Exploring Approximate Accelerators with Automated Frameworks on FPGAs

Time Stamp: March 10, 2023 7:41 PM
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Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are becoming increasingly popular for accelerating applications in a wide range of industries. FPGAs offer the ability to customize hardware to meet specific needs, making them an attractive option for applications that require high performance and low power consumption. Automated frameworks are being developed to make it easier to explore approximate accelerators on FPGAs. These frameworks provide a platform for designers to quickly and easily explore the trade-offs between accuracy and performance when implementing approximate accelerators on FPGAs.

Approximate accelerators are designed to provide faster performance than traditional implementations while sacrificing some accuracy. This trade-off can be beneficial in many applications, such as image processing, where accuracy is not as critical as speed. Approximate accelerators can also be used to reduce power consumption and increase throughput. Automated frameworks can help designers quickly explore the various options available when designing approximate accelerators on FPGAs.

The automated frameworks provide a platform for designers to quickly and easily explore the trade-offs between accuracy and performance when implementing approximate accelerators on FPGAs. The frameworks provide a set of tools that allow designers to quickly create and evaluate approximate accelerators. These tools include a library of pre-defined approximate functions, a synthesis tool for generating hardware designs, and a simulation tool for evaluating the accuracy and performance of the designs.

The automated frameworks also provide a platform for designers to quickly explore the various options available when designing approximate accelerators on FPGAs. Designers can use the tools provided by the framework to explore different architectures, such as pipelining, loop unrolling, and dataflow optimization. Designers can also explore different approximate functions, such as polynomial approximations, linear interpolation, and piecewise linear approximation.

Exploring approximate accelerators with automated frameworks on FPGAs is becoming increasingly popular as FPGAs become more widely used in a variety of industries. Automated frameworks provide a platform for designers to quickly and easily explore the trade-offs between accuracy and performance when implementing approximate accelerators on FPGAs. The frameworks provide a set of tools that allow designers to quickly create and evaluate approximate accelerators, as well as explore different architectures and approximate functions. By using automated frameworks, designers can quickly explore the various options available when designing approximate accelerators on FPGAs, allowing them to create efficient and accurate designs.