Hermes-AA: A 65nm asynchronous NoC router with adaptive routing
Julian J. H. Pontes, Matheus T. Moreira, Fernando Moraes, Ney Laert Vilar Calazans · 2010
This work presents the architecture and ASIC implementation of Hermes-AA, a flexible fully asynchronous network on chip router employing an adaptive routing algorithm. Hermes-AA enables communication between router and synchronous processing elements. The ASIC implementation of the router employed standard CAD tools and a specifically developed library of standard cell components. Area and timing characteristics for 65nm technology attest the quality of the design, which displays a maximum aggregated throughput of 7.75 Gbits/s.