Supporting multiple applications in data processing engine columns

Abstract

A hardware accelerator is described that includes an array of data processing engines (DPEs) which can execute multiple applications (or multiple different workloads) in the same column. For example, a column may include four DPEs where two of the DPEs execute a first application and the other two DPEs execute a second application, or one of the DPEs executes the first application and the other three DPEs execute the second application. This gives a programmer additionally flexibility to determine how to assign applications to the hardware accelerator.

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