Tiny NoC: A 3D Mesh Topology with Router Channel Optimization for Area and Latency Minimization

This paper presents Tiny NoC, which is a scalable and efficient 3D mesh architecture developed to minimize latency and NoC area. First, we show a theoretical analysis of latency and area occupancy to demonstrate Tiny NoC efficiency when compared to a basic mesh NoC. Then, we select a set of synthetic and mapping independent traffic with several injection rates to analyze the advantages and weaknesses of Tiny NoC. The experimental results highlight that Tiny NoC always reduces area occupancy and for several cases it provides latency minimization.