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Impl\'ementation Efficiente de Fonctions de Convolution sur FPGA \`a l'Aide de Blocs Param\'etrables et d'Approximations Polynomiales

Hardware Architecture 2025-10-21 v1 Artificial Intelligence Neural and Evolutionary Computing

Abstract

Implementing convolutional neural networks (CNNs) on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) has emerged as a promising alternative to GPUs, offering lower latency, greater power efficiency and greater flexibility. However, this development remains complex due to the hardware knowledge required and the long synthesis, placement and routing stages, which slow down design cycles and prevent rapid exploration of network configurations, making resource optimisation under severe constraints particularly challenging. This paper proposes a library of configurable convolution Blocks designed to optimize FPGA implementation and adapt to available resources. It also presents a methodological framework for developing mathematical models that predict FPGA resources utilization. The approach is validated by analyzing the correlation between the parameters, followed by error metrics. The results show that the designed blocks enable adaptation of convolution layers to hardware constraints, and that the models accurately predict resource consumption, providing a useful tool for FPGA selection and optimized CNN deployment.

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@article{arxiv.2510.15930,
  title  = {Impl\'ementation Efficiente de Fonctions de Convolution sur FPGA \`a l'Aide de Blocs Param\'etrables et d'Approximations Polynomiales},
  author = {Philippe Magalhães and Virginie Fresse and Benoît Suffran and Olivier Alata},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.15930},
  year   = {2025}
}

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in French language, XXXe Colloque Francophone de Traitement du Signal et des Images (GRETSI), Aug 2025, Strabourg, France

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