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PROPEL: Power & Area-Efficient, Scalable Opto-Electronic Network-on-Chip

Morris, Randy W., Jr.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244146228

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2009, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Electrical Engineering (Engineering and Technology).
As future micro-processors will consist of tens to hundreds of cores, the inter-connection network used to communicate with cores and the memory will have a profound impact on the overall performance of future chip multi-processes (CMPs). Research has shown that Network-on-Chips (NoCs) is a promising communication paradigm that uses the benefits of a packet switching network to overcome the limitations of bus networks for future many core CMPs. In addition, it is well know that with technology scaling, current electrical technology will face fundamental signaling limitation that will make it increasingly difficult to meet the bandwidth and latency requirements of future NoCs. One potential solution for overcoming these limitations of electrical interconnects is the inclusion of optical components. Optical interconnects can provide higher bandwidth, reduce power dissipation, and enable increased wiring simplification. With recent improvements in complementary-metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) compatible devices, optical interconnects have become a viable solution at the on-chip level. Using the benefits of optical interconnects, this thesis proposes an on-chip optical interconnect called PROPEL. PROPEL is a 4 balanced power-efficient NoC architecture that overcomes the limitations of electrical interconnects by combining electronic switching with optical communication. This thesis also demonstrates that PROPEL is a cost-effective network when the number of wavelengths, optical components, power loss, throughput and latency are considered.
Avinash Kodi, PhD (Advisor)
Ralph Whaley, Jr./PhD (Committee Member)
Marteen Uijt de Haag, PhD (Committee Member)
David Ingram, PhD (Committee Member)
108 p.
Engineering
NoCs; Optics; CMPs; CMP; processor; micro-ring resonators; PROPEL, RAPID

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  • Morris, Jr., R. W. (2009). PROPEL: Power & Area-Efficient, Scalable Opto-Electronic Network-on-Chip [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244146228

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Morris, Jr., Randy. PROPEL: Power & Area-Efficient, Scalable Opto-Electronic Network-on-Chip. 2009. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244146228.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Morris, Jr., Randy. "PROPEL: Power & Area-Efficient, Scalable Opto-Electronic Network-on-Chip." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244146228

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