Modeling and tools for power supply variations analysis in networks-on-chip
Modeling and tools for power supply variations analysis in networks-on-chip
Power supply integrity has become a critical concern with the rapid shrinking feature size and the ever increasing power consumption in nanometre scale integration. In particular, on-chip communication in platforms such as networks-on-chip (NoC) dictates the power dissipation and overall system performance in multicore systems and embedded computing architectures. These architectures require a dedicated tool for analyzing the power supply noise which must embed distinctive communication characteristics and spatial parameters. In this paper, we present a tool dedicated to determining the on-chip VDD drops due to communication workload in NoCs. This tool integrates a fast power grid model, an NoC simulator, an on-chip link model, and a microarchitectural power model for router. The model has been rigorously verified using SPICE simulations. The proposed model and tools are further exemplified through analyzing the impact of power supply noise for NoC links. Statistical timing analysis of NoC links in the presence of power supply noise was performed to evaluate the bit error rates (BERs). This work would enable better understanding of the tradeoffs existing in the design of NoCs, and the induced power supply noise due to on-chip communication. This understanding is crucial for the analysis of the quality of service (QoS) of communication fabrics in NoCs at the early design stages.
networks-on-chip, power supply noise, power grid simulations, on-chip routing, timing analysis, power grid granularity, probability of error, bit error rate
679-690
Dehir, Nizar
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Mak, Terrence
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Fei, Xia
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Alex, Yakovlev
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March 2014
Dehir, Nizar
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Mak, Terrence
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Fei, Xia
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Alex, Yakovlev
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Dehir, Nizar, Mak, Terrence, Fei, Xia and Alex, Yakovlev
(2014)
Modeling and tools for power supply variations analysis in networks-on-chip.
IEEE Transactions on Computers, 63 (3), .
(doi:10.1109/TC.2012.272).
Abstract
Power supply integrity has become a critical concern with the rapid shrinking feature size and the ever increasing power consumption in nanometre scale integration. In particular, on-chip communication in platforms such as networks-on-chip (NoC) dictates the power dissipation and overall system performance in multicore systems and embedded computing architectures. These architectures require a dedicated tool for analyzing the power supply noise which must embed distinctive communication characteristics and spatial parameters. In this paper, we present a tool dedicated to determining the on-chip VDD drops due to communication workload in NoCs. This tool integrates a fast power grid model, an NoC simulator, an on-chip link model, and a microarchitectural power model for router. The model has been rigorously verified using SPICE simulations. The proposed model and tools are further exemplified through analyzing the impact of power supply noise for NoC links. Statistical timing analysis of NoC links in the presence of power supply noise was performed to evaluate the bit error rates (BERs). This work would enable better understanding of the tradeoffs existing in the design of NoCs, and the induced power supply noise due to on-chip communication. This understanding is crucial for the analysis of the quality of service (QoS) of communication fabrics in NoCs at the early design stages.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 November 2012
e-pub ahead of print date: 20 November 2012
Published date: March 2014
Keywords:
networks-on-chip, power supply noise, power grid simulations, on-chip routing, timing analysis, power grid granularity, probability of error, bit error rate
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Faculty of Engineering and the Environment
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