A survey of on-chip optical interconnects
Numerous challenges present themselves when scaling traditional on-chip electrical
networks to large manycore processors. Some of these challenges include high latency …
networks to large manycore processors. Some of these challenges include high latency …
Contrasting wavelength-routed optical NoC topologies for power-efficient 3D-stacked multicore processors using physical-layer analysis
Optical networks-on-chip (ONoCs) are currently still in the concept stage, and would benefit
from explorative studies capable of bridging the gap between abstract analysis frameworks …
from explorative studies capable of bridging the gap between abstract analysis frameworks …
Optical crossbars on chip, a comparative study based on worst‐case losses
The many‐core design research community has shown high interest in optical crossbar on
chip for more than a decade. Key properties of optical crossbars, namely (1) contention‐free …
chip for more than a decade. Key properties of optical crossbars, namely (1) contention‐free …
Engineering a bandwidth-scalable optical layer for a 3d multi-core processor with awareness of layout constraints
L Ramini, D Bertozzi, LP Carloni - 2012 IEEE/ACM Sixth …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The performance of future chip multi-processors will only scale with the number of integrated
cores if there is a corresponding increase in memory access efficiency. The focus of this …
cores if there is a corresponding increase in memory access efficiency. The focus of this …
Optimization of interconnect architectures through coding: A review
A García-Ortiz, D Gregorek… - 2011 Saudi International …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interconnects are becoming a major bottleneck in the design of modern Systems-on-Chip.
Power consumption, propagation delay, statistical variability, and reliability are some of the …
Power consumption, propagation delay, statistical variability, and reliability are some of the …
ToPro: A Topology Projector and Waveguide Router for Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks-on-Chip
To meet the ever-increasing requirements of on-chip communication, the trend is towards
wavelength-routed optical networks-on-chip (WRONoCs), which support high-speed …
wavelength-routed optical networks-on-chip (WRONoCs), which support high-speed …
Power efficiency of wavelength-routed optical NoC topologies for global connectivity of 3D multi-core processors
L Ramini, D Bertozzi - Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
There is still a significant gap between the optical network-on-chip (NoC) concept and a
mature interconnect technology with practical relevance. Current research aims at bridging …
mature interconnect technology with practical relevance. Current research aims at bridging …
Alleviating routing congestion by combining logic resynthesis and linear placement
S Liu, KR Pan, M Pedram… - … European Conference on …, 1993 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this approach, the logic is restructured using an intermediate placement solution and then
the placement is adjusted to match the new logic structure. This ability to change logic …
the placement is adjusted to match the new logic structure. This ability to change logic …
A blocking optimization method by convergence of cores for application-based optical circuit switched network-on-chip
W Xu, N Wu, B Liu - Microprocessors and Microsystems, 2017 - Elsevier
With the development of technology of integrated circuit (IC), there will be several hundred
million or even several billion transistors in one chip. Optical network on chip (ONoC) has …
million or even several billion transistors in one chip. Optical network on chip (ONoC) has …
A WDM multi-waveguide low blocking architecture for ONoC
L Bai, H Gu, Y Yang, X Yu - Optics & Laser Technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Optical Network-on-Chip (ONoC) promises significant bandwidth and power advantages for
future on chip interconnection. However, the blocking in circuit-switching ONoC degrades …
future on chip interconnection. However, the blocking in circuit-switching ONoC degrades …