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BMCBI
2007
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13 years 5 months ago
160-fold acceleration of the Smith-Waterman algorithm using a field programmable gate array (FPGA)
Background: To infer homology and subsequently gene function, the Smith-Waterman (SW) algorithm is used to find the optimal local alignment between two sequences. When searching s...
Isaac T. S. Li, Warren Shum, Kevin Truong
INFOSCALE
2006
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Scalable hardware accelerator for comparing DNA and protein sequences
Abstract— Comparing genetic sequences is a well-known problem in bioinformatics. Newly determined sequences are being compared to known sequences stored in databases in order to ...
Philippe Faes, Bram Minnaert, Mark Christiaens, Er...
ERSA
2009
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13 years 2 months ago
Implementation of the Gauss-Newton Algorithm for Non-linear Least-mean-squares Fitting in FPGA Devices
Abstract-- The paper presents the implementation of nonlinear least-squares regression in a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) device. The implemented algorithm is very performan...
Andrea Abba, Antonio Manenti, Andrea Suardi, Angel...
FPGA
2009
ACM
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13 years 11 months ago
FPCNA: a field programmable carbon nanotube array
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), with their unique electronic properties, are promising materials for building nanoscale circuits. In this paper, we present a new CNT-based FPGA architect...
Chen Dong, Scott Chilstedt, Deming Chen
AHS
2006
IEEE
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13 years 11 months ago
Self-Adaptive System Based on Field Programmable Gate Array for Extreme Temperature Electronics
Space missions often require radiation and extreme-temperature hardened electronics to survive the harsh environments beyond earth’s atmosphere. Traditional approaches to preser...
Didier Keymeulen, Ricardo Salem Zebulum, Rajeshuni...