Name
Title | ||
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High-Throughput Partially Parallel Inter-Chip Link Architecture For Asynchronous Multi-Chip Nocs |
Abstract | ||
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This paper introduces a partially parallel inter-chip link architecture for asynchronous multi-chip Network-on-Chips (NoCs). The multi-chip NoCs that operate as a large NoC have been recently proposed for very large systems, such as automotive applications. Inter-chip links are key elements to realize high-performance multi-chip NoCs using a limited number of I/Os. The proposed asynchronous link based on level-encoded dual-rail (LEDR) encoding transmits several bits in parallel that are received by detecting the phase information of the LEDR signals at each serial link. It employs a burst-mode data transmission that eliminates a per-bit handshake for a high-speed operation, but the elimination may cause data-transmission errors due to cross-talk and power-supply noises. For triggering data retransmission, errors are detected from the embedded phase information; error-detection codes are not used. The throughput is theoretically modelled and is optimized by considering the bit-error rate (BER) of the link. Using delay parameters estimated for a 0.13 mu m CMOS technology, the throughput of 8.82 Gbps is achieved by using 10 I/Os, which is 90.5% higher than that of a link using 9 I/Os without an error-detection method operating under negligible low BER (< 10(-20)). |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2014 | 10.1587/transinf.E97.D.1546 | IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Asynchronous circuits, Network-on-Chip (NoC), burst-mode data transmission, level-encoded dual-rail (LEDR) encoding, error detection, data retransmission | Asynchronous communication,Computer vision,Architecture,Computer architecture,Computer science,Parallel computing,Error detection and correction,Chip,Artificial intelligence,Throughput | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
E97D | 6 | 1745-1361 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
0 | 0.34 | 22 |
Authors | ||
6 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naoya Onizawa | 1 | 248 | 33.21 |
| Akira Mochizuki | 2 | 61 | 9.26 |
| Hirokatsu Shirahama | 3 | 28 | 5.25 |
| Masashi Imai | 4 | 47 | 6.24 |
| Tomohiro Yoneda | 5 | 353 | 41.62 |
| Takahiro Hanyu | 6 | 441 | 78.58 |