Highly scalable network on chip for reconfigurable systems
T. A. Bartic, J.-Y. Mignolet, Vincent Nollet, Théodore Marescaux, Diederik Verkest, Serge Vernalde, Rudy Lauwereins · 2004
An efficient methodology for building the billion-transistors systems on chip of tomorrow is a necessity. Networks on chip promise to be the solution for the numerous technological, economical and productivity problems. We believe that different types of networks are required for each application domains. Our approach therefore is to have a very flexible network design, highly scalable, that allows to easily accommodate the various needs. This paper presents the design of our network on chip, which is part of the platform we are developing for reconfigurable systems. The present design allows us to instantiate arbitrary network topologies, has a low latency and high throughput.