A High-level Synthesis Toolchain for the Julia Language

A key factor in the slow adoption of application-specific hardware designs is the so-called ''two-language problem,'' where scientific algorithms are usually prototyped and developed in high-level languages, but then must be translated into lower-level languages (such as RTL for FPGA designs). This leads to extra development effort, since two implementations generally need to be developed and maintained concurrently, and different teams might be responsible for the two layers.