Accelerate C algorithms in high-powered FPGAs

SANTA CLARA, USA: GiDEL, a leading supplier of FPGA-based compute accelerator systems, announced the availability of C-language to FPGA compilation using the Impulse C tools from Impulse Accelerated Technologies.

The new capabilities include an Impulse C Platform Support Package that tightly integrates the Impulse C-to-FPGA compiler to GiDEL’s PROCStarIII, PROCStarII, PROCSpark II and PROCel systems using the GiDEL PROCWizard Software.

GiDEL PROC FPGA computing systems feature advanced Altera Stratix III and II FPGAs that can be configured to provide application specific acceleration for computationally intensive processing. The PROC reconfigurable systems are used to accelerate complex algorithms that include DSP, image processing, national security and other performance critical domains.

"The integration of Impulse C and GiDEL PROCWizard tools allows algorithm developers to more rapidly prototype, accelerate and optimize complex applications," said Reuven Weintraub, GiDEL President and CTO. "This integration reduces or eliminates the need to write low-level HDL code, increasing access to FPGAs by software programmers."

GiDEL and Impulse will be demonstrating the new integration between the Impulse C design software and the GiDEL PROCWizard tools at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, November 10-16, 2007 in Reno, Nevada