Understanding voltage variations in chip multiprocessors using a distributed power-delivery network
Recent efforts to address microprocessor power dissipation through aggressive supply
voltage scaling and power management require that designers be increasingly cognizant of …
voltage scaling and power management require that designers be increasingly cognizant of …
Quantifying sources of error in McPAT and potential impacts on architectural studies
Architectural power modeling tools are widely used by the computer architecture community
for rapid evaluations of high-level design choices and design space explorations. Currently …
for rapid evaluations of high-level design choices and design space explorations. Currently …
Harnessing voltage margins for energy efficiency in multicore CPUs
G Papadimitriou, M Kaliorakis… - Proceedings of the 50th …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we present the first automated system-level analysis of multicore CPUs based
on ARMv8 64-bit architecture (8-core, 28nm X-Gene 2 micro-server by AppliedMicro) when …
on ARMv8 64-bit architecture (8-core, 28nm X-Gene 2 micro-server by AppliedMicro) when …
Safe limits on voltage reduction efficiency in GPUs: A direct measurement approach
Energy efficiency of GPU architectures has emerged as an important aspect of computer
system design. In this paper, we explore the energy benefits of reducing the GPU chip's …
system design. In this paper, we explore the energy benefits of reducing the GPU chip's …
Power, thermal, and reliability modeling in nanometer-scale microprocessors
System integration and performance requirements are dramatically increasing the power
consumptions and power densities of high-performance microprocessors. High power …
consumptions and power densities of high-performance microprocessors. High power …
Voltage emergency prediction: Using signatures to reduce operating margins
VJ Reddi, MS Gupta, G Holloway… - 2009 IEEE 15th …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inductive noise forces microprocessor designers to sacrifice performance in order to ensure
correct and reliable operation of their designs. The possibility of wide fluctuations in supply …
correct and reliable operation of their designs. The possibility of wide fluctuations in supply …
Voltage noise in multi-core processors: Empirical characterization and optimization opportunities
R Bertran, A Buyuktosunoglu, P Bose… - 2014 47th Annual …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Voltage noise characterization is an essential aspect of optimizing the shipped voltage of
high-end processor based systems. Voltage noise, ie Variations in the supply voltage due to …
high-end processor based systems. Voltage noise, ie Variations in the supply voltage due to …
Voltage smoothing: Characterizing and mitigating voltage noise in production processors via software-guided thread scheduling
Parameter variations have become a dominant challenge in microprocessor design. Voltage
variation is especially daunting because it happens so rapidly. We measure and …
variation is especially daunting because it happens so rapidly. We measure and …
Adaptive voltage/frequency scaling and core allocation for balanced energy and performance on multicore cpus
G Papadimitriou, A Chatzidimitriou… - … symposium on high …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Energy efficiency is a known major concern for computing system designers. Significant
effort is devoted to power optimization of modern systems, especially in large-scale …
effort is devoted to power optimization of modern systems, especially in large-scale …
Low-cost sensing with ring oscillator arrays for healthier reconfigurable systems
KM Zick, JP Hayes - ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
Electronic systems on a chip increasingly suffer from component variation, voltage noise,
thermal hotspots, and other subtle physical phenomena. Systems with reconfigurability have …
thermal hotspots, and other subtle physical phenomena. Systems with reconfigurability have …