Network-on-Chip and Photonic Network-on-Chip Basic Concepts: A Survey

Network-on-Chip (NoC) is one of the basic chip designs with advantages and challenges especially when the number of transistors increases and the data transfer rate across network is important. For these reasons, Photonic Network-on-Chip was proposed. These networks are important for intra chip communication. The data transfer with photonics between devices with long distance on the chip without any transfer rate loss is one of the most important advantages of Photonic Network-on-Chip. This paper reviews basic and fundamental concepts of Network-on-Chip and Photonic Network-on-Chip to understand their key points of designs and rules for implementation.