Title :
Building Many-Core Processor-to-DRAM Networks with Monolithic CMOS Silicon Photonics
Author :
Christopher Batten;Ajay Joshi;Jason Orcutt;Anatol Khilo;Benjamin Moss;Charles W. Holzwarth;Miloš A. Popovic;Hanqing Li;Henry I. Smith;Judy L. Hoyt;Franz X. Kartner;Rajeev J. Ram;Vladimir Stojanovic;Krste Asanovic
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract :
Silicon photonics is a promising technology for addressing memory bandwidth limitations in future many-core processors. This article first introduces a new monolithic silicon-photonic technology, which uses a standard bulk CMOS process to reduce costs and improve energy efficiency, and then explores the logical and physical implications of leveraging this technology in processor-to-memory networks.
Keywords :
"CMOS process","Silicon","Photonics","Optical waveguides","CMOS technology","Bandwidth","Random access memory","Optical transmitters","Costs","Energy efficiency"
Journal_Title :
IEEE Micro
