BUILDING MANY-CORE PROCESSOR-TO-DRAM NETWORKS WITH MONOLITHIC CMOS SILICON PHOTONICS

被引:149
作者
Batten, Christopher [1 ,2 ]
Joshi, Ajay [3 ]
Orcutt, Jason [2 ]
Khilo, Anatol [2 ]
Moss, Benjamin [2 ]
Holzwarth, Charles W. [4 ]
Popovic, Milos A. [3 ]
Li, Hanqing [5 ]
Smith, Henry I. [2 ]
Hoyt, Judy L. [2 ]
Kaertner, Franz X. [2 ]
Ram, Rajeev J. [2 ]
Stojanovic, Vladimir [2 ]
Asanovic, Krste [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
[2] MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[3] MIT, Elect Res Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[4] MIT, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[5] MIT, Microsyst Technol Labs, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
关键词
INTERCONNECTS; COMPACT;
D O I
10.1109/MM.2009.60
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
SILICON PHOTONICS IS A PROMISING TECHNOLOGY FOR ADDRESSING MEMORY BANDWIDTH LIMITATIONS IN FUTURE MANY-CORE PROCESSORS. THIS ARTICLE FIRST INTRODUCES A NEW MONOLITHIC SILICON-PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY, WHICH USES A STANDARD BULK CMOS PROCESS TO REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND THEN EXPLORES THE LOGICAL AND PHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OF LEVERAGING THIS TECHNOLOGY IN PROCESS OR-TO-MEMORY NETWORKS.
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页码:8 / 21
页数:14
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