FPGApohjaisena
FPGApohjaisena is a development paradigm in which FPGA-based acceleration drives system design. In this approach, hardware blocks are conceived and implemented on FPGAs first, while software components are adapted to run around or on top of these blocks. The term, used in Finnish hardware discourse, combines FPGA with pohjaisena, meaning base-based or bottom-up in context.
Core principles include hardware–software co-design, deterministic performance, energy efficiency, and reconfigurability. Designers explore accelerators, pipelines, and
The typical workflow covers requirements analysis, RTL or HLS development, verification, integration with host software, and
Applications include digital signal processing, real-time analytics, machine-learning inference on edge devices, network processing, and high-frequency
The concept remains informal, focusing on best practices rather than standardized methodologies, with ongoing work on