Python VM on a Chip?

[jbrennan at linuxfreak.com.bbs]

In the past I have read about companies implementing the Java VM on a
chip.  Vendors such as Rockwell have been working with Sun to make it
possible to implement embedded Java applications that run a hundred
times faster then the software VM.

Has anyone ever considered doing the same kind of thing with the Python
VM?  Is it even possible since the data types of Python are late
binding?  Does anyone know of a commercial or university project that is
implementing a Python VM using ASICs or FPGAs?

Thanks,

Jim Brennan
jbrennan at linuxfreak.com