A direct mapping system for datapath module and FSM implementation into LUT-based FPGAs

Abstract

Today's high capacity Field-programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and the upcoming trend to System-On-Programmable-Chip (SOPC) require novel implementation strategies. These have to overcome long implementation times of traditional synthesis approaches. Here, a unique approach for technology mapping of both datapath modules and controller descriptions into Look-Up Table (LUT)-based FPGAs is presented The proposed method starts at Register-Transfer-Level (RTL) and follows the Library of Parameterized Modules (LPM) standard. The mapping environment includes an implicit state minimization algorithm for FSMs. © 2002 IEEE.