Title :
2-dimensional fiber-based optical interconnect between CMOS IC´s
Author :
Bacts, R. ; Vanwassenhove, L. ; Brunfaut, M. ; Van Campenhout, J. ; Hall, Jeffrey ; Ebeling, K. ; Melchior, H. ; Neyer, A. ; Thienpont, Hugo ; Vounckx, Roger ; Van Koetsem, J. ; Heremans, Paul ; Lents, F.-T. ; Litaize, D.
Author_Institution :
IMEC, INTEC, Ghent Univ., Belgium
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The increasing CMOS-IC complexity in terms of chip size, number of I/O pads and clock frequency poses more and more stringent problems for the system designer to solve, among which the interconnection problems, latency issues and power dissipation of the chips. Optical I/O over the entire chip area is pursued as a possible solution to the interconnection problems in the European Community funded ESPRIT project OIIC (optically interconnected integrated circuits). In this approach, data transfer from the whole chip area is facilitated through two-dimensional arrays of optical channels, consisting of opto-electronic components flip-chip mounted on CMOS circuitry and aligned to passive optical pathways.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; flip-chip devices; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibre couplers; optical interconnections; 2D fiber-based optical interconnect; 2D optical channel array; CMOS IC; CMOS circuitry; CMOS-IC complexity; European Community funded ESPRIT project OIIC; chip power dissipation; chip size; clock frequency; data transfer; flip-chip mounted; interconnection problems; latency issues; optically interconnected integrated circuits; opto-electronic components; passive optical pathways; system designer; CMOS integrated circuits; Clocks; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated optics; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Photonic integrated circuits; Power system interconnection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910176
