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On-Chip Networks

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  • © 2009

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Part of the book series: Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture (SLCA)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

About this book

With the ability to integrate a large number of cores on a single chip, research into on-chip networks to facilitate communication becomes increasingly important. On-chip networks seek to provide a scalable and high-bandwidth communication substrate for multi-core and many-core architectures. High bandwidth and low latency within the on-chip network must be achieved while fitting within tight area and power budgets. In this lecture, we examine various fundamental aspects of on-chip network design and provide the reader with an overview of the current state-of-the-art research in this field. Table of Contents: Introduction / Interface with System Architecture / Topology / Routing / Flow Control / Router Microarchitecture / Conclusions

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Toronto, Canada

    Natalie Enright Jerger

  • Princeton University, USA

    Li-Shiuan Peh

About the authors

Natalie Enright Jerger is an Associate Professor and the Percy Edward Hart Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008. She received her Master of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2004 and 2002, respectively. Her research interests include multi- and many-core architectures, on-chip networks, cache coherence protocols, memory systems, and approximate computing. Her research is supported by NSERC, Intel, CFI, AMD, and Qualcomm. She was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in 2015, Borg Early Career Award in 2015, MICRO Hall of Fame in 2015, the Ontario Professional Engineers Young Engineer Medal in 2014, and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Early Researcher Award in 2012. Li-Shiuan Pehis Provost's Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science of the National University of Singapore, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering since September 2016. Previously, she was Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and was on the faculty of MIT since 2009. She was also the Associate Director for Outreach of the Singapore-MIT Alliance of Research & Technology (SMART). Prior to MIT, she was on the faculty of Princeton University from 2002. She graduated with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University in 2001, and a B.S. in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore in 1995. Her research focuses on networked computing, in many-core chips as well as mobile wireless systems. She received the IEEE Fellow in 2017, NRF Returning Singaporean Scientist Award in 2016, ACM Distinguished Scientist Award in 2011, MICRO Hall of Fame in 2011, CRA Anita Borg Early Career Award in 2007, Sloan Research Fellowship in 2006, and the NSF CAREER award in 2003.

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