Software Defined Chips: Volume II [Hardcover]

This book is the second volume of a two-volume book set which introduces software-defined chips. In this book, the programming model of the software-defined chips is analyzed by tracing the coevolution of modern general-purpose processors and programming models. The enhancement in hardware security and reliability of the software-defined chips are described from the perspective of dynamic and partial reconfiguration. The challenges and prospective trends of software-defined chips are also discussed. Current applications in the fields of artificial intelligence, cryptography, 5G communications, etc., are presented in detail. Potential applications in the future, including post-quantum cryptography, evolutionary computing, etc., are also discussed.

This book is suitable for scientists and researchers in the areas of electrical and electronic engineering and computer science. Postgraduate students, practitioners and professionals in related areas are also potentially interested inthe topic of this book.

Programming model.- Hardware Security and Reliability.- Technical Difficulties and Development Trend.- Current Application Fields.- Future Application Prospects.

Leibo Liu received B.S. and Ph.D. from Tsinghua University in 1999 and 2004, respectively. He is a tenured professor of the School of Integrated Circuits at Tsinghua University. His research interests include  reconfigurable computing, hardware security and cryptographic engines. He has been the principle investigator of more than 20 major national and international research programs. He has published five books and over 300 peer-reviewed papers and has been granted over 80 patents. The total citation of his publication is 3729, and his H-index is 29. He serves as the deputy editor-in-chief of IEEE Circuits and System Magazine and executive associate editor-in-chief of Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Enló‚