Quantum optical detectors will generate large amounts of data on-demand. The volume of data will depend on the structure of the picture and/or its depth map, illumination, etc. To deal with such as sparse and diverse information clusters, a computing platform is being developed which is capable of delivering high performance at ultra low power. The basis for this platform is a generic industrial strenght RISC processor (URLAP). To reach high performance, research is done in the area of extending URLAP with a reconfigurable datapath, using multiple URLAP’s on chip with a synchronous or asynchronous communication network, all while retaining well-known design and programming flows. The ultra low power consumption will be achieved by intelligent power management and de-synchronisation techniques.
Currently the first version of the URLAP platform has been implemented in a 180nm CMOS technology. This platform provides the means of testing the design and programming flow, and to release the hardware platform on ASIC and FPGA for further research.
Applications
- Nano Probes
- Network processor
- Image and Video compression
- Security Applications
- Smart Cards
- Intelligent Watches (MegaWatch)
- Automotive Applications
- Portable Computing
- Games
- Virtual reality
Relevant Publications
- URLAP White paper
LAP Talks
- C. Favi, Urlap Current state & future work , LAP, 2 August 2005
- T.J.H. Kluter, Multi-Processor Platform based on URLAP, LAP, 2 August 2005