CHAPTER 6

COMPUTATIONAL APPLICATIONS

This chapter is intended to illustrate the use of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in computational applications. The following topics are covered:

• The state of the art in FPGA computers
• The Algotronix CHS2×4 Custom Computer
• Example applications:
  
  1. Data Encryption Standard
  2. Self-timed first-in first-out buffer
  3. Self-timed genetic string distance evaluation
  4. Cellular automaton
  5. Place-and-route acceleration
  6. Motion estimation