Emerging Reconfigurable Logic Device Based FPGA Design and Optimization

Sheng Lu, Liuting Shang, Sungyong Jung, Chenyun Pan
The University of Texas at Arlington


Abstract

Abstract—Reconfigurable devices are gaining increasing attention as a feasible complement to prevailing CMOS technology. This paper focuses on enhancing the efficiency of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) through the utilization of reconfigurable field-effective transistors (RFETs). Leveraging the multi-gate properties of RFETs, we design crucial FPGA elements, including SRAM-controlled multiplexer (MUX) and look-up tables (LUTs), to substantially improve the delay and energy consumption for the overall FPGA system. Furthermore, a framework is developed to thoroughly investigate the design space, including various device-level and system-level parameters. Benchmark tests demonstrate that optimal design configurations yield remarkable reductions of up to 70% in delay and 50% in energy-delay product (EDP) when compared to conventional CMOS counterparts.