Design ASNoC for Low-Power SoCs

Jiang Xu, Wei Zhang, Kwai Hung Mo, Zili Shao

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Abstract

This paper proposes a design methodology for specific network-on-chip (ASNoC). The methodology generate optimized hierarchical ASNoC and a corresponding shared memory for different applications. It uses communication traces for cycle-accurate performance for quick evaluation, and is based on floorplan to power and area. The methodology can be easily into current hardware/software codesign flow. Using methodology, we generated an ASNoC for a H.264 HDTV SoC. We compared the ASNoC with MIT's RAW in performance, power, and area in detail. The results show that the ASNoC provide substantial in power, performance, and cost compared to topology NoC. In the H.264 HDTV decoder SoC, the uses 39% less power, 59% less silicon area, 74% less area, 63% less switch capacity, and 69% less link capacity achieve 2X performance compared to the RAW network.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2008 International SoC Design Conference, ISOCC 2008
Volume1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2008
Event2008 International SoC Design Conference, ISOCC 2008 - Busan, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 24 Nov 200825 Nov 2008

Conference

Conference2008 International SoC Design Conference, ISOCC 2008
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityBusan
Period24/11/0825/11/08

Keywords

  • Embedded syste
  • Methodology
  • Network-on-chip
  • System-on-chip

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Software

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