Title :
Hermes-AA: A 65nm asynchronous NoC router with adaptive routing
Author :
Pontes, Julian J H ; Moreira, Matheus T. ; Moraes, Fernando G. ; Calazans, Ney L V
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Inf. - FACIN, Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Abstract :
This work presents the architecture and ASIC implementation of Hermes-AA, a flexible fully asynchronous network on chip router employing an adaptive routing algorithm. Hermes-AA enables communication between router and synchronous processing elements. The ASIC implementation of the router employed standard CAD tools and a specifically developed library of standard cell components. Area and timing characteristics for 65nm technology attest the quality of the design, which displays a maximum aggregated throughput of 7.75 Gbits/s.
Keywords :
CAD; application specific integrated circuits; asynchronous circuits; logic design; network routing; network-on-chip; ASIC; CAD tool; Hermes-AA; adaptive routing algorithm; architecture; asynchronous NoC router; asynchronous network on chip router; design quality; size 65 nm; standard cell component library; synchronous processing element; Routing; Synchronization; System-on-a-chip; Throughput; Topology; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
SOC Conference (SOCC), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6682-5
DOI :
10.1109/SOCC.2010.5784676
