Chapter 3. Reconfigurable Computing Systems

Steven A. GuccioneCmpware, Inc.

Like most technologies, reconfigurable computing systems are built on a variety of existing technologies and techniques. It is always difficult to pinpoint the exact moment a new area of technology comes into existence or even to pinpoint which is the first system in a new class of machines. Popular scientific history often gives simple accounts of individuals and projects that represent a turning point for a particular technology, but in reality the story is usually more complicated. A number of individuals may arrive at similar conclusions, at very nearly the same time, and the details of their research are nearly always different. It is in the investigation of these ...

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