Introduction

The RISC-V instruction set architecture has gained significant traction in recent years due to its open-source nature and flexibility. This paper explores novel implementation strategies for RISC-V processors on FPGA platforms.

Previous implementations of RISC-V on FPGAs have focused primarily on…

Methodology

Our approach consists of three main components:

  1. Optimized Register File: We redesigned the register bank to reduce latency
  2. Efficient Control Unit: A new FSM-based control unit
  3. Pipeline Optimization: Careful balancing of pipeline stages

Register File Design

The register file implementation uses dual-port memory…

module register_file (
    input clk,
    input [4:0] rs1, rs2, rd,
    input [31:0] write_data,
    output [31:0] read_data1, read_data2
);
    // Implementation details
endmodule

Results

Our implementation achieves:

  • Performance: 150 MHz on Artix-7 FPGA
  • Resource Usage: 2,500 LUTs, 1,200 FFs
  • Power Consumption: 0.8W typical

Conclusion

This work demonstrates that careful architectural design can lead to significant improvements in RISC-V FPGA implementations. Future work will explore…

Acknowledgments

This research was supported by…

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