Glacier: a query-to-hardware compiler

Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are a promising technology that can be used in database systems. In this demonstration we show Glacier, a library and a compiler that can be employed to implement streaming queries as hardware circuits on FPGAs. Glacier consists of a library of compositional hardware modules that represent stream processing operators. Given a query execution plan, the compiler instantiates the corresponding components and wires them up to a digital circuit. The goal of this demo is to show the flexibility of the compositional approach.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2010
• Where: SIGMOD
• Authors: René Müller, Jens Teubner, Gustavo Alonso
• Keywords: Compositional Hardware Modules, Database, Field-programmable Gate Arrays, Query Execution Plan, SIGMOD 2010