Changmoo Kim
Abstract
The latest biomedical applications require low energy consumption, high performance, and wide energy-performance scalability to adapt to various working environments. In this study, we present ULP-SRP, an energy-efficient reconfigurable processor for biomedical applications. ULP-SRP uses a Coarse-Grained Reconfigurable Array (CGRA) for high-performance data processing with low energy consumption. We adopted a compact-size CGRA and modified it to support dynamically switchable three performance modes with fine-grained power gating in order to further optimize the energy consumption. The energy-performance scalability is also accomplished with multiple performance modes and a Unified Memory Architecture (UMA). Experimental results show that ULP-SRP achieved 59% energy reduction compared to previous works. A technique of dynamic CGRA mode changing gives 18.9% energy reduction. ULP-SRP is a good candidate for future mobile healthcare devices.
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Index Terms
- ULP-SRP: Ultra Low-Power Samsung Reconfigurable Processor for Biomedical Applications
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