Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996 held in Darmstadt, Germany September 1996. Published in the series Lecture Notes in Computer Science, number 1142.

Steven Guccione / guccione@NOSPAM.io.com

[Balboni and Valenti, 1996]

A. Balboni and L. Valenti. ASIC design and FPGA design: A unified design methodology applied to different technologies. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 356-360. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Braun et al., 1996]

M. Braun, J. Friedrich, F. Grün, and J. Lembert. Parallel CRC computation in FPGAs. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 156-165. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Brebner, 1996]

G. Brebner. A virtual hardware operating system for the Xilinx XC6200. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 327-336. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[C. et al., 1996]

Legl C., K. Eckl, and B. Wurth. Performance-directed technology mapping for LUT-based FPGAs - what role do decomposition and covering play? In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 14-23. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Casselman, 1996]

S. Casselman. Reconfigurable logic based fibre channel network card with sub 2 micro-second raw latency. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 252-259. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Combridge et al., 1996]

B. L. Combridge, P. S. Cornfield, and S. Naunton. Reconfigurable DSP demonstrators for the development of spacecraft payload processors. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 242-251. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Dick and Harris, 1996]

C. H. Dick and F. Harris. FIR filtering with FPGAs using quadrature sigma-delta modulation encoding. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 361-365. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Dick, 1996]

C. H. Dick. Computing 2-D DFTs using FPGAs. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 96-105. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Ditzinger and Remme, 1996]

A. Ditzinger and R. Remme. Key issues for user acceptance of FPGA design tools. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 237-241. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Ebeling et al., 1996]

C. Ebeling, D.C. Cronquist, and P. Franklin. RaPiD - reconfigurable pipelined datapath. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 126-135. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Eggers et al., 1996]

H. Eggers, P. Lysaght, H. Dick, and G. McGregor. Fast reconfigurable crossbar switching in FPGAs. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 297-306. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Gehring and Ludwig, 1996]

S. Gehring and S. Ludwig. The trianus system and its application to custom computing. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 176-184. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Gschwind and Mautner, 1996]

M. Gschwind and C. Mautner. Migration from schematic-based designs to a VHDL synthesis environment. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 346-355. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Haddy and Skellern, 1996]

J. R. Haddy and D. J. Skellern. An asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) stream demultiplexer and switch. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 260-269. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Hartenstein and Glesner, 1996]

Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors. Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Hartenstein et al., 1996]

R. W. Hartenstein, J. Becker, and R. Kress. Custom computing machines vs. hardware/software codesign: From a globalized point of view. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 65-76. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Heron and Woods, 1996]

I. P. Heron and R. F. Woods. Architectural strategies for implementing an image processing algorithm on XC6OOO FPGA. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 317-326. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Hesener, 1996]

A. Hesener. Implementing reconfigurable datapaths in FPGAs for adaptive filter design. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 220-229. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Inoue et al., 1996]

K. Inoue, F. Kisuki, M. Okuno, E. Shimizu, F. Terasawa, and H. Amano. ATTEMPT- 1: A reconfigurable multiprocessor testbed. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 200-209. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Janzen and Rammig, 1996]

N. Janzen and F. L. Rammig. A slow motion engine for the analysis of FPGA-based prototypes. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 210-219. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Kean et al., 1996]

T. Kean, B. New, and B. Slous. A fast constant coefficient multiplier for the XC6200. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 230-236. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Larsson, 1996]

L. Larsson. An EPLD based transient recorder for simulation of video signal processing devices in a VHDL environment close to system level conditions. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 371-375. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Lester and Saul, 1996]

N. Lester and J. Saul. Logic synthesis for FPGAs using a mixed exclusive- / inclusive- OR form. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 185-192. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Ludwig, 1996]

S. H-. M. Ludwig. The design of a coprocessor board using Xilinx's XC6200 FPGA - an experience report. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 77-86. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Luk et al., 1996]

W. Luk, S. Guo, N. Shirazi, and N. Zhuang. A framework for developing parametrised FPGA libraries. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 24-33. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Meyer-Bäse, 1996a]

U. Meyer-Bäse. Coherent demodulation with FPGAs. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 166-175. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Meyer-Bäse, 1996b]

