Hardware acceleration can cause slowdowns to your computer when it is shut off. This is due to the CPU having to process all data. By turning it on, you can shift some of this processing power to hardware that is specialized, such as audio and graphics cards, freeing up your processor to handle more tasks.
These devices are better for a specific task than the processor of your computer. Hardware accelerators are used to accomplish various tasks, such as 3D rendering, decoding video, and even regular-expression hardware acceleration to block spam attacks that employ patterns like ‘
Hardware acceleration is utilized as a design tool to speed up the efficiency of algorithms that are computationally intensive and would otherwise take a general purpose CPU too long to execute. They can be integrated into a chip or components that directly communicate with the processor, converting instructions for processors to hardware-accelerated functions. They can range in granularity, from a single unit such as a memory block which handles bit blits to an entire accelerator that runs a fixed algorithms, like a motion estimation.
Cadence offers a comprehensive set of tools that can be used to aid in the hardware acceleration design process. These include Stratus high-level synthesizing, Genus Logic Synthesis, Innovus implementation systems, Low-power analysis of conformal design and Joules Power Analysis. These tools enable designers to develop highly efficient, cost-effective hardware accelerators that are optimized for their intended use and market.
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