36-Context dynamic optically reconfigurable gate array

• Published in: 2009 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration pp. 19 - 23
• Main Authors: Nakajima, Mao, Watanabe, Minoru
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: IEEE 01.11.2009
• Subjects: Dynamic reconfiguration; Field programmable gate arrays; FPGAs; Holographic optical components; Holography; Intelligent robots; Memory architecture; Microprocessors; Optical arrays; Optical reconfiguration; ORGAs; Photodiodes; Vehicle dynamics; Very large scale integration
• ISBN: 9781424459087; 1424459087
• DOI: 10.1109/SI.2009.5384563

Optically reconfigurable gate arrays (ORGAs) have been developed for the purposes of realizing large virtual gates and increasing a gate array's performance by combining a holographic memory with a programmable gate array. In addition, dynamic optically reconfigurable gate arrays (DORGAs) using a photodiode memory architecture have been developed to realize a high-density VLSI. We have already demonstrated a 16-context DORGA architecture with a nanosecond-order reconfiguration capability. This paper presents a more advanced 36-context DORGA with performance that exceeds that of current dynamic reconfigurable devices.