Name
Abstract | ||
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In this paper, we propose using joint equalization and coding to improve on-chip communication speeds by signaling at rates beyond the rate governed by resistance-capacitance (RC) delay of the interconnect. Operating beyond the RC limit introduces inter-symbol interference (ISI). We mitigate the effects of ISI by employing equalization. The proposed equalizer employs a variable threshold inverter whose switching threshold is modified as a function of past output of the bus. We demonstrate even higher speedups by combining equalization with crosstalk avoidance coding. Specifically, simulation results for a 10-mm 32-bit bus in 0.13-mum CMOS technology show that 1.28 speedup is achievable by equalization alone and 2.30 speedup is achievable by joint equalization and coding. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2005 | 10.1109/TVLSI.2007.915484 | VLSI) Systems, IEEE Transactions |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
threshold inverter,on-chip buses,CMOS integrated circuits,word length 32 bit,delay,integrated circuit interconnections,isi,32 bit,rc limit,0.13-mum CMOS technology,size 10 mm,encoding,interconnect,equalization,crosstalk avoidance coding,interconnection networks,system-on-chip,crosstalk,10 mm,joint equalization-coding,rc delay,integrated circuit design,resistance-capacitance delay,variable threshold inverter,system-on-chip (SOC),switching threshold,on-chip bus communication,equalisers,interference suppression,invertors,Coding,equalizer,size 0.13 mum,network-on-chip,intersymbol interference,crosstalk avoidance,0.13 micron,ISI | Inverter,Intersymbol interference,System on a chip,Equalization (audio),Computer science,CMOS,Coding (social sciences),Electronic engineering,Integrated circuit design,RC time constant | Conference |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
16 | 3 | 1063-8210 |
ISBN | Citations | PageRank |
0-7695-2301-3 | 6 | 0.84 |
References | Authors | |
9 | 3 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Srinivasa R. Sridhara | 1 | 104 | 5.21 |
| Naresh R. Shanbhag | 2 | 521 | 50.27 |
| Ganesh Balamurugan | 3 | 144 | 20.77 |