DocumentCode
2231413
Title
Optical versus electrical clock system in future VLSI technologies
Author
Tasik, G. ; Gaffiot, F. ; Lisik, Z. ; O´Connor, Ian
Author_Institution
Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Ecully, France
fYear
2003
fDate
17-20 Sept. 2003
Firstpage
261
Lastpage
262
Abstract
The use of optics is considered to be an alternative solution that could overcome the limitations of metallic interconnects. In this paper, we present a quantitative analysis of the performance gains of using optical interconnect for clock distribution in terms of power and frequency. We present detailed comparative simulations of the features of optical and electrical H-tree clock networks.
Keywords
VLSI; clocks; integrated circuit interconnections; optical interconnections; CDN; H-tree clock networks; VLSI systems; clock distribution networks; electrical interconnects; metallic interconnects; optical interconnects; Clocks; High speed optical techniques; Optical buffering; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical receivers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Very large scale integration;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
SOC Conference, 2003. Proceedings. IEEE International [Systems-on-Chip]
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8182-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SOC.2003.1241511
Filename
1241511
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