Introduces FPGA technology to software developers by giving an overview of FPGA programming models and design tools, as well as various application examples. Provides a holistic analysis of the topic and enables developers to tackle the architectural needs for Big Data processing with FPGAs. Explains the reasons for the energy efficiency and performance benefits of FPGA processing. Provides a user-oriented approach and a sense for where and how to apply FPGA technology

Provides comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art partial run-time reconfiguration techniques, including architectures, methods, and tools

Focuses on real applications that will benefit from partial reconfiguration

Describes methods and tools to implement efficient, reconfigurable systems that can substantially improve cost, power consumption, or speed (throughput/latency)

Includes practical use-cases that act as design patterns for a wide range of applications