Abstract
This paper addresses the automated synthesis of a custom network-on-chip architecture whose topology is optimized for the specific communication requirements of the target device. The optimization objectives include power consumption and resource usage. This paper presents a two-stage synthesis approach consisting of the following: 1) core to router mapping and 2) custom topology and route generation. In particular, it presents an optimal technique for core to router mapping [stage 1)] and a factor-2 approximation algorithm for custom topology generation [stage 2)]. The superior quality of the techniques is established by experimentation with benchmark applications and by comparisons with existing approaches.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 4527105 |
Pages (from-to) | 1425-1438 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2008 |
Keywords
- Application specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
- Approximation methods
- Design automation
- Network-on-chip
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering