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Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) have been undergoing rapid and dramatic changes fueled by their expanding use in datacenter computing. Rather than serving as a compromise or alternative to ASICs, FPGA ‘programmable logic’ is emerging as a third paradigm of compute that stands apart from traditional hardware vs. software archetypes. A multi-university, multi-disciplinary team has been formed behind the question:
What should be the future role of FPGAs as a central function in datacenter servers?
Guided by both the demands of modern networked, data-centric computing and the new capabilities from 3D integration, the Intel/VMware Crossroads 3D-FPGA Academic Research Center will investigate a new programmable hardware data-nexus lying at the heart of the server and operating over data ‘on the move’ between network, traditional compute, and storage elements.
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