Title :
Reducing Interconnect Cost in NoC through Serialized Asynchronous Links
Author :
Ogg, Simon ; Valli, Enrico ; D´Alessandro, Crescenzo ; Yakovlev, Alex ; Al-Hashimi, Bashir ; Benini, Luca
Author_Institution :
Southampton Univ.
Abstract :
This work investigates the application of serialization as a means of reducing the number of wires in NoC combined with asynchronous links in order to simplify the clocking of the link. Throughput is reduced but savings in routing area and reduction in power could make this attractive
Keywords :
multiprocessor interconnection networks; network-on-chip; telecommunication links; telecommunication network routing; NOC; interconnect cost; network on chip; serialized asynchronous links; Clocks; Communication switching; Costs; Logic; Network-on-a-chip; Routing; Switches; Throughput; Wire; Wiring;
Conference_Titel :
Networks-on-Chip, 2007. NOCS 2007. First International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Princeton, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2773-6
DOI :
10.1109/NOCS.2007.37
