Title :
Simple Design Criterion for Maximizing Data Rate in NoC Links
Author :
Barger, Anastasia ; Goren, David ; Kolodny, Avinoam
Author_Institution :
IBM Haifa Lab.
Abstract :
A simple design criterion is presented for obtaining maximal data rate in network on chip (NoC) links. It is shown that the maximal data rate is achieved near the boundary between RC and RLC model validity domains. The criterion is applicable to various on-chip transmission line structures, including crossing lines at adjacent metal layers. Inductive effects are represented by time-of-flight through the link structure. The resulting design criterion can be expressed using only static RC wire parameters
Keywords :
RLC circuits; network synthesis; network-on-chip; transmission line theory; NoC links; RLC model validity domains; adjacent metal layers; network on chip; on-chip transmission line structures; Crosstalk; Delay; Design optimization; Frequency dependence; Geometry; Inductance; Network-on-a-chip; Power system interconnection; Power transmission lines; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Propagation on Interconnects, 2006. IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Berlin, Germany
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0455-x
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0455-x
DOI :
10.1109/SPI.2006.289156
