As industry moves towards many-core chips, networks-on-chip (NoCs) are emerging as the scalable fabric for interconnecting the cores. With power now the first-order design constr...
Andrew B. Kahng, Bin Li, Li-Shiuan Peh, Kambiz Sam...
– The quest for technologies with superior device characteristics has showcased Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors (CNFETs) into limelight. Among the several design aspects...
Shashikanth Bobba, Jie Zhang, Antonio Pullini, Dav...
Abstract—Chip multiprocessors (CMPs) present a unique scenario for software data prefetching with subtle tradeoffs between memory bandwidth and performance. In a shared L2 based ...
— 3D stacked architectures provide significant benefits in performance, footprint and yield. However, vertical stacking increases the thermal resistances, and exacerbates tempe...
Ayse Kivilcim Coskun, Andrew B. Kahng, Tajana Simu...
—The scalability and performance of the Internet depends critically on the performance of its packet switches. Current packet switches are based on single-hop crossbar fabrics, w...