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Optimization of a Line Detection Algorithm for Autonomous Vehicles on a RISC-V with Accelerator

Abstract This paper explores the optimization of a line detection algorithm critical for autonomous vehicles, addressing strict real-time and safety requirements often unmet by general-purpose processors alone. The approach utilizes a heterogeneous system

By Admin 1 Feb 2024 • 1 min read •

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Makinote: An FPGA-Based HW/SW Platform for Pre-Silicon Emulation of RISC-V Designs (Full Report)

By Admin 31 Jan 2024 • 3 min read •

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Makinote: An FPGA-Based HW/SW Platform for Pre-Silicon Emulation of RISC-V Designs

Abstract Makinote is a massive, FPGA-based hardware/software platform developed at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center for high-speed, pre-silicon emulation of complex RISC-V designs. Composed of 96 AMD/Xilinx Alveo U55c FPGAs, the cluster

By Admin 31 Jan 2024 • 2 min read •

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A Scalable RISC-V Vector Processor Enabling Efficient Multi-Precision DNN Inference (Full Report)

By Admin 30 Jan 2024 • 3 min read •

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A Scalable RISC-V Vector Processor Enabling Efficient Multi-Precision DNN Inference

Abstract This work introduces SPEED, a scalable RISC-V vector (RVV) processor architecture designed to efficiently execute multi-precision deep neural network (DNN) inference, addressing limitations in precision support and dataflow of existing RVV designs.

By Admin 30 Jan 2024 • 2 min read •

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TOP: Towards Open & Predictable Heterogeneous SoCs (Full Report)

By Admin 28 Jan 2024 • 3 min read •

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TOP: Towards Open & Predictable Heterogeneous SoCs

Abstract The TOP methodology addresses the critical challenge of ensuring predictability in heterogeneous real-time SoCs by leveraging the rise of open-source hardware (RISC-V) to facilitate comprehensive architectural analysis. This approach models and analyzes

By Admin 28 Jan 2024 • 2 min read •

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A RISC-V SOC for Terahertz IoT Devices: Implementation and design challenges (Full Report)

By Admin 26 Jan 2024 • 3 min read •

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A RISC-V SOC for Terahertz IoT Devices: Implementation and design challenges

Abstract This study addresses the critical challenge of maintaining linearity and high precision in Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) for prospective Terahertz (THz) IoT transceivers. The paper introduces a novel signal processing technique called Modified

By Admin 26 Jan 2024 • 2 min read •

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LRSCwait: Enabling Scalable and Efficient Synchronization in Manycore Systems through Polling-Free and Retry-Free Operation (Full Report)

By Admin 17 Jan 2024 • 3 min read •

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LRSCwait: Enabling Scalable and Efficient Synchronization in Manycore Systems through Polling-Free and Retry-Free Operation

Abstract The LRSCwait paper introduces LRwait and SCwait, a novel synchronization pair designed to eliminate performance-degrading polling and retries common in traditional Load-Reserved/Store-Conditional (LRSC) operations on manycore systems. The proposed Colibri architecture

By Admin 17 Jan 2024 • 2 min read •

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X-HEEP: An Open-Source, Configurable and Extendible RISC-V Microcontroller for the Exploration of Ultra-Low-Power Edge Accelerators (Full Report)

By Admin 10 Jan 2024 • 4 min read •