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The huge computing power of many-core multi-processor systems will require very large on-chip and off-chip data transfer rates (> 100TB/s). One efficient technology for transmitting this level of information is the optical interconnects, which promise significant advantages over their electronic counterparts. In particular, optical on-chip interconnect (ONoC)) offers a potentially disruptive technology solution with fundamentally low power dissipation that remains independent of capacity while providing ultra-high throughput and minimal access latency. In addition, when combined with 3D integration technology, ONoC offers advantages over 2D NoC design, such as shorter wire length, higher packing density, and smaller footprint.
Understanding power and performance of Photonic Network-on-Chip is an important step towards the design of an efficient NoC system in hardware.
The goal of this research is to study and compare power and performance of Electrical NoC with Photonic NoC using Software Simulation.
PHENIC NoC Systems Papers:
