A 3D Network-on-Chip for stacked-die transactional chip multiprocessors using Through Silicon Vias
Sumeet S. Kumar, René van Leuken · 2011
Effective utilization of computing power offered by modern chip multiprocessors (CMP) depends on the design and performance of the interconnect that connects them. We present a three-dimensional Network-on-Chip (NoC) based on the R3 router architecture for transactional CMPs utilizing advanced Through Silicon Vias (TSV) in a stacked-die architecture, facilitating low latency and high throughput communication between CMP nodes. We report the performance of an R3 based three-dimensional mesh in a stacked-die transactional CMP highlighting the limitations of performance scale-up with stacking. Furthermore, we present data on area penalty associated with the use of TSVs in different configurations in 90nm UMC technology.