On-chip photonic interconnects : a computer architect's perspective /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
San Rafael, California (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) :
Morgan & Claypool,
2014.
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| Series: | Synthesis lectures in computer architecture ;
# 27. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | As the number of cores on a chip continues to climb, architects will need to address both band-width and power consumption issues related to the interconnection network. Electrical interconnects are not likely to scale well to a large number of processors for energy efficiency reasons, and the problem is compounded by the fact that there is a fixed total power budget for a die, dictated by the amount of heat that can be dissipated without special (and expensive) cooling and packaging techniques. Thus, there is a need to seek alternatives to electrical signaling for on-chip interconnection applications. Photonics, which has a fundamentally different mechanism of signal propagation, offers the potential to not only overcome the drawbacks of electrical signaling, but also enable the architect to build energy efficient, scalable systems. The purpose of this book is to introduce computer architects to the possibilities and challenges of working with photons and designing on-chip photonic interconnection networks. |
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| Item Description: | Series from website. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 91 pages) : illustrations. Also available in print. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-90). |
| ISBN: | 9781627052122 |
| ISSN: | 1935-3243 ; |
| DOI: | 10.2200/S00537ED1V01Y201309CAC027 |
| Access: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers. |