Source: University of Dayton
September 13, 2007

University of Dayton Boosts OpenFPGA Effort

The University of Dayton and OpenFPGA formally announced today that they have entered into an agreement focused on advancing standards for reconfigurable computing, adding new test facilities, and building research infrastructure.

In the agreement, the University of Dayton will provide essential support for the organization in areas of collaborative environments, personnel support, and facilities for training a workforce on emerging applications and standards in reconfigurable computing. In addition, the University of Dayton will establish the first OpenFPGA center specifically targeting the validation and verification of FPGA applications and components.

Larrell Walters, Director of the University of Dayton’s Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology (IDCAST) says, “This is a tremendous opportunity for the University of Dayton and OpenFPGA. We are looking forward to how this relationship will significantly impact the processing of sensor data.”

"We're very excited to have the University of Dayton joining the OpenFPGA effort. They bring tremendous assets to the table, and will provide a tremendous service to the community as standards for accelerated reconfigurable computing emerge," says Eric Stahlberg, president of OpenFPGA.

"As application developers targeting reconfigurable solutions, we recognize the need for open standards in the FPGA world," says Bill Turri, digital systems engineer at the University of Dayton Research Institute. "We look forward to working closely with OpenFPGA and incorporating their standards into our designs."

About the University of Dayton

The University of Dayton - Catholic, Marianist, innovative, transformative - stands as a leader in higher education and one of the preeminent Catholic universities in the nation. It's the largest private university in Ohio and number two in the nation in funded material research (NSF). The University of Dayton boasts a friendly, welcoming campus that embraces diversity. Nationally recognized as a top-tier university, the University of Dayton offers the resources of a large university and the personal attention you'd expect at a small college.

About OpenFPGA

The OpenFPGA consortium works to advance open standards and interoperability for enterprise and high-performance applications involving reconfigurable computing. The organization has currently established working groups in application libraries, core libraries, benchmarks, high-level languages and general APIs. With cross industry
support, and cornerstone sponsorship from such industry leaders as AMD, OpenFPGA continues to provide leadership in the development of open industry standards for reconfigurable computing. OpenFPGA currently has participation from over 500 individuals representing 40 countries and over 150 organizations worldwide.

About IDCAST

Falling under the umbrella of the University of Dayton Research
Institute, IDCAST, the Institute for the Development and
Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology, is a world-wide center
of excellence in remote sensing and CBRNE sensing technology for
safety/security, environmental, and bio-medical markets. Established by
a $28 million State of Ohio Third Frontier Grant, IDCAST brings remote
sensor and CBRNE sensor technology to market. Through innovative
collaborations of Academia, AFRL, and Industry IDCAST conducts
game-changing sensor research. The IDCAST partnership, led by the
University of Dayton, joins several Ohio institutions including The Ohio
State University, Miami University, the University of Cincinnati, Wright
State University and the University of Toledo with The Air Force
Research Laboratory and industry partners that include Boeing, Qbase, GE
Healthcare, General Dynamics, Yellow Springs Instruments (YSI), and Woolpert.