Abstract: Circuitry for multiplying a sparse matrix by a dense vector includes a first switching circuit (302) for routing input triplets from N input ports to N output ports based on column indices of the triplets. Each triplet includes a non-zero value, a row index, and a column index. N first memory banks (303) store subsets of vector elements and are addressed by the column indices of the triplets. N multipliers (305) multiply the non-zero values of the triplets by the vector element read from the respective memory bank. A second switching circuit (304) routes tuples based on row indices of the tuples. Each tuple includes a product output by the one of the N multipliers and a row index output by an output port of the first switching circuit. N accumulator circuits (307) sum products of tuples having equal row indices.

Abstract: An example programmable integrated circuit (IC) includes a processor, a plurality of endpoint circuits, a network-on-chip (NoC) having NoC master units (NMUs), NoC slave units (NSUs), NoC programmable switches (NPSs), a plurality of registers, and a NoC programming interface (NPI). The processor is coupled to the NPI and is configured to program the NPSs by loading an image to the registers through the NPI for providing physical channels between NMUs to the NSUs and providing data paths between the plurality of endpoint circuits.

Abstract: An example programmable integrated circuit (IC) includes a processor, a plurality of endpoint circuits, a network-on-chip (NoC) having NoC master units (NMUs), NoC slave units (NSUs), NoC programmable switches (NPSs), a plurality of registers, and a NoC programming interface (NPI). The processor is coupled to the NPI and is configured to program the NPSs by loading an image to the registers through the NPI for providing physical channels between NMUs to the NSUs and providing data paths between the plurality of endpoint circuits.

Abstract: Disclosed approaches for dynamically creating one or more scan chains in a programmable integrated circuit (IC) include placing elements of a circuit design on first registers of the programmable IC. A processor can determine second registers of the programmable IC that are unused by the circuit design after placing the elements of the circuit design. Data-out pins of the first registers are coupled to data-in pins of the second registers, respectively, and the second registers are coupled into a scan chain.

Abstract: A method for design optimization using logical and physical information is provided. In one embodiment, a method for design optimization using logical and physical information, includes receiving a behavioral description of an integrated circuit or a portion of an integrated circuit, optimizing placement of circuit elements in accordance with a first cost function, and optimizing logic of the circuit elements in accordance with a second cost function, in which the optimizing placement of the circuit elements and the optimizing logic of the circuit elements are performed concurrently. The method can further include optimizing routing in accordance with a third cost function, in which the optimizing routing, the optimizing placement of the circuit elements, and the optimizing logic of the circuit elements are performed concurrently.