Title :
A retrospective look at xpipes: The exciting ride from a design experience to a design platform for nanoscale networks-on-chip
Author :
Bertozzi, Davide ; Benini, Luca
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Univ. of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
fDate :
Sept. 30 2012-Oct. 3 2012
Abstract :
This paper gives a retrospective look at the xpipes framework, and documents its evolution from a promising network-on-chip (NoC) design experience to a comprehensive design platform for the next-generation of nanoscale NoCs. Since the early days of xpipes, its cross-layer approach to NoC design has given a significant contribution to bridge the gap between the NoC concept and an industry-relevant interconnect technology.
Keywords :
network synthesis; network-on-chip; NoC design; design experience; design platform; industry-relevant interconnect technology; nanoscale networks-on-chip; xpipes framework; Decision support systems; Networks-on-chip; cross-layer; design platform;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Design (ICCD), 2012 IEEE 30th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-3051-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCD.2012.6378614