U. Meyer-Bäse. Convolutional error decoding with FPGAs. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 376-380. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Miyazaki et al., 1996]

T. Miyazaki, A. Tsutsui, K. Ishii, and N. Ohta. FACT: Co-evaluation environment for FPGA architecture and CAD system. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 34-43. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Ober et al., 1996]

U. Ober, H.-J Herpel, and M. Glesner. CAPpartx: Computer aided prototyping partitioning for Xilinx FPGAs, a hierarchical partitioning tool for rapid prototyping. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 106-115. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Pillement et al., 1996]

S. Pillement, L. Torres, M. Robert, and G. Cambon. Concurrent design of hardware/software dedicated systems. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 410-414. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Rogina et al., 1996]

B. M. Rogina, K. Skala, and B. Vojnovic. Metastability characteristics testing for programmable logic design. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 381-388. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Rowley and Lyden, 1996]

K. Rowley and C. Lyden. Implementing sigma delta modulator prototype designs on an FPGA. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 389-393. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Ruiz et al., 1996]

J. L. Ruiz, Y. Torroja, and J. L. García. Design of a VME parametrized library for FPGAs. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 394-399. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Salcic and Maunder, 1996]

Z. Salcic and B. Maunder. CCSimP - an instruction-level custom-configurable processor for FPLDs. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 280-289. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Sanz et al., 1996]

C. Sanz, L. de Zulueta, and J. M. Meneses. FPGA implementation of the block-matching algorithm for motion estimation in image coding. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 146-155. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Schumacher et al., 1996]

G. Schumacher, B. Josko, G. Wagner, and M. Radetzki. Development of a telephone answering machine in a lab - FPGAs in education. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 400-404. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Shibata et al., 1996]

Y. Shibata, X.-p. Ling, and H. Amano. An emulation system of the WASMII: A data driven computer on a virtual hardware. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 55-64. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Smith and Bhatia, 1996]

D. Smith and D. Bhatia. RACE: Reconfigurable and adaptive computing environment. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 87-95. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Stohmann and Barke, 1996]

J. Stohmann and E. Barke. An universal CLA adder generator for SRAM-based FPGAs. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 44-54. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Suyama et al., 1996]

T. Suyama, M. Yokoo, and H. Sawada. Solving satisfiability problems on FPGAs. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 136-145. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Tammemäe et al., 1996]

K. Tammemäe, M. O'Nils, and A. Hemani. Flexible codesign target architecture for early prototyping of CMIST systems. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 193-199. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Tchoumatchenko et al., 1996]

V. Tchoumatchenko, T. Vassileva, R. Ribas, and A. Guyot. FPGA design migration: Some remarks. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 405-409. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Touhafi et al., 1996]

A. Touhafi, W. Brissinck, and E. F. Dirkx. The implementation of a field programmable logic based co-processor for the acceleration of discrete event simulators. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 415-424. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Trainor and Woods, 1996]

D. W. Trainor and R.F. Woods. Architectural synthesis and efficient circuit implementation for field programmable gate arrays. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 116-125. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Trost et al., 1996]

A. Trost, R. Kuznar, A. Zemva, and B. Zajc. An experimental programmable environment for prototyping digital circuits. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 337-345. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Vasilko and Ait-Boudaoud, 1996a]

M. Vasilko and D. Ait-Boudaoud. Architectural synthesis techniques for dynamically reconfigurable logic. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 290-296. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Vasilko and Ait-Boudaoud, 1996b]

M. Vasilko and D. Ait-Boudaoud. Optically reconfigurable FPGAs: Is this a future trend? In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 270-279. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Weinhard, 1996]

M. Weinhard. Portable pipeline synthesis for FCCMs. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 1-13. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Weinhardt, 1996]

M. Weinhardt. Computing weight distributions of binary linear block codes on a CCM. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 425-430. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Yasar et al., 1996]

G. Yasar, J. Devins, Y. Tsyrkina, G. Stadtlander, and E. Millham. Growable FPGA macro generator. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 307-316. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.

[Yi and Jhon, 1996]

K. Yi and C.-S. Jhon. A new FPGA technology mapping approach by cluster merging. In Reiner W. Hartenstein and Manfred Glesner, editors, Field-Programmable Logic: Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers, pages 366-370. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, September 1996. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications, FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1142.