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We propose a dynamically reconfigurable arithmetic block architecture for customizing embedded application processor instruction sets. Our architecture uses medium-grained arithmetic blocks and a dedicated but reconfigurable interconnection network to support a wide range of instruction-set extensions. Our experimental results demonstrate the performance of our arithmetic block compared to a general-purpose processor, and its area- and energy-efficiency compared to dedicated arithmetic circuits.
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Alouani, I., Saghir, M.A.R., Niar, S. (2014). ARABICA: A Reconfigurable Arithmetic Block for ISA Customization. In: Goehringer, D., Santambrogio, M.D., Cardoso, J.M.P., Bertels, K. (eds) Reconfigurable Computing: Architectures, Tools, and Applications. ARC 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8405. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05960-0_25
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