Fine- and Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Computing gives the basic concepts and building blocks for the design of Fine- (or FPGA) and Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Architectures. Recently-developed integrated architecture design and software-supported design flow of FPGA and coarse-grain reconfigurable architecture are also described.Part I consists of two extensive surveys of FPGA and Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Architectures:The FPGA technology is defined, which includes architecture, logic block structure, interconnect, and configuration methods and existing fine-grain reconfigurable architectures emerged from both academia and industry. Additionally, the implementation techniques and CAD tools developed to facilitate the implementation of a system in reconfigurable hardware by the industry and academia are provided.In addition the features, the advantages and limitations of the coarse-grain reconfigurable systems, the specific issues that should be addressed during the design phase, as well as representative existing coarse-grain reconfigurable systems are explained.In Part II, case studies, innovative research results about reconfigurable architectures and design frameworks from three projects AMDREL, MOLEN and ADRES&DRESC, and, a new classification according to microcoded architectural criteria are described.Fine- and Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Computing is an essential reference for researchers and professionals and can be used as a textbook by undergraduate, graduate students and professors.Foreword by Yale Patt, Jim Smith and Mateo Valero

"Fine- and Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Computing gives the basic concepts and building blocks for the design of Fine- (or FPGA) and Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Architectures. Recently-developed integrated architecture design and software-supported design flow of FPGA and coarse-grain reconfigurable architecture are also described. The book is accompanied by an interactive CD which include case studies and lab projects for the design of FPGA and Coarse-grain architectures based on the European funded projects AMDREL and MOLEN, respectively. Part I consists of two extensive surveys of FPGA and Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Architectures. In Part II, case studies, innovative research results about reconfigurable architectures and design frameworks from three projects AMDREL, MOLEN and ADRES and DRESC, and, a new classification according to microcoded architectural criteria are described. Fine- and Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Computing is an essential reference for researchers and professionals and can be used as a textbook by undergraduate, graduate students and professors. TOC:Introduction. Part I. 1: A Survey of Fine-Grain Reconfigurable Architectures and CAD tools. 2: A Survey of Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Architectures and CAD tools.- Part II: Case Studies. 3: AMDREL: A Novel Low-Energy FPGA Architecture and Supporting CAD Tool Design Flow. 4: A coarse-grain dynamically reconfigurable system and compilation framework. 5: Polymorphic Instruction Set Computers. 6: ADRES and DRESC: Architecture And Compiler For Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Processors. 7: A Taxonomy of Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines: An architectural approach."

I.- A Survey of Existing Fine-Grain Reconfigurable Architectures and CAD tools.- A Survey of Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Architectures and Cad Tools.- Case Studies.- Amdrel.- A Coarse-Grain Dynamically Reconfigurable System and Compilation Framework.- Polymorphic Instruction Set Computers.- ADRES & DRESC: Architecture and Compiler for Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Processors.- A Taxonomy of Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines.