On-chip network evolution using NetC

Application specific on-chip network is a promising direction for networks on chips (NoCs) to solve the interconnection challenges that systems on chips (SoCs) will encounter in the billion-transistor age. This paper presents a novel design methodology named on-chip network evolution, which helps developing an on-chip network rapidly according to a specific application. To explore the network design space more efficiently, a new description language - NetC is introduced, which is a group of syntaxes that can be translated into SystemC programs.