduces both network delay and the number of look-up tables.
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