Title :
The impact of Rent´s rule on massive parallelism
Author :
Koopman, P.J. ; Siewiorek, D.P.
Author_Institution :
Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
The effects of reimplementing a system of fixed complexity using different integration levels are studied. The obvious as well as hidden costs of extra pins in integrated circuits are discussed. It is found that Rent´s rule does not apply to systems which place program memory on the same chip as the processor. The authors suggest that a solution for massively parallel systems might be to use processing elements simple enough to fit completely on a single chip, rather than faster but more complex processors that use external memory devices
Keywords :
parallel processing; fixed complexity; massive parallelism; processing elements; program memory; CMOS technology; Costs; Electronics packaging; Equations; Integrated circuit packaging; Logic gates; Manufacturing; Pins; Printed circuits; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers of Massively Parallel Computation, 1988. Proceedings., 2nd Symposium on the Frontiers of
Conference_Location :
Fairfax, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5892-4
DOI :
10.1109/FMPC.1988.47413
