Redefining the term ‘Reconfigurable-Chips’: Unsolving the Rubik’s Cube

Taking inspiration from the brain, where dynamic reconfiguration of neuron inter-connectivity occurs continually during learning [1], the field of re-configurable computing emerged a few decades back. These systems have the ability to adapt and make substantial changes to the data path and control flow on the re-configurable fabric. But, these systems, in the true sense, do not physically displace the components on the chip to evolve into a more intelligent system. In this abstract, we break free from conventional thinking and propose a thought-provoking idea with a realistic model to design a true re-configurable chip. This chip is designed to adapt to a wide dimension of an application mix‟s needs. Moreover, we strike a communication-centric approach, rather than a traditional computation-centric one.