Project description Computing SystemsTo develop an energy-efficient programmable heterogeneous manycore platform with self-adaptive capabilities that apply to cognitive radio, video processing, embedded devices and ambient computingA major challenge in computing is to leverage multi-core technology to develop energy-efficient high performance systems. This is critical for embedded systems with a very limited energy budget as well as for supercomputers in terms of sustainability. Moreover the efficient programming of multi-core architectures, as we move towards manycores with more than a thousand cores predicted by 2020, remains an unresolved issue. The FlexTiles project will define and develop an energy-efficient yet programmable heterogeneous manycore platform with self-adaptive capabilities.The manycore will be associated with an innovative virtualisation layer and a dedicated tool-flow to improve programming efficiency, reduce the impact on time to market and reduce the development cost by 20 to 50%.FlexTiles will raise the accessibility of the manycore technology to industry - from small SMEs to large companies - thanks to its programming efficiency and its ability to adapt to the targeted domain using embedded reconfigurable technologies. Show the project objective Hide the project objective A major challenge in computing is to leverage multi-core technologies to enable the development of energy-efficient high performance systems. This is especially critical for embedded systems which have very limited energy budget as well as for supercomputers in respect to sustainability. But, efficient programming of multi-core architectures, moving towards manycores with more than a thousand cores predicted by 2020, remains an unresolved issue. The FlexTiles project will define and develop an energy-efficient and programmable heterogeneous manycore platform (THALES, CSEM, CEA) with self-adaptive capabilities, based on the following innovations:\tEnergy-efficiency, performance and flexibility provided by a reconfigurable layer linked to the manycore and enabling the dynamic instantiation of dedicated accelerators (UR1).\tPower consumption, load balancing, dynamic mapping and resilience to faulty modules managed through self-adaptation features (KIT).\tVirtualised executable codes enabling dynamic relocation of configuration (TUE) and bitstreams respectively on standard processor and network on chip and on reconfigurable layer (UR1).\tA virtualisation layer monitoring the system and optimising the application mapping for load balancing, power consumption and faults tolerance (KIT, TUE).\tParallelisation and compilation tools improvement to take into account the mixture of static and dynamic behaviours (ACE, THALES).FlexTiles proposed final platform will be validated on two main applications (smart camera, cognitive radio) of the targeted embedded technology market (THALES, SUNDANCE). FlexTiles achieved new type of manycore will also benefit from other markets and applications' domains opportunities (e.g. automotive, autonomous systems, medical imaging systems, supercomputers), where there is a combined need for energy-efficiency, performance and interactivity, while guaranteeing short time to market. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwaresupercomputersengineering and technologymedical engineeringdiagnostic imagingengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologycognitive radio Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.3.4 - Computing Systems Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-7 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator THALES Address Tour carpe diem place des corolles esplanade nord 92400 Courbevoie France See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) projects.administrative_contact Olivier Prévotat (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 838 868,00 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT Switzerland EU contribution € 421 514,00 Address Rue jaquet droz 1 2000 Neuchatel See on map Activity type Research Organisations projects.administrative_contact Christian PIGUET (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE Germany EU contribution € 331 480,00 Address Kaiserstrasse 12 76131 Karlsruhe See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments projects.administrative_contact Jens Becker (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM Germany EU contribution € 177 100,00 Address Universitaetsstrasse 150 44801 Bochum See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments projects.administrative_contact Michael Huebner (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES France EU contribution € 492 568,00 Address Rue leblanc 25 75015 Paris 15 See on map Activity type Research Organisations projects.administrative_contact Olivier HATEM (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITE DE RENNES I France EU contribution € 318 864,00 Address Rue du thabor 2 35065 Rennes cedex See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments projects.administrative_contact Yolaine BOMPAYS (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN Netherlands EU contribution € 389 545,00 Address Groene loper 3 5612 AE Eindhoven See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments projects.administrative_contact Suzanne Udo (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window COMPAAN DESIGN BV Participation ended Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Galileiweg 8 2333BD Leiden See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) projects.administrative_contact Bart Kienhuis (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window ACE ASSOCIATED COMPILER EXPERTS B.V. Netherlands EU contribution € 202 035,00 Address De ruyterkade 113 1011AB Amsterdam See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) projects.administrative_contact Marius Schoorel (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window SUNDANCE MULTIPROCESSOR TECHNOLOGY LTD GB EU contribution € 202 860,00 Address Chiltern house unit 20 waterside HP5 1PS Chesham See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) projects.administrative_contact Flemming Christensen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window THALES SIX GTS FRANCE SAS France EU contribution € 241 766,00 Address Avenue des louvresses 4 92230 Gennevilliers See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) projects.administrative_contact Gwenael GUILMIN (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE France EU contribution € 53 400,00 Address Domaine de voluceau rocquencourt 78153 Le chesnay cedex See on map Activity type Research Organisations projects.administrative_contact Jean-Paul GUILLOIS (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window