Implementation of Multi-Core Processor Based on PLASMA (most MIPS I) IP Core

Abstract

Multi-core processors is a design philosophy that has become mainstream in scientific and engineering applications. Increasing performance and gate capacity of recent FPGA devices has permitted complex logic systems to be implemented on a single programmable device. By using VHDL here we present an implementation of one multi-core processor by using the PLASMA IP core based on the (most) MIPS I ISA and give an overview of the processor architecture and share the execution results.

Keywords

• fpga
• multi-core processor
• mips
• plasma
• core
• implementation
• architecture
• design