Design of FPGA-Based Computing Systems ith OpenCL [Hardcover]

This book provides wide knowledge about designing FPGA-based heterogeneous computing systems, using a high-level design environment based on OpenCL (Open Computing language), which is called OpenCL for FPGA. The OpenCL-based design methodology will be the key technology to exploit the potential of FPGAs in various applications such as low-power embedded applications and high-performance computing. By understanding the OpenCL-based design methodology, readers can design an entire FPGA-based computing system more easily compared to the conventional HDL-based design, because OpenCL for FPGA takes care of computation on a host, data transfer between a host and an FPGA, computation on an FPGA with a capable of accessing external DDR memories.

?In the step-by-step way, readers can understand followings:

• how to set up the design environment
  
• how to write better codes systematically considering architectural constraints
• how to design practical applications
  

Waidyasoriya Hasitha Muthumala is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Information Sciences at Tohoku University. He received the BE degree in information engineering, the MS degree in information sciences, and the PhD degree in information sciences from Tohoku University, Japan, in 2006, 2008, and 2010 respectively. His research interests include reconfigurable computing, processor architectures for big-data applications, and higlóZ