Multi-FPGA partitioning has undergone significant advancements over the years, driven by the increasing complexity of digital systems and the need for efficient prototyping and verification. Today’s prototypes require dozens of the larger FPGAs available in the market; making an optimized and automated approach to FPGA partitioning essential.
Partitioning designs across multiple FPGAs was often done manually. Engineers would divide the design based on their experience and intuition, which was time-consuming and prone to errors. This method worked for simpler designs but became impractical as the complexity of systems grew.
As digital designs became more complex, automated partitioning tools were developed. These tools aimed to optimize the partitioning process by considering logic capacity and inter-FPGA communication.
Hierarchical partitioning divides the design into smaller, manageable blocks, and then partitions them further. This method improves the efficiency of the partitioning process and reduces execution time.